Golf 911 featuring Jason Helman and student @fairwaystevie Steve Waxman
Here is a little mini-series put together from writer and columnist Steve Waxman. He approached me to do this series and challenged himself to see if he could improve his game through quality coaching and a commitment to practice. I agreed to jump on board and we got to work.
Over the course of the summer we shot a few videos to help Steve Waxman find his way back to a single digit handicap. His initial goal was to be consistent in the low to mid 80’s but, he worked very hard and a couple of weeks after his first coaching session he went from shooting in the 90’s back into the 70’s firing 79 in one of his first few rounds. After our second coaching session that focussed on chipping he continued with a solid round and after our putting session he was still hanging out in the low 80’s as his skill development progressed. Feel free to check out a couple of our videos to see what we addressed to improve Steve’s skills.
It’s important to understand that learning and developing skills are two very different things. We can gain the knowledge and have a learned concept of what is supposed to happen but until we develop that set of skills and have the ability to maintain those skills for a period of time our expectations really need to be managed. We hope you enjoy the videos.
Regards, Jason Helman,PGA of Canada PGA of Canada Teacher of the Year PGA of Ontario Teacher of the year Top 5 Teacher in Canada – Golf Digest Magazine Jason Helman, Golf Channel Swing Fix Instructor
Jason Helman in Golf Academy of America TV Commercial on Golf Channel
Hey everyone,
Just thought I’d give you a heads up on a recent commercial I shot for the Golf Academy of America. As many of you may know I’m a graduate and was proud to appear as a success story for this advertisement. The Golf Academy of America gave me a solid foundation to build my career in the golf industry. I was educated by some incredible instructors such as Brad Turner, Charlie King and the late Conrad Rehling to name a few. They all inspired me to set goals and reach for the future, it took sometime to reach a few pinnacles of success but the last few years have really paid off. I would encourage anyone looking at entering the golf business to enroll themselves in the academy. Check out the TV commercial in the link below for some previous graduate successes and achievements.
Regards,
Jason Helman
2010 PGA of Canada Teacher of the Year
2010 PGA of Ontario Teacher of the Year
2011 Top 5 Prominent Teacher in Canada – Golf Digest Magazine
7 Nights at The Twitter Academy – Junior Edition
TUNE INTO THE SHOW EVERY NIGHT at 8PM Eastern Standard Time
Yes, we’re at it again, brining you new ideas and information on one of the worlds largest platforms, that’s right “Twitter.” All this week May 14th through 20th we’ll bring you a new video outlining different aspects in the game. You may even find yourself your first coach if you’re a junior just taking up the game as it’s our Junior Edition. Our coaches are from near and far, North to South and East to West. I’ve brought in 2 new coaches for this episode, they will certainly stand out and we hope you enjoy their style, (Megan and Aaron) Thanks to the team of coaches for partaking in this innovative way to share information and build our own skill sets as coaches at the same time. Click on the link to follow these individuals on twitter.
May 14th – Day 1 – Jason Helman – Full Swing
May 15th – Day 2 – Dennis Sales – TPI Fitness and Outside Sport Development
May 16th – Megan Padua and Aaron Olson – Wedge game and Junior Fitting Importance
May 17th, Day 4 – Rob McGill – Bunker Shots
May 18th – Day 5 – Jason Sutton – On course Playing lessons with Elite Juniors
May 19th – Day 6 – Sara Dickson – Games and Drills
May 20th – DAy 7 – John Graham – Putting, Neuro Learning and Junior Skill Development
Follow us and check out these top coaches and have your juniors at the club join you for this Junior Edition of the 7 Nights At The Twitter Academy. There’s lots of things to learn. We hope you enjoy the weeks worth of videos every night at 8PM Eastern Time. We can’t wait to take our next step and offer you a 7 Nights At The Academy Golf School. Stay Tuned. We’re going to bring it!
Regards,
Jason Helman, PGA of Canada
PGA of Canada Teacher of the Year
PGA of Ontario Teacher of the year
Top 5 Teacher in Canada – Golf Digest Magazine
jasonhelmangolf@gmail.com
Tip It Up Golf Talk Radio & Tour Commissioner Mike Brown of The Cactus Tour
We had the opportunity to chat with Mike Brown, Tour Commissioner of The Cactus Tour to discuss how he’s growing the women’s game. This tour has been operating for 6 years and is a very viable option for players in several different categories. It’s great for players out of college to test themselves in a different arena on the professional level playing for money. As with most mini tours you may look at it as your own money, but its always better to look at these tournaments as the glass is half full, in that you’re playing for the rest of the fields money. It’s kind of like you have a private match with the rest of the field. It’s also a great place for players without status on the Futures Tour or LPGA to sharpen up their game for qualifying schools, Monday qualifying or test themselves against some other LPGA tour professionals. One thing is for certain it’s really important for players to “learn” how to WIN. This tour certainly provides for that opportunity. I would encourage any women seeking or already participating in golf at this level or hoping to in the future to take the opportunity to help grow the game. There is a platform here, take advantage of it, the more players that participate the bigger the purse and notoriety for women’s golf. Establish yourself as a winner on this tour and work your way to “Living The Dream” as we golfer’s like to say.
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Regards,
Jason Helman Golf appears on TSN 1050 Radio – “Cybulski & Company”
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Check out my comments on Tiger’s return. A little pessimistic on the score but given the last round at Sawgrass, the severity of his unknown injury and the last round at Firestone last year I ventured to the high side. Sorry Tiger. Cost me a Guinness.
Jason Helman Golf is here to coach you to a better game.
For the full experience, contact me for your next “coaching session.”
e-mail: jhelman@clublink.ca or 905-925-0129
ESPN Radio Interview – The Golf Insiders with Jason Helman
Here is my interview with Holly G and Rich B. I had a great time with them and look forward to another show.
Jason Helman Golf is here to coach you to a better game.
For the full experience, contact me for your next “coaching session.” e-mail: jhelman@clublink.ca or 905-925-0129
PSP Golf – The Little One (Demo Day)
We spent a great day at the Wyndance Golf Club, a ClubLink facility showing off the product. When it comes to teaching aids, I’m fairly particular as it’s very important that my students get the proper feedback in order to develop their skill set. This product does a great job of grooving tempo, smoothing transition and building confidence. Check out our video and customer testimonials below.
Jason Helman Golf is here to coach you to a better game.
For the full experience, contact me for your next “coaching session.” e-mail: jhelman@clublink.ca or 905-925-0129
Pre-Shot Routine “DRIVE & PUTT” Acronym’s
Here is a quick overview on a few of my thoughts on developing a pre-shot routine. If you’ve ever had first tee jitters this is sure to help, if you’ve ever been nervous over putts this is sure to help. Check out the following video for more info. I tried to keep this more energetic for you. Enjoy.
For the full experience, contact me for your next “coaching session.” e-mail: jhelman@clublink.ca or 905-925-0129
Regards,
Jason Helman, Canadian PGA
2010 Ontario & Canadian PGA Teacher of the Year
Drain-O Putting Training Aid Product Review
DRAIN-O PUTTING TRAINING AID
Check out this training aid. It’s a fantastic product that really helps in developing skill and mechanics for swinging the putter on a proper arc. It has three different style settings of arcs, full arc, mid arc and more of a straight back and straight through arc (really only good for very short putts, I would say 6 feet or less). So, it’s easy to find what feels comfortable and creates an entire different feel if you haven’t been working on specific mechanics in your stroke. This product will help you groove a correct putting stroke and help you repeat it. If you want to be more consistent you have to balance your mechanics, feel and imagination to be a great putter. You’ll notice in the video that I place the guide inside the rail so that the path cannot deviate and if it does the guide will scrape along the rail. It’s important to try and keep it quiet. This training aid will help you get where you want to go in a hurry and that’s making more putts. Check it out.
For the full experience, contact me for your next “coaching session.” e-mail: jhelman@clublink.ca or 905-925-0129
Regards,
Jason Helman, Canadian PGA
2010 Ontario & Canadian PGA Teacher of the Year
SAM BalanceLab – Lefty Testing
Force Plates at The Golf Lab – Lefty Bare Foot Testing
Here is a little video on the usage of the SAM BalanceLab. This technology is incredible to quickly evaluate and point out any causes or effects that may be hindering a player’s expected outcome. Power is generated from the ground up and out through our body, this is where all golfers’ should start to improve their abilities. If you can’t manage your balance it’s pretty tough to be consistent, good balance is a derivative of proper address posture and maintaining efficient dynamic posture. This technology is available to you through The Golf Lab. (When looking at the video, the “green” foot is the right foot and the “red” foot is the left, located on the bottom center of the monitor, for lefties we load into our left if there’s weight shift, these are two very different swings as you will notice in the results)
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Regards, Jason Helman, Ontario & Canadian PGA Teacher of the Year |
Perfect Release Training Aid Review – Jason Helman Golf
I’m very fussy when it comes to training aids in buying them and utilizing them, I really only have about 6 or 7 that I use on a consistent basis. I’ve found that quite a few really don’t provide any benefit at all. This couldn’t be farther from the truth with the Perfect Release Training Aid. It has multiple usages and benefits that will improve students almost immediately, so just imagine after they groove the usage how much better they’ll become. The inventor James Burke really has something special here. I’ve used it everyday in some way for various students since I purchased it. Enjoy the review. This particular student is coming off a broken rib and has only swung a club twice since October. He enjoyed the teaching aid so much, because he could see and feel the results he wanted to give a testimonial at the end.
Regards,
Jason Helman
2010 Ontario & Canadian PGA Teacher of the Year
Gliding vs. Hitting your Chip Shots…
If your name is “Flip or Scoop” this video is for you. Have a quick look at this video. There’s a lot more to chipping. I go over the full set up and mechanics in your lesson setting, this is just a brief synopsis to give you an idea of some of the things involved. If you’d like to get the complete explanation I’ll see you on the lesson tee. email: jhelman@clublink.ca to book your lesson.
Collection Area Shot Options…
Check out the video below on some shot options from collections areas. Some Important things to remember. If you would like to book a lesson and learn these shots, email me at jhelman@clublink.ca
Guru TV – working alongside the Guru Jason Sutton…
I recently met up with Jason Sutton from the Dana Rader Golf School in Charlotte, NC on my way back from a visit to Georgia. He’s put a couple of episodes together that you will definitely enjoy. Stay tuned for the next episode of Guru TV. Jason is an extremely knowledgable professional and colleague. Anyone tuning in should pay special attention because he is going places and going fast, he’s well on his way to becoming one of the Top Instructor’s in the nation.
Best Regards,
Jason Helman, Canadian PGA
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