The Golf Academy by The Sports Club/LA adheres strictly to our company’s commitment to excellence. We offer golfers of all ages and skill levels the resources to improve their game under the finest instructors and finest training and coaching facilities in the world.
Our instructors and coaches have completed a stringent and extensive training program. This is an on-going process and our coaches/trainers go through a continual certification and re-certification process. We make sure each of our coaches/trainers understand any current trends or techniques and are aware of new drills that may be used with a particular student. We use a lot of technology and you can expect nothing less than our commitment to always bring you an exceptional learning experience by instructors with a passion for excellence, and to deliver the highest quality and consistent level of personal care and attention by the world’s best certified coaches/trainers.
Our coaches/trainers teaching skills are scrupulously critiqued and tested to evaluate their ability to recognize and apply the appropriate instructive practices and techniques to each and every student. We are able to tweak a good swing or build a swing from the ground up as needed. We believe in teaching the fundamentals in building a proper set-up, an efficient swing and pre-shot routine. We do not use a cookie-cutter approach, meaning teach a system or method and then teach everyone the same. We believe in the uniqueness of the individual golfer and our teaching philosophy is based on working with your individual skills and talents.
Golf may be the most difficult of all games to learn. As such, whether you are new and just learning the game or trying to improve the game you have, a certified TGA golf instructor is invaluable. Swinging a golf club properly is almost just the opposite of what most people think! That makes the game as much a science as much as a game. A better understanding of the laws of golf and the geometry and physics involved is critical to your success.
Advice by your well meaning friends can often cause confusion, frustration and a zillion swing thoughts. You end up with 6 to 10 swing thoughts and arrive at the state of paralysis from over-analysis. The most efficient learning cycle is where you are taught in stages, with the right information, in the right order and at the right time. Our TGA certified instructors take the complexity and reduce it to a series of simple, repeatable, steps.
Golf is tricky and has many difficult concepts. If you don’t understand the concept, you will practice incorrectly. It is far more difficult to change a habit then to change a newly acquired skill. A TGA coach’s instruction will help you gain a clear understanding so you are able to practice successfully to improve. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are two of the best players the game has ever seen. They have talent, desire, dedication, desire, determination and an awesome drive to succeed. What else do they have?-A great golf coach/instructor. So if you’re seeking real answers and measurable improvements to your game based on science rather than the latest tip or instructional fad, The Golf Academy’s certified professional staff is ready to provide measurable, tangible improvements to your game. We tailor an interactive experience to suit your needs.
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At The Golf Academy by The Sports Club/LA we rely on the knowledge of our TGA certified coaches. These coaches and trainers are also TPI certified, K-Vest certified, Sam Putt Lab certified and are certified equipment fitters to enhance your golf experience at The Golf Academy.
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Bob Grissett – Director of Instruction
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In pursuit of mastering the techniques used by top Touring Professionals I have spent a lifetime in study and tutorship under some of the greatest teachers the game has known: David Leadbetter, Byron Nelson, Bob Toski, Mitchell Spearman, Jack Grout, John Geertson, Wild “Bill” Mehlhorn and many others. I have always had a passion for teaching the game of golf and that passion inspired me to become the best instructor possible. I have read or studied almost every golf instruction book ever written. I have given over 50,000 lessons to players of all skill levels including the legendary “Moe Norman”. I have been involved in all aspects of the game: I was a player and played on the PGA Tour, I was a co-founder of Zevo (custom golf clubs), I was Director of Instruction and manager for 4 West LA Golf Training facilities and, of course, I have been a golf professional for all of my adult life.
Golf instruction has evolved and changed tremendously over the years. I think too much emphasis was being placed on technique and not enough on coaching, training and golf specific fitness. That may account for the fact that the average handicap has not changed in the past few decades. So what’s missing? No amount of training or practice can compensate for a body that cannot perform the functional movements necessary in a good golf swing. Swing faults are built around physical limitations and until such limitations are corrected no swing fault can be corrected. All these factors led me to pursue my dream of a new holistic approach to golf instruction with Rex Licklider, CEO of the Finest Sports Fitness Complexes in the world, The Sports Club/LA. Today that dream has become a reality with The Golf Academy by The Sports Club/LA. To book a lesson with this instructor please click here.
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Cinchai “Cheech” Chuvichien – Teaching Professional
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The game of golf has been my passion for the past 14 years. I’ve been a golf professional and teaching professional for the last 3 years. I started my teaching career in Long Beach at Skylinks G.C. and ultimately moved into a teaching position with GolfTEC in West Los Angeles. I was able work with motion sensors and high speed video which significantly enhanced my teaching abilities. I’ve been fortunate to work for and study under Bob Grissett for the past 1 ½ years, in which time I have brought my teaching skills to a new level. I’ve have given over 1000 lessons in the past year to players of all levels; from beginners to Tour Players.
I am excited about the opportunity to be associated with The Golf Academy by The Sports Club/LA and I am looking forward to working with all the new cutting-edge technologies we offer. Our abilities to analyze a player’s swing and prescribe the correct golf specific fitness regimen with the advantage of the latest state-of-the-art training aids and drills makes The Golf Academy unique in the World of Golf. To book a lesson with this instructor please click here.
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Jessie A. Walker – Teaching Professional
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I have been playing competitive golf and giving instruction for over 30 years. During that time I have given instruction to juniors, seniors, ladies and other golf professionals. I am continually looking for better ways to teach the golf swing. I have had the privilege to work with some of the greatest teachers in the world, to include: Bobby Clampett, Laird Small, Fred Griffin, and Dan Pasquariello. I have also made a point out of watching and studying some other instructors to gain more knowledge of the golf swing and how to teach it, they include: Dr. Gary Wiren, Brain Moog, Mike Bender, and Rick Martino to name a few. I am a PGA of America Certified Professional in the field of Instruction and Titleist Performance Institute Fitness Instruction.
It is my belief that the golf swing needs to be learned from the putt to the drive with emphasis on the short game. I also believe that besides having a sound golf swing you must have a sound body and mental approach to the game of golf. To truly enjoy to game of golf you need to be able to swing the club pain free and without fatigue, that’s where fitness makes the game more enjoyable. My goal has always been to teach every student to the best of my ability to help them accomplish the goal they have for their golf game. It doesn’t matter if it is to just play once a week and have fun or to play on the PGA Tour one day; each study gets the best I have to offer. To book a lesson with this instructor please click here.
Bari Brandwynne – Teaching Professional
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