"Can you please give me a golf lesson that doesn't make me worse?"

That question and the two that follow are thoughts that go through most golfers mind.

"Please help me get better, don't confuse me."

"Can you say it so it doesn't sound like a foreign language?"

Confusion and getting worse are two of the biggest fears that keep golfers from seeking out professional help on their golf games.

Having trust that you would not get worse or confused would certainly lead to more golfers taking lessons.

If you haven't already, please read "The New Rules of Golf Instruction." This e-book is all about trust and knowledge. In this case knowledge is power. The power that comes from holding your instructor accountable to the 9 standards listed in the book. The trust that would come knowing you have an instructor that lives up to these 9 standards.

A couple of weeks ago we taped a new series of videos about the opposite of "New Rules" golf instruction, "Old Rules" instruction.

The first installment of "The Adventures of O.R. Smith, Old Rules Instructor" will be posted here in the next couple of days. We lampoon the typical standards of the past that have confused golfers and potentially made them worse. O.R. is played by legendary PGA Professional Jerry Mowlds and is a composite character created to shed a light on the sometimes ridiculous traits of golf instructors who have not helped golfers. We hope to educate through humor.

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