The Best Golf Lessons in Hong Kong

For Hong Kong golfers, we can sometimes hear different things from those giving us golf lessons in Hong Kong. Many times I hear beginners teaching beginners or those with very little understanding of the game of golf in Hong Kong trying to teach someone new to it, when I am at the driving range in Hong Kong, for example, Asia Golf. Also I sometimes almost cringe with some of the things I hear and the worst comes from a dad or mom teaching a younger Hong Kong golfer the wrong way. Many of the verbal teaching annoys me and I find that many simply don’t communicate very well. One story about a trip to one particular Hong Kong driving range, ok lets just say it was Central Golf in Bank of America Tower, started at the beginning of this year (2012). It was my first time swinging in a few months because I recently moved and just didn’t have time to get out. Not to mention the weather was not all that conducive to golfing in Hong Kong. 

But I digress, I was hitting balls and hitting many of them quite well and next to me was a high school girl’s golf team. This was either a Junior Varsity team or a school with a very new program because these girls were nearly all beginners to the game. The Hong Kong golf instructor started the practice by telling them he could not demonstrate because he recently gave blood. That made me worry right from the beginning. He pulled out 4 clubs from one of the girl’s bags and told them these were the only ones they needed today. The clubs were a driver, hybrid, short iron, and wedge. Usually I would not question this, but these girls were lucky to make solid contact with the ball one out of ten times. He needed to teach with a short iron and start with chipping or pitching. Golf lessons in Hong Kong shouldn’t be like this.

This specific Hong Kong golf instructor also did one of the things I consider bad. He already made an excuse for demonstrating shots, and if you ask me he was just being lazy, but he made matter worse and this is why many people taking golf lessons in Hong Kong don’t get better. Continually trying to communicate his message verbally as these girls became more and more confused. The one closest to me even look at me and asked if I knew what he was talking about.

The lesson with golf instruction here deals with communication in Hong Kong golf lessons. Very few students of any skill level will get much from you verbally teaching them. Especially if you do it the way this Hong Kong golf instructor (to be fair, he was a gweilo – Autralian) did and you tell them what they do wrong with every single swing. Many Hong Kong golf beginners and golfers that don’t hit the ball well need confidence building and demonstration. They also need Hong Kong golf lesson to put them in the right position and even help them feel the swing. Of course, if you’re a man teaching a lady, you need to ask them before you touch them and move them into the right position. Then, tell them exactly what you will be doing and why. This will help them feel the right positions and help their muscles remember. Between this and demonstrating the move or swing technique, more students will understand your golf lessons

If you want to play golf in Hong Kong for the first time or you want to take lessons to get better at the game, find an instructor trained to teach the game that will do more than just shout at you. Drills, movements, demonstration, and even video will help more than just verbal abuse with words you don’t understand. I felt sorry for these girls and almost asked if I could take over and give them a clinic. The only issue, the practice facility didn’t have a short game area and I would start every single one of them with a putter, and then move to chipping before we ever bought or hit a single range ball.

For the best golf lessons in Hong Kong, visit www.golflessonshongkong.com or call Kim Inglis on 9225 7285. Kim has taught over 10,000 hours of lessons and has quickly become one of Hong Kong’s most popular instructors for people looking to take golf lessons in Hong Kong.