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Jim Waldron's Balance Point Golf

My primary goal as a teacher of this great game is to give my students the insights and information that will enable them to breakthrough to extraordinary golf.

My teaching method is a blend of biomechanics and mindfulness practice, covering both the "what to do" with your body and club, and the "how to do it" with your mental approach to learning, training and performing in golf."

- Jim Waldron

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“I learned more about the golf swing and how the game is played in five days with you than I learned in my previous 45 years of reading, instruction and playing. Your knowledge and enthusiasm made for a truly valuable learning experience. Having attended other golf schools and seeing only minor improvement and gaining little real knowledge, I am truly a convert and true disciple of Jim Waldron and the Great Shot! golf school!"

- Herb Hipsher, Hawaii

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"Outstanding! I am amazed at your knowledge and your ability to breakdown the golf swing on a physical, mental and emotional level. Thank you for making practice so fun, especially on the range. And thanks for already helping me to realize my potential to play better golf - my short game has already greatly improved."

- Bob Jalovi, Spokane, WA after attending our Great Shot! and Short Game schools

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Golf Magazine's Top 25 Golf Schools

Balance Point Golf Schools has twice been chosen by GOLF Magazine as one of the Top 25 Golf Schools in the nation and was also recently included on their list of Best Golf Schools in America.

GOLF Magazine's editors said about Balance Point Golf Schools, "...alumni of the schools told us that their experiences were overwhelmingly positive in helping them to play better golf."

The Top 25 award is the gold standard for excellence in the golf school industry and it is based on positive results achieved by golf school graduates

as reported to GOLF Magazine's golf school graduate survey. It is also based on "...the quality of the instruction staff and teaching facilities based on survey results from thousands of golf school alumni." GOLF Magazine's instruction editors also singled out Balance Point Golf Schools in the May 1999 issue for special recognition as just one of four golf schools nationwide that "improve the golfer's mind as much as his mechanics." GOLF Magazine called this approach "...the most significant advancement in golf instruction in the past 25 years...alumni of the schools told us that their experiences were overwhelmingly positive in helping them to play better golf."

Our founder and Director of Instruction, Jim Waldron, is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher nominee for 2001, 2003 and 2005, and a Top Regional Teacher (Northwest) from 2001 to 2006 and recently won this award for a fourth time for 2007-2008. Jim was also naemd to Golf Digest's Best Teacher in State list for Oregon in 2013.

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Upcoming Golf Schools

HAWAII - January 9-February 7, 2027

PORTLAND, OR - June through October 2026

From Ben Hogan to Tom Weiskopf to Jim Waldron as retold by Greg McHatton

This video clip by famed teacher Greg McHatton tells the story of Jim Waldron's conversation with the legendary PGA Tour star Tom Weiskopf on the practice range in 1977 at Pebble Beach. Weiskopf revealed to Jim a lesson he had with the greatest ballstriker who ever lived - Ben Hogan. Check it out to learn more about Hogan's "secrets" to better ballstriking.

Our award-winning Great Shot! golf school training manual is now available for download as an E-Book.
Click here to order and for more information.

The 200 page manual is like an encyclopedia of golf swing fundamentals, swing theory, mechanics, and the psychology of how to learn and practice effectively. This book encompasses Jim Waldron's complete body of knowledge about the golf swing, the end product of over 40 years of research and teaching the craft of ballstriking.

Golf Digest has named Jim Waldron to their Best Teacher in State list for Oregon.

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Twice chosen by Golf Magazine as one of the Top 25 Golf Schools in the nation.

"The most significant advancement in golf instruction in over twenty-five years....alumni of the golf schools told us that their experiences were overwhelmingly positive in helping them to play better golf."

Golf Magazine article on Balance Point Golf Schools

Give us a call at 1-503-997-2063 or email to chat with a staff professional about your golf game improvement goals and a recommendation for the golf instruction program that best fits your needs.