Academy by Design

The academy is designed to present golf as a fun and exciting challenge for today’s youth. The program combines a simplified approach to teaching the golf principles through verbalization and visual demonstration with fun oriented games and activities to apply the techniques being taught.  By relating the unknown to the known with the mechanics and use of common terms and the explanation of the meanings and how they apply.

We have got some exciting new developments in store for students this year as we have now incorporated the Operation Thirty-Six program into our summer long clinic.  This new program mirrors many of the philosophies that our academy has always instilled in students but taken to a whole new level.  Op36 is an innovated program that is app based to allow tracking of goals and a direct line of communication on golf related topics and discussion and progress tracking that students and parents will have access to anytime, anywhere.

Our goals with this program revolve around the same progress-based graduated-play method we have used since the academy was created over 30 years ago but in a new and intuitive way using today’s technology.  The program is designed to achieve the goal of shooting 36 or under for 9-holes to advance to the next length of course of 6 ranks of curriculum with 12 skills to master giving students 72 goals to work through and achieve.  As the students get to the course they have 6 sets of tees set and shorter to longer lengths on the course to keep working at their goals and shot 36 to move up the ranks to the next distance as they improve and grow. The program shows 5 different goal tracks to show players and parents their progress path both during the Academy period, as well as throughout the entire year as they grow and master their games!

Competition and Interaction

Through these tools we help juniors push themselves to focus and improve with games, skill drills & self-test activities.  At the same time, we help develop not only golf skills but planning, knowledge, practice, goal setting, physical skill, strategy and sportsmanship on the golf course.

Success Progression

This is a theory of ours that resonates through the Junior Academy teaching philosophies.  We will begin small in techniques and theories to build confidence and early success before advancing to more complex steps.  Reinforcement and feedback are given based on proper mechanic use and when a student properly accomplishes the goal.

Positive Communication 

Proper communication is always at the forefront of the coaching staff.  Never communicating what is “Wrong” with a player’s swing as it tends to fear & lower self-esteem, but rather, finding the “Good” in the swing and building from that to heighten interest and strengthen confidence and behavior.

We are extremely excited about this year’s junior programs and we look forward to seeing you at the course this SUMMER!  For any questions regarding the program please email us at the Link Below.

Matthew Meneghetti

PGA Golf Professional & Director of Golf