Michigan Course Reviews and Online Instruction

GolfBlogger Friend Phil Lawrence has some good reviews of southeastern Michigan golf courses on his Golf Instruction Courses blog. He covers Moose Ridge, Timber Trace, Indian Springs, Hunter’s Ridge and Huron Meadows. I’ve not played Indian Springs, but his positive write-up has inspired me.

The blog is an adjunct to Phil’s main business, online Golf Instruction Courses. I worked with Phil personally earlier this summer, and he was able to help identify some glaring weaknesses in my game—specifically, a lack of swing speed in some of my short and mid irons (driver and three wood were fine). I’m still digesting the information he gave me, but will have a full write-up on the experience later.

With his online instruction courses, Phil is at the forefront of an education revolution. During my appearance on the Internet Advisor on WJR-760 AM yesterday, we discussed how online instruction is changing the way people learn. The Internet Advisior, Gary Baker, and I both are Scout leaders and talked about how the Boy Scouts of America offers some of its adult training online. Show host Foster Braun discussed online training that he has done with a project at Disney.

But selfishly, I hope that online courses don’t replace classroom teachers any time soon ... or at least until I retire.