Playing Ability: No Experience

Equipment: Sportshoes, shirt with collar, rental clubs available.

Target: Playing certificate

With the success-programme of the Dr.Golf Academy this course will prepare you for achieving the "playing certificate" .

The course will be conducted by Dr.Volker Bernhardt.

You'll learn the basic shots of the golf game (putting, chipping, pitching, 1/2 & 3/4 swing, full-swing and bunker-shots), to be able to play on the golf course after only 5 days under the supervision of your instructor.

You'll also learn the basic Golf-rules, some typical Golf-terminology, a little history about the game and some basic knowledge about Golf-equipment.

Training-devices, developed by Dr.Golf, will help you to find the required movement by including all relevant senses (feeling, seeing, hearing).

Besides learning the different Golf-shots you'll experience the correct mental approach for fast learing and successful play on the golf-course. Golf-fitness is also a small part of the introductory golf-programme.

Programme
(Starting times: Mornings - 09.00 or Afternoons - 14.00)

Day	Morn.	A'noon	Contents
1	09.00	14.00	Introduction/ motivation / targets
			Putting / Chipping (Practice & Games)
			Break
	12.30	17.30	Pitching / 1/2-swing practice
2	09.00	14.00	Concentration
			Pre-shot routine for Putting, Chipping, Pitching
			Pause
			3/4-swing
	12.30	17.30	Flexibility-exercises
3	09.00	14.00	Confidence & relaxation exercises
			Short game competition
			Break
			Pre-shot routine, 3/4-swing / bunker-shots
	12.30	17.30	Strengthening exercises
4	09.00	14.00	Etiquette & rules
			Short game
			Break
			3/4-swing and full-swing
	12.30	17.30	Stretching-exercises
5	09.00	14.00	How to use a score card
			Warming-up session before the game
	12.30	17.30	Playing 9 holes