Fill out the survey and get tips on your game from the pros.
When Chuck Cook talks, people listen. After all, this is the guy who is widely regarded as one of America’s top golf instructors. And, c’mon, he’s coached golfers such as Payne Stewart, Corey Pavin, and Tom Kite to U.S. Open victories. Who wouldn’t listen? So it’s no surprise that his Chuck Cook Golf Academy at Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, has become destination travel for motivated golfers each year. Students come wanting to learn his golf principles and how they can apply them to their own games.
“The golf school is designed to give students a method for developing their games,” Cook explains. “This might involve winning the fourth flight of your club championship or perhaps winning the U.S. Open.”
The academy offers a full roster of options on how to improve your game, including an intensive three-day total golf program, a two-day short-game school, and schools for women-only, juniors, and families. Programs are available most of the year, but even Texas has an off-season during the winter — so here’s the perfect opportunity to get a few pointers from the Chuck Cook Golf Academy staff and work on those weaknesses before next season.
This year, the Chuck Cook Golf Academy takes the reins of what has become a Private Clubs tradition — our annual golf evaluation. Just fill out the form on the following page, or answer the questions on Private Clubs Online. The golf academy’s staff will evaluate your responses and, via return e-mail or mail, help you determine where your game stands. So turn the page, and get started on improving your game now!
THREE WAYS TO SUBMIT
Everyone is different. Like Chuck Cook says, “People not only swing differently, they think and learn differently with equal success.” Similarly, everyone has a different way to communicate, so we’re giving you three ways to submit your questionnaire. Pick the one that works best for you.
• Fill out the questionnaire online at www.privateclubs.com/game.
• Fill out the questionnaire on the following page and fax it to 972.888.7338.
• Or fill it out and mail to: Game Evaluation, c/o Editor, Private Clubs, 3030 LBJ Freeway, 5th Floor, Dallas, TX 75234
GAME EVALUATION 2008
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
E-mail address:
Male
Female
Age:
Handicap or average score for 18 holes:
Handicap or average score for 9 holes:
How many years have you played?
How often do you play?
How many times per month do you practice?
How long do you practice per session?
On average, how many lessons do you take per year?
Is golf related to your job?
At which type of course do you most often play golf:
Private
Semi-private
Public
Resort
Please list specific playing goals for the upcoming season:
Please list your long-term playing goals:
GENERAL GAME-RELATED QUESTIONS
Per round, what is your ...
______ Average driving distance
______ Average number of fairways hit in regulation
______ Average number of greens hit in regulation
______ Average number of putts
______ Average number of three-putts
______ Average number of one-putts
______ Percentage of time you get the ball up and down when green is missed
______ Percentage of chip or pitch up-and-downs
______ Percentage of bunker up-and-downs
FULL-SWING BALL-STRIKING SKILLS
Rate yourself in the following areas on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being lowest, 5 being highest:
_____ Driver or 3-wood
_____ Fairway woods
_____ Long irons (2-, 3-, 4-irons)
_____ Middle irons (5-, 6-, 7-irons)
_____ Short irons (8-, 9-irons)
_____ Wedges (pitching wedge, sand wedge)
Normal ball flight consists of shots that tend to:
Poorly hit shots tend to:
SHORT-GAME SKILLS
Rate yourself in the following areas on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being lowest, 5 being highest:
PITCHING:
_____ Ability to control height
_____ Ability to control distance
CHIPPING:
_____ Ability to control height
_____ Ability to control amount of roll
BUNKER PLAY:
_____ Out on first attempt
_____ Distance control
PUTTING:
_____ 10 feet or less
_____ 11 to 20 feet
_____ 21 to 30 feet
_____ 31 feet or greater