I am thinking about going to a golf school, maybe a full week. What would you recommend for a mid handicap golfer (15 handicap)?

Golf schools can be a great experience. Hitting hundreds of golf balls every morning until I have blisters on every finger, playing golf until I can’t see anything at all in the twilight…..wow sounds great doesn’t it? Actually for us golf nuts, it really is. It can be an awesome golf experience, but what are you trying to do?

For a golfer with your handicap, I wouldn’t recommend what I call a basic, complete golf game school. There are some good ones out there. John Jacobs has an excellent 5 day school that will really help a golfer who is more of a beginner. This is a great school for someone wanting to build their swing from the ground up. The exception to this would be if you are looking for 5 days of golf practice and significant playing time at a golf school in a specific location. If you have the time and money, I would definitely recommend the Jacobs schools, they do everything first class.

A great value and very personalized instruction can be found at Golf Made Simple with Marc Solomon. They are mostly 3 day schools, but usually are limited to 4 golfers at very reasonable rates. They have West Coast and East Coast schools and are very good for golfers at your handicap level.

Now for specialty golf training. My favorite is The Dave Pelz short game school. This is an excellent program and you will typically see great results. They normally offer 3 day and 1 day sessions and many times rotate them around the country. This focus on the short golf can help lower your golf scores pretty quickly.

As I said earlier, a golf school trip can be a great experience, but I recommend that you know what you want out of it. Intense golf swing instruction? Lots of practice on your full golf swing? Want to play as many rounds as possible? It all depends on what you can spend and what you want out of it. I also recommend that you visit the-golfer.biz for great recommendations and resources.