THE COMPLETE GOLFER

The Complete Golfer school is a our most comprehensive Total Immersion golf school covering all the essential skill areas of an effective golf game: full swing, short game, putting and mental game. You will receive in depth intensive instruction in each of these categories, which will enable you to really breakthrough to dramatic improvements in your shotmaking and score. Three full days of golf swing instruction, one day of short game and one-half day each of putting and mental game are included in this award-winning golf school.  The Complete Golfer is the ideal program for passionate golfers seeking to take their game to the next level of real shotmaking and scoring consistency. Located in sunny Palm Desert, our private, spacious all grass practice range is the perfect location for our cutting-edge golf learning programs.    Note: This golf school combines the Great Shot 3 Day golf school and the Two Day Scoring listed below, either of which may be taken separately as a stand alone golf school, or together as the Complete Golfer School.

Tuition: $2,695.

Dates:  Five Day School: March 30-April 3.

THREE DAY GREAT SHOT! GOLF SWING SCHOOL

The third to fifth days of our Complete Golfer School may be taken as a stand alone golf school Intensive devoted to the full golf swing fundamentals. This is our award-winning program that is dedicated to real ballstriking improvement - longer drives, laser-accurate irons, more consistent shotmaking and lower scores.   

Tution: $1,695.

Dates: April 1-3.  

TWO DAY SCORING SCHOOL

This golf school is designed to help you to quickly lower your scores through acquiring real skill in the short game, putting game and mental game. A full day of short game, followed by a half day each devoted to putting and mental game.

Tuition: $1,100.

Dates: March 30-31.

 

BREAKTHROUGH TO BETTER GOLF

This school is a blend of full swing, short game, putting and mental game instruction centered around the concept that there are specific Key Skills that when mastered will lead to rapid score improvement. A nine hole playing lesson is included at the end of the second day of this two day golf school.                                                  

                    

Tuition: $1,295.

Dates: March 27-28.

TWO DAY SHORT GAME SCHOOL

One day is devoted to Putting and one day to the fundamentals of chipping, pitching and bunker shots. A great way to rapidly bring down your scores with minimum time practice time required.    

Tuition: $1,195.

Dates: November dates yet to be confirmed.

PRIVATE LESSONS: Call for dates.  $150 per hour.

SCHOOL LOCATION: COLLEGE OF THE DESERT PRACTICE CENTER

Rated one of the top ten practice facilities in the world by Sports Illustrated magazine.
Featuring a spacious, totally private all grass range and short game area.
In the heart of Palm Desert on Fred Waring Dr. near San Pablo St.

EVERY CALIFORNIA GOLF SCHOOL INCLUDES:

• Jim Waldron personally conducts each golf school.
• Mental game coaching.
• One on one instruction.
• Post-graduate complimentary 30 minute telephone consultation on your personal practice program.
• Video analysis of swing or short game.
• Unlimited use of practice range, golf balls & training aids from 8:30AM till dusk.
• Additional personal coaching available for one-half hour after golf school at no charge.
• Pre-school Game Evaluation interview.
• Comprehensive Training Manual.
• Free follow-up support/coaching after graduation by phone and email.
• Equipment Evaluation.
• Golf Fitness Evaluation.
• Golf Flexibility Training.
• Golf swing Body Type evaluation. Great Shot! only.
• Course Management and Game Management instruction.
• Some golf schools also include green fees and on course professional instruction.

Payment and Cancellation Policy for California Golf Schools

A deposit is required at time of registration. One day school - $200 deposit. Two to five day schools - $500 deposit. Final tuition balance is due in full 30 days prior to the school. Checks, Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Cancellation policy: All deposits less the following cancellation fees will be refunded upon written notice of cancellation at least 45 days prior to the beginning of the school. Cancellation Fees: Up to 45 days prior to the beginning of the school - $50; 35-44 days prior - 50% of deposit; 21-34 days prior - 100% of deposit; 15-20 days prior - 50% of full tuition. There are no refunds for cancellations made within 14 days or less of the school. Last minute cancellations caused by a medical emergency and verified by a doctor’s letter will be assessed a penalty of the full deposit and a credit issued for the remaining tuition paid to be used by the student within one year.

We reserve the right to re-schedule or cancel a golf school as required by weather, limited enrollment, or extenuating circumstances. We recommend out-of-town students do not purchase airline tickets until our office verifies the school will be held.

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GREAT SHOT!  Mastering the Golf Swing

This is our most popular golf school!

Great Shot! is about results - lower scores, longer drives, consistent golf shots. The only way to begin to achieve those kind of results is through real ballstriking skill. Great Shot! will give you that skill - and the learning will stick! Great Shot! is the most thoroughly researched, tested and proven golf swing learning program in the game today. Our innovative rapid learning system uses special drills, exercises, lecture/demo, and unique training aids that enable each student to quickly grasp the essential golf swing fundamentals.We will teach you how to the ball solid, straight and much farther than you do now and most importantly, how to finally breakthrough to real shotmaking consistency.

Experience this award-winning Top 25 Golf School that GOLF Magazine called "....the most significant advancement in golf instruction in over twenty-five years...alumni of the schools told us that their experiences at the golf schools were overwhelmingly positive in helping them to breakthrough to playing better golf."

Discover the little known (and rarely taught) keys to developing a powerful, accurate, and consistent golf swing. We go beyond mere theory at this golf school. You will experience the effortless power of a fundamentally correct golf swing. This is not your usual golf swing mechanics golf school. Our integrative mind/body approach cuts through all the mechanical confusion so that the golf swing finally makes sense.

In Great Shot! you will also learn how to practice effectively and how to make swing changes easily and permanently - a blueprint for a lifetime of continual game improvement. If you want to be a shotmaker, to leave "ordinary" golf behind (slicing, pulling, topping, etc.), take this golf school and find out how good a player you can be. The full swing fundamentals that you learn in this golf school are the essential foundation for learning the very important short game mechanics and you will see an immediate improvement in your short game from taking this program. Includes a 30 minute practice program consultation after graduation by telephone, a 175 page training manual, and range fees.

9:15AM-5:30PM daily.

Tuition: $1,595.

Dates: April 13-15

Optional Fourth Day of Great Shot! on April 16. We cover some of the more advanced and technical aspects of our golf swing model on this optional fourth day. Transition and Impact segments of our swing model are covered in depth in this program.

Tuition: $495.

Date: April 16.

TWO DAY SCORING SCHOOL

Learn how to master the vital skills to scoring in three key areas. A half-day each of mental game and putting, and a full day of short game fundamentals is included in this cutting-edge golf program.

Dates: April 7-8.

Tuition: $1,100.

RIP IT TO THE TARGET!

The Art of Shotmaking Golf School

Our graduates rave about this golf school! This is one day of intensive golf learning that will change your golf game forever! We know of no other instruction program on the planet that can immediately and dramatically improve your shotmaking and lower your scores like this school can. Hundreds of our graduates over the past 17 years have dropped five to twelve strokes from their average score within thirty days of completing this cutting-edge golf school. Most golfers have no idea how much their mind and emotions are affecting their golf shots until they take this golf school.

This is not a "New Age" positive thinking seminar. Quite the opposite! You are on the practice range the entire day hitting a lot of golf balls to a precise target. This is a very pragmatic, no-nonsense golf school that teaches you how to focus your mind during the swing, where not to focus it (impact, your swing, the ball, your score) and where you should be focused to hit the ball effectively. We show you how to overcome the common and very destructive Impulses that cause you to flinch during your swing. And we cover the basics of an effective pre-shot routine as well.

.Are you tense, "frozen" over the ball and worried about the outcome of the shot you are about to hit? Do you "flinch" during your swing, especially at impact? Do you steer the club through the impact zone? Are your drives typically sliced and/or lacking in distance? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need this golf school. Rip it to the Target! is about restoring trust and freedom to your golf swing, the essential prerequisites for distance, accuracy and consistency. If you experience anxiety, doubt, worry and fear over your golf shots, and especially if you suffer from too many mechanical swing thoughts, this golf school will truly help you to breakthrough to better shotmaking. You will learn laser-like mental focus in this golf school. And most importantly, where - and where not to - focus your mind during the golf swing and short game strokes.

9:15AM – 5:30PM

Tuition: $550.

Dates:  April 12

BREAKTHROUGH TO BETTER GOLF

This two days of Total Immersion training is designed around the key concept that there are a few vitally important golf skills that - once mastered to a reasonable level of proficiency - will result in rapid and often dramatic score improvement. Adding twenty or more yard to your tee shots with the driver, hitting the driver more accurately, chipping, short putts of eight feet or less, high trajectory lob wedge pitch shots from ten to thirty yards in distance, long putts lagged within two feet of the hole, mental focus, Balance and Tempo training for your full golf swing and pre-shot routine are some of these key skill areas.

We include a nine hole playing lesson at the end of the second day, devoted to course management fundamentals and specialty shots. We recommend this golf school for players with handicaps of 25 or better (average score of 95 or better).

9:15AM-5:30PM Day One, 9:15AM-6:30PM Day Two 

Tuition: $1,295.

Dates:  April 21-22, May 5-6.

PRIVATE GOLF SCHOOLS

If you are coming to Hawaii from April 7 to May 8 of 2012, you will have the opportunity to work with Master Teacher Jim Waldron in a private golf school format. Nothing beats cutting-edge golf instruction in paradise! A customized private golf school is a great way to enjoy your vacation in Hawaii while experiencing golf learning breakthroughs that will last a lifetime. We tailor our private golf schools to match your needs and desires. Our private golf schools can be arranged for the individual player, couples, corporate outing or a small group of friends. Half-day, one, two and three day programs are available. Please call our office at 1-800-898-4563 for further inquires and rate qoutes.

HALF DAY PRIVATE HAWAII GOLF SCHOOL WITH JIM WALDRON

Four hours of intensive, personalized, cutting-edge golf instruction with Jim Waldron. 9:15AM-1:15PM or 2:00PM-6:00PM.

Tuition: One person -$550. Two persons - $750.

FULL DAY PRIVATE HAWAII GOLF SCHOOL WITH JIM WALDRON

Eight hours of intensive, personalized, cutting-edge golf instruction with Jim Waldron. Includes training manual, lunch and a 30 minute phone consult after graduation.

9:15AM-6:00PM daily

Tuition:

One Day Private Golf School - One person, $1,195.  Two persons, $1,495.

Two Day Private Golf School - One person, $2,395.  Two persons, $2,995.

Three Day Private Golf School - One person, $3,595.Two persons, $4,495.

THE SHORT GAME

Learn the few simple mechanical fundamentals common to all great putters. Why confidence - not "perfect" mechanics - is the secret of great putting. Proven short putt strategies. How to develop a sensitive "touch" for precision distance control. Tour proven, cutting-edge techniques that will dramatically improve your putting.

Learn the simple, effective mechanics of the basic chipping, pitching, and greenside bunker shots. Stroke-saving specialty shots: lob, knockdown, pitch and run, flop, cut shot, putt chip, and low spinning wedge. Learn a proven system for controlling distance with your wedges. How to use your imagination and "touch" to get up and down reliably. This school will help golfers of all ability levels. 

We offer two types of Short Game golf schools. A One Day Short Game school covering the basics of putting and chipping. And a two day intensive Short Game school: Day One is devoted to Putting and Chipping, Day Two to pitching, wedge distance control method, advanced chipping and bunker shots. Any of the Two Day Short Game school days can be taken however as a stand alone one day school.

9:15AM-5:30PM daily

One Day School

Tuition: $550.

Dates: April 9, April 11.

Two Day Intensive School:

Tuition: $1,100.

Dates: April 28-29

 

THE COMPLETE GOLFER

The Complete Golfer school is a our most comprehensive Total Immersion golf school covering all the essential skill areas of an effective golf game: full swing, short game, putting and mental game. You will receive in depth intensive instruction in each of these categories, which will enable you to really breakthrough to dramatic improvements in your shotmaking and score.   Three full days of golf swing instruction, one day of mental game, and a half day each of short game and putting. The Complete Golfer is the ideal choice for the passionate golfer seeking to take their game to the next level of more consistent shotmaking and lower scores. 

9:15AM-5:30PM daily

Tuition: $2,495.

Dates: April 11-15.

THE ULTIMATE GOLF SWING SCHOOL - GOLF SWING BOOT CAMP FOR THE PASSIONATE PLAYER

Seven Day Intensive

Note: This golf school is only offered once each year on the US mainland during the summer in Portland and once a year in the winter months in Hawaii. Enrollment is severely limited due to our maximum of just four students. We strongly recommend making your reservation for this premiere golf school as early as possible in order to be guaranteed a spot. Please refer to the Portland Golf Schools information above for more detailed information on the Portland program.

Take our Ultimate Golf Swing Challenge: Can we teach you - in just seven days - how to hit a golf ball longer and straighter than you ever thought possible, and most importantly, to do so with real shotmaking consistency? We say emphatically and enthusiastically "YES!" Try our intensive "boot camp" golf swing mastery program and find out how a good a ballstriker you can truly be...it's like getting a PHD in Golf Swing Fundamentals.

This is our Platinum golf swing school for the dedicated player who is truly commited to learning how he or she can master the elusive art of ballstriking. For the serious player, passionate about the game of golf, wishing to master a high quality golf swing in the shortest possible time! Seven full days of hands on, personalized instruction from nationally renowned Master Teacher Jim Waldron and staff. Whether you are a low handicap player who wants to breakthrough to a higher level of shotmaking, a struggling intermediate golfer who is sick and tired of inconsistent golf shots, or a beginner who has fallen in love with the game and wants to start out right, our Ultimate Swing School will help you to achieve your goals of better golf.

This golf school is an expanded version of our nationally acclaimed Great Shot! full swing golf school combined with our cutting edge mental game training school Rip It to the Target. Students train intensively in this golf school using a series of powerful drills that program the proper golf swing into your subconscious memory bank.. This golf school is limited to a maximum of just four students with an average student/teacher ratio of 2:1 to insure that each student receives the highest possible amount of personal attention.

The extra time in this school - compared to our usual three day Great Shot! golf swing school - is devoted to "supervised practice", or drills designed to deeply ingrain the new swing fundamental pattern deeply into your subconscious mind. Your new swing pattern will be programmed into your short-term memory circuits by the time you leave the golf school. Daily practice at home and once a week range practice in the following months will ingrain the new swing pattern into long term memory.

If your goal is to finally learn how to hit the ball farther, straighter, and more consistently than you had ever dreamed possible, this is the program for you! The Ultimate Swing School is a powerful golf learning experience that covers all of the mechanical, physical, mental, and emotional fundamentals of shotmaking. Our one of a kind Dynamic Swingfitting system matches your unique "golf swing fingerprint" to the Balance Point Swing Model that best fits your athletic ability, body type and skill level.

Seven full days of powerful "total immersion" learning with the most thoroughly researched, tested and proven golf instruction program on the planet. Includes 190 page training manual, video swing analysis, range fees, a one hour post-graduation consultation about your customized personal practice program and a complimentary one hour video swing analysis lesson after graduation.

Small group instruction from 9:15 AM to 4:30PM. Individual instruction and supervised practice from 4:30PM  to 6:00PM daily. Maximum of just four students.

Tuition: $4,595.

Dates: December 0f 2012

HONOLULU SCHOOL LOCATION: KO’OLINA GOLF CLUB

One of Oahu’s best golf courses with a top notch practice range. Just twenty minutes west of Honolulu.

EVERY HAWAII GOLF SCHOOL INCLUDES:

• Jim Waldron personally conducts each golf school, along with a staff of assistant instructors.
• Mental game coaching.
• One on one instruction.
• Post-graduate complimentary 30 minute telephone consultation on your personal practice program.
• Video analysis of swing or short game.
• Complimentary 30 minute video swing analysis lesson for our Great Shot! graduates, either in person or by mail/Internet, one month after graduation.
• Unlimited use of practice range, golf balls & training aids from 9:00AM till dusk.
• Pre-school Game Evaluation interview.
• Comprehensive Training Manual.
• Free follow-up support/coaching after graduation by phone and email.
• Equipment Evaluation.
• Golf Fitness Evaluation.
• Golf Flexibility Training.
• Golf swing Body Type evaluation. Great Shot! only.
• Course Management and Game Management instruction.
• Some golf schools also include green fees and on course professional instruction.

 

Payment and Cancellation Policy for Hawaii Golf Schools

A deposit is required at time of registration. One to two day school - $250 deposit. Three to five day schools - $600 deposit. Ultimate Swing School - $1,500 deposit. Final tuition balance is due in full 30 days prior to the school. Checks, Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Cancellation policy: All deposits less the following cancellation fees will be refunded upon written notice of cancellation at least 45 days prior to the beginning of the school. Cancellation Fees: Up to 45 days prior to the beginning of the school - $50; 35-44 days prior - 50% of deposit; 21-34 days prior - 100% of deposit; 15-20 days prior - 50% of full tuition. There are no refunds for cancellations made within 14 days or less of the school. Last minute cancellations caused by a medical emergency and verified by a doctor’s letter will be assessed a penalty of the full deposit and a credit issued for the remaining tuition paid to be used by the student within one year.

 

We reserve the right to re-schedule or cancel a golf school as required by weather, limited enrollment, or extenuating circumstances. We recommend out-of-town students do not purchase airline tickets until our office verifies the school will be held.

 

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ASIA - WINTER 2012     (back to top)

We conducted our first ever Asian golf schools in November of 2007 in Singapore and it was a resounding success. We plan on returning in once again to Asia in March of 2012. Schools will be conducted in Singapore and China at both private club and public golf course host venues. A variety of golf school and private lesson programs are in the planning stage at this time. Exact locations, course descriptions, rates are still in the planning stages. The information below is from the November 2007 golf schools and will give the reader a general impression regarding the types of golf instruction programs we will be offering in 2012.

GREAT SHOT!
Mastering the Golf Swing

Three Day Core Great Shot School

Also Four and Five Day Supplemental Great Shot! School Options. See below.

Great Shot! Core Three Day School:  

GREAT SHOT! is about results - lower scores, longer drives, laser-accurate approach shots with your irons - consistent golf shots. The only way to begin to achieve those kind of results is through real ballstriking skill. Great Shot! will give you that skill - and the learning will stick! Our innovative rapid learning system uses special drills, lecture, demonstration, question/answer session, visual aids, video analysis and unique training aids that enable each student to quickly grasp the essential golf swing fundamentals.

Discover the little known (and rarely taught) keys to developing a powerful, accurate, and consistent golf swing. We go way beyond mere theory at this golf school. You will experience the effortless power of a fundamentally correct golf swing! This is not your usual golf swing mechanics golf school. Our integrative mind/body approach cuts through all the mechanical confusion so that the golf swing finally makes sense.

In Great Shot! you will also learn how to practice effectively and how to make swing changes easily and permanently - a blueprint for a lifetime of continual game improvement. If you want to be a shotmaker, to leave "ordinary" golf behind (slicing, pulling, chunking, topping, etc.), take this golf school and find out how good a player you can be! Recommended especially for struggling high handicappers, experienced mid to low handicap players who suffer from ballstriking inconsistency, the serious student of golf swing theory looking for the final answer to the so-called "mystery" of the golf swing and any golfer who is truly commited to mastering a powerful and effective golf swing.  This is our most popular golf school.  9AM-4:00PM.  Lunch from 12:30-1:30PM.

Four Day Golf School Option A : The three day Great Shot! golf school, plus our mental game fundamentals golf school, Rip it to the Target, held Monday November 12, the day before Great Shot! Learn the Art of Shotmaking - mental focus, emotional state control and an effective pre-shot routine - and how to "flinch-proof" your golf swing for better mechanics, balance and coordination. Highly recommended to every Great Shot! golf school student to maximize your learning breakthroughs during the Core three day Great Shot! program. This golf school is the fastest way to breakthrough to real game improvement! .

Four Day Golf School Option B: The three day Great Shot! golf school plus the Fourth Day of Great Shot! held on Friday, November 16. This extra day of the Great Shot! school completes the Balance Point golf swing model training with special emphasis on the mechanics of downswing and impact, as well as Balance, Rhythm and tempo. We also devote two hours exclusively to learning how to hit the driver longer and straighter. We strongly encourage every Great Shot! three day student who is truly serious about improving their ballstriking skill to take this extra day of instruction. This school may also be taken as a one day golf swing school by previous Great Shot! graduates.  

Five Day Golf School Option: The core three day Great Shot! golf swing school from November 13-15 plus Rip it to the Target mental game school on November 12 and the Fourth Day of Great Shot! on November 16.

RIP IT TO THE TARGET!

One Day School:

This is not a mental game positive thinking seminar - you will be hitting a lot of balls on the range to a precise target! Our graduates rave about this golf school! Are you tense, "frozen" over the ball and worried about the outcome of the shot you are about to hit? Do you "flinch" during your swing, especially at impact? Do you steer the club through the impact zone? Are your drives typically sliced and/or lacking in distance? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need this golf school. Rip it to the Target! is about restoring trust and freedom to your golf swing, the essential prerequisites for distance, accuracy and consistency.

If you experience anxiety, doubt, worry and fear over your golf shots, and especially if you suffer from too many mechanical swing thoughts, this golf school will truly help you to breakthrough to better shotmaking. You will discover how to "flinch-proof" your golf swing, chipping and putting strokes in this school.You will learn laser-like mental focus in this golf school. And most importantly, where - and where not to - focus your mind during the golf swing and short game strokes. We also cover the basics of an effective preshot routine in this program.  This one day golf school will help you to breakthrough to immediate and dramatic improvement in your ballstriking and scoring.  8:30AM-4:30PM.

THE SHORT GAME

Master the Art of Scoring in our award-winning Short Game School. This golf school will enable you to achieve rapid and dramatic score improvement by mastering the shots from inside 100 meters of the hole.

Learn the few simple mechanical fundamentals common to all great putters. Why confidence - not "perfect" mechanics - is the secret of great putting. Proven short putt strategies. How to develop a sensitive "touch" for precision distance control. Tour proven, cutting-edge techniques that will dramatically improve your putting.

Learn the simple, effective mechanics of the basic chipping, pitching, and greenside bunker shots. Stroke-saving specialty shots: lob, knockdown, pitch and run, flop, cut shot, putt chip, and low spinning wedge. Learn a proven system for controlling distance with your wedges. How to use your imagination and "touch" to get up and down reliably. This school will help golfers of all ability levels.  8:30AM-4:30PM.

Dates:

Day One - November 7: Putting

Day Two - November 8: Chipping

Day Three - November 9: Wedges, Pitching and Bunker Shots

NOTE: Our Short Game School may be taken as individual days, you are not required to attend all three days.

PRIVATE LESSONS -   $150 hour.

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