1. You get the lesson, which will run about 45 minutes.
   
   
2. You get an 18 hole greens fee pass for the Batavia Country Club to be used any time during 2010 (cart not included).
   
   
3. The lesson cost varies, check the lesson details on the Indoor Schedule page.

• My lesson plans for indoor lessons are essentially the same as for my outdoor lessons, the only difference being that we don't hit range balls outdoors, we hit other types of balls into a net.
  
  
• Students do not hit off of real grass, we use stance mats and hitting mats for full and short swing drills. Students use carpeting for lag putting, and putting ramps for short putts.
  
  
• Students do not hit real golf balls for full swing drills, we use "Birdie Balls" and "Almost Golf Balls" for 3/4 and full swing drills; for short chipping and putting drills we use real balls.
  
  
• The purpose of hitting any type of ball during the lesson will not be to see how the shot may or may not be curving, we won't be able to determine that exactly because the net will be very close to the hitting area. Training aids are used to help the student focus on proper impact and to give the student feedback. I am able to observe if the student is making solid contact at impact, if the student is "hitting down" at impact, and I will be able to see if the ball flight is on the ball-target line right after impact.
  
  
• Students can not see the full flight of the ball. I personally feel that this is an advantage because the student does not get obsessed with what the ball is doing as sometimes happens with an outdoor lesson at the range. At an indoor lesson, full concentration is focused on swing and impact technique. The student can "feel" a good shot, and a lot of my teaching is based on having the student experience the correct "feel" of the swing motion and impact. If you can "feel" the correct tecnhique, it's easier to repeat.
  
  
• Plus.......the weather is always good at an indoor lesson.

• learn a pre-shot routine for putting,
• learn a repeatable putting method,
• practice lag putts and short putts,
• practice a technique for short chips.

Tom,

Thanks so much for the Impact Lesson, "Toe UP to Toe Up"

I really enjoyed meeting you & enjoyed your class.I felt like you truly cared about improving my golf game. I felt no stress or nervousness during your class. The personalized E-mails & phone calls were very unexpected & sincerely appreciated. There is so much to absorb during a lesson that you sometimes can't remember it all. The E-mail & phone call were a big help to me. You've got me eager to practice these drills & excited about the up coming golf season.

Thanks again,

Tom Cecere

Tom, Sorry my response took a while, it's tough for me to keep on top of my personal e-mails!

In regard to the lesson, I think it was very well executed. I appreciated the fact that it was structured and progressive, each segment of the swing taught and practiced until the end when we could put it all together.

I don't think I can think of a lesson in which the swing was broken down like that for me. I actually think I understand what the heck I've been doing wrong all this time! I can "feel" what my body has to do to execute a good swing and it's nothing fancy or hard to understand.

I think half of my problem is I have very poor body awareness, so when someone tells me to move a certain way I really have a hard time sensing what they want me to do. Pointing out how my arms should feel (passive) and what my shoulders should be doing(rotating )was a first. I think the drills will be most helpful, I appreciate the visuals that go along with them so I can make sure I'm practicing correctly.

It must be tough to have to teach people at various levels all in the same group but you accomplished it!

I'll actually be looking forward to the beginning of golf season for a change! Thanks much and you can certainly use any part of my comments if you'd like!

Beth Rich

Hi Tom,

I enjoyed the lesson very much. As I noted earlier, I've been playing this game for a long time so I have some deeply engrained bad habits that always seem to rear their ugly head (usually toward season end) and in retrospect, it's probably because of the timing required to keep my current swing together. I like the philosophy of your technique,and with steady practice and implementation on the course, I feel that the simplicity of this swing will allow me to lower my score. Now if I could only putt. (That's another lesson)!

Beth and I enjoy your passion for the game and we love playing together, so hopefully, this will help her to enjoy the game more. She get's frustrated while playing and I'm a worse teacher than a golfer.

You covered a lot in an hour so we will follow up with you in the spring with another lesson so you can evaluate our progress and will look forward to a round at your course, (I've never played BCC).

Best regards, Jeff Rich

Hi Tom,

We both wanted to thank you for the great lesson.

Destry and I both learned many new things about the rotary swing and many other key techniques for improving our golf skills. For me, it was so much to think about, because I am a self-taught golfer (I'm sure it shows).

Destry enjoys your instruction greatly. I am hoping we may be able to "swing" a few more lessons this spring/summer.

Thanks again,

Bob and Destry Mullen (Editors note: father and son)

Thomas,

I was very pleased with the lesson. I thought that you did a great job describing the three swings and the differences. I thought the lesson was packed with useful information; especially the drills.

I plan to practice them and hope to gain consistency. I believe that you provided a very sound starting point for that - from knowledge and drills.

I would not hesitate to recommend the indoor lesson to my friends. Thank you for the additional thoughts.

Chad MayerHofer

Tom,

I really liked the class. I like how you're really concerned about our game. The only thing is that it just went by too quickly.....

It was really nice of you to take the extra time to help us. There was so much information that you presented us with in such a short period of time. It's great having someone there to check your swing.

I think what you taught me will help,it certainly is different from my swing. I think that just keeping more weight on my left leg is going to be a major thing. I also feel stronger bending a little more with a wider stance. I was too straight up and I never felt confident that I could hit the ball solid most of the time.

I think I remember all of the drills and how to do them but I was wondering if you could have a brief explanation after each one on how to do them and what they're meant to do. For example, the towel drill,which I really liked, but I don't remember exactly where the towel was suppose to be on my back swing. I know on the follow through it's suppose to be a mirror image of your back swing. I know that the wrists are suppose to be ahead of the club,is there a drill that will help with this?

[ Editors Note: In response to Stephen's feedback, I installed the key drills for this lesson on web pages for review, the student gets the links as part of their notes...Tom ]

..........Thank you for everything and I know your classes will help a lot of golfers.

Stephen Kolbert