Kevin Shields
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Matt Killen........$260 hr. Am I reading that correctly? Maybe I need to raise my rates.
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Phil Rosenbaum
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Kevin, sorry we missed you in Az, but wow, that list is interesting to say the least.
The shame of it is that the guys who charge the most are the ones who are the best and most knowledgeable teachers......anyone got a bridge for sale.
The shame of it is that the guys who charge the most are the ones who are the best and most knowledgeable teachers......anyone got a bridge for sale.
Jwat
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He obviously had some doors opened. But give the kid some credit, he has picked up quite a bit of business on his own.
Richie3Jack
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Michael Breed charges only $500/hr.
3JACK
3JACK
Jwat
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Now that is absolutley ridiculous!
I will give him credit that he's had a nice start to his teaching career. but what are people paying $260 for?
He's 25 and been teaching for 5-7 years and I just don't think you can see that much in that time frame. And how many weeks a year is he spending on tour?
If I take a lesson from him I ought to reach into my pocket after every swing and hand him a $5 bill.
Kevin Shields
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Just for the record, Im not being critical of anything or anyone. I was just taken aback by that rate. If he can get it, great. Id almost want to take a lesson to see if i can get $260 worth of info. Thats alot of jack for a golf lesson considering Manz is only a buck fifty.
Kevin Shields
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I cant really describe how disappointed i was in how my whole situation went down. I was very disappointed I had to miss it as well as the golf and night rountable talks.
Jared Willerson
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Wow. 260 is a lot. I think they set the price so high to discourage people from working with them. They have their self important tour business ya know .....
Michael Finney
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matt killen learned from ron gring - lots of TGM regurgitation by both....matt is currently moving into the louisville area to a friend's course - i will get to see the stuff up close and personal
DID YOU SEE THIS!?!?
This comment was posted beneath the "online version" of the Golf Digest Best Young Teacher's article......
"This is an absolute travesty. Last year, while working for our company at Orange County National, one of the instructors on this list only turned in $6,000 worth of lessons, in the 7 months that he worked for us. His contract required him to turn over all lesson revenue and he was paid a very high salary. He was going to be relieved of his duties for poor performance and because several of his players that he was working with left to work with at academies and with different coaches. After an investigation by our company, we uncovered that this instructor was pocketing cash and checks by several of our clients (as of today, 5 people have come forth with over $8,000 in lesson revenue claims). We are certain that their are many more situations like this and are pursuing it legally. This person on this list is going to be kicked out of the PGA and will be turned over to the police for grant theft from our company). How can this person be a Top 20 under 40 coach when he only gave 5-8 lessons per week maximum? Who are the judges for these lists? What is this world coming to? On Golf Magazine's Top 100 list, I know for a fact (after working for one and having close friends work for another at one point) that they only teach 3-4 lessons per month. It just goes to show you that these awards are based on "who you know" and not "what you earn".
Posted 10/8/2010 9:10:58am
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This comment was posted beneath the "online version" of the Golf Digest Best Young Teacher's article......
"This is an absolute travesty. Last year, while working for our company at Orange County National, one of the instructors on this list only turned in $6,000 worth of lessons, in the 7 months that he worked for us. His contract required him to turn over all lesson revenue and he was paid a very high salary. He was going to be relieved of his duties for poor performance and because several of his players that he was working with left to work with at academies and with different coaches. After an investigation by our company, we uncovered that this instructor was pocketing cash and checks by several of our clients (as of today, 5 people have come forth with over $8,000 in lesson revenue claims). We are certain that their are many more situations like this and are pursuing it legally. This person on this list is going to be kicked out of the PGA and will be turned over to the police for grant theft from our company). How can this person be a Top 20 under 40 coach when he only gave 5-8 lessons per week maximum? Who are the judges for these lists? What is this world coming to? On Golf Magazine's Top 100 list, I know for a fact (after working for one and having close friends work for another at one point) that they only teach 3-4 lessons per month. It just goes to show you that these awards are based on "who you know" and not "what you earn".
Posted 10/8/2010 9:10:58am
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Read More Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers: Continued: Golf Digest
Matt Bryda
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Golf swing insurance!
I love that idea
Matt
Waynkie Doodle
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With automatic withdraw? sounds like 24 hour fitness.
ZAP
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I think someone can charge anything they want for their services but I also think this price for someone with limited experience (meaning under 40) might be asking too much.
One of the things I liked about my lesson with Brian is he offered multiple ways to get me to do the same general things. That to me is a sign of complete understanding.
By the way Brian's lesson has almost paid for itself already.
When is he in Louisville again? I might want to make a trip this fall.
One of the things I liked about my lesson with Brian is he offered multiple ways to get me to do the same general things. That to me is a sign of complete understanding.
By the way Brian's lesson has almost paid for itself already.
When is he in Louisville again? I might want to make a trip this fall.
This is why the golf buisness is in trouble. 6 Lessons at 200 hr , $ 1000 FOR EQUIPMENT, $ 75 for green fees and you cant break 90 - priceless. The number 1 growing sport now in the US is soccer amongst kids ages 5 to 16 a soccer ball $14, equipment $39 and lessons from soccer coach $100 and the PGA wants me to help them figure out why 4 million people leave golf every yr and to promote jr golf! We have to stop thievery 1st, secondly quit charging like lawyers when have the coaches themselves cant break 80, third equipment companies have to come down on prices so parents can play with them. Paul Runyan charged $50 til the day he died in so cal.
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