Testimonials
Who would have thought you could have a golf lesson in downtown SF! At first I was skeptical since, I don't really play a lot of golf, but Terry did more then help my golf swing.
He uses video to show you how to adjust your swing and can compare you to a pro golfer like Tiger Woods. Being a personal trainer, I know Terry knows what he is talking about because he is well educated in anatomy and kinesiology of the body. Something that I would find important with one who teaches technique and sport performance.
The next time I went out to play with my buddies, I won our $100 pot. Not bad for a $75 profit. It was worth every penny to beat my friends who are "great" golfers.
Mr. O
I've taken the second of a six part series of lessons from Terry Rowles who came very highly recommended from a friend. I found his approach to be unique and extremely effective. He has combined technology which gives instant and visual feedback with practical drills that can be done on the course and at home to train the body to feel the correct sensation. After my first lesson, he videotaped my swing which was posted online with an overview of the drills i was supposed to follow for future reference. During my two lessons, we've worked on both the full swing and putting.
I would highly recommend Terry, he's a fantastic teacher. The financial district location is also quite convenient for a quick mid-week lesson - quite a welcome diversion to the daily grind.
Jey O
Allow me to preface this with IAAPG (I am a professional golfer). I recently decided to get my game back in shape after a 5 year virtual hiatus. By sheer chance, I discovered this gem of a business called "San Francisco Golf Performance Center" in of all places the heart of the financial district. Now, before you ask whether you get to smash 5 irons through the windows of the BofA building, let me just say it's all indoors. Normally that would kind of suck because I like to see the flight of the ball but I decided to peek inside anyway. And boy am I glad I did. Instructor Terry Rowles has the coolest technology - everything from the state of the art software to suits that map your body as you swing through 3 dimensions.
Now if it were just the technology I might have signed up and said "ok, just stay out of my way while I use your gear to teach myself", but it's not just about technology here. Terry Rowles is a bona-fide professional-grade instructor and you would be a fool not to listen to his advice. If you've ever wondered what taking a lesson from David Leadbetter or Butch Harmon or [insert teacher du-jour here] is like you needn't wonder any longer. The secret to a good golf swing is much more than pure mechanics - if your body isn't primed for the golf swing you have no chance. What I love about Terry Rowles is that he's an Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner. In plain english that means he's an expert at teaching you how to use, train, and sense your body like a top level athlete. Within a single lesson I learned more about posture and how my body type and fitness level contributes to poor tendencies than I have learned in my previous 20 years playing golf. And this is not bologna folks, sure there are lots of pros out there that "claim" they know the secrets to golf - and maybe some of them actually stumbled upon one or two, but without the proper background or technology at their disposal they can't put the puzzle together and you end up with a hit-or-miss lesson (pardon the pun).
It's expensive any way you slice it, but I'm hooked (again, pun intended).
Charles W