Golf Lesson FAQs

Golf Hour offers lesson paths for golfers at every stage. Tier 1 is a comfortable starting point for new or less-experienced golfers. Tier 2 is designed for golfers who already play and want to improve consistency, contact, distance control, direction, and ball flight. Tier 3 provides a more customized coaching path for experienced golfers with advanced goals.

Choose Tier 1 when you want to build a strong foundation, learn basic setup and swing skills, or gain confidence in a no-pressure environment. Choose Tier 2 when you already have golf experience and want help diagnosing recurring misses, understanding your swing, and creating a focused practice plan. Golfers seeking advanced analysis or a custom coaching structure should submit a Tier 3 inquiry.

Lessons are held indoors in a Golf Hour simulator bay. The indoor environment provides a comfortable, consistent place to learn and practice throughout the year without weather, course traffic, or seasonal conditions affecting the session.

The Tier 1 and Tier 2 lesson-and-practice packages include individual instruction. Coaching is focused on your experience, goals, comfort level, swing tendencies, and areas for improvement.

Immediate practice helps you apply the instructor's feedback while it is still fresh. You can feel the adjustment, repeat it, and begin turning the lesson into a more dependable skill instead of leaving with only a tip or explanation.

You can review the instructor profile to learn more about the coaching approach and experience. Meet our golf instructor .

Tier 1 is designed for people who are completely new to golf, have played casually without formal instruction, or want help building a stronger foundation. It is also a good fit for golfers who want to improve grip, stance, setup, clean contact, confidence, and basic golf etiquette.

No. Tier 1 is specifically designed to be beginner-friendly and comfortable. You do not need a perfect swing or previous formal instruction—just an interest in learning and a willingness to practice.

Tier 1 can help you develop a confident golf foundation, including:

• Club basics
• Grip, stance, and setup
• Making cleaner contact
• Confidence and basic golf etiquette
• A clearer understanding of what to practice next

Tier 1 includes four individual 60-minute sessions. Each session combines 30 minutes of individual golf instruction with 30 minutes of individual solo practice in the same simulator bay. The package also includes 120 Anytime Simulator Minutes for additional individual practice.

You first work one-on-one with an instructor on the skills and priorities appropriate for your experience. You then move directly into solo practice in the same simulator bay so you can reinforce what you learned without losing momentum.

The included 120 Anytime Simulator Minutes provide two additional hours of individual simulator practice. They may be booked at available times after your first 60-minute lesson-and-practice session.

Tier 2 is designed for golfers who already play or have played before and want a more dependable game. It is a good fit for golfers seeking better contact, consistency, distance control, direction, ball flight, and a more focused practice plan.

Tier 2 can help identify and address recurring patterns such as a slice, hook, push, pull, thin shot, or fat shot. The instructor works with you to understand the cause of the miss, experience a productive adjustment, and practice the change with useful simulator feedback.

Tier 2 includes four individual 60-minute sessions. Each session combines 30 minutes of individual golf instruction with 30 minutes of individual solo practice in the same simulator bay. The package also includes 120 Anytime Simulator Minutes for additional individual practice.

The instructor evaluates your swing, contact patterns, ball flight, and recurring misses. After the individual lesson, you immediately practice the lesson priorities on your own in the same simulator bay while the feedback is still fresh.

Tier 2 is structured as an improvement plan rather than a one-time tip. The sessions help you identify the cause of a miss, understand the correction, practice it immediately, and continue building on the work across multiple visits.

The included 120 Anytime Simulator Minutes provide two additional hours of individual simulator practice. They may be booked at available times after your first 60-minute lesson-and-practice session.

A Playing Lesson is an instructor-guided simulator round for one or two golfers. You play a simulated course while receiving practical swing observations, course-management guidance, and personalized tips you can immediately apply to your game.

Yes. The package is intended for one or two participating golfers. Come on your own or bring a friend or family member to play and learn together. The package includes the instructor and one simulator bay for the complete two-hour experience.

The experience lasts two hours and is organized into three flexible portions:

• Approximately 15 minutes to meet the instructor, warm up, select a course, and discuss your goals
• Approximately 90 minutes of simulator play with real-time coaching
• Approximately 15 minutes to review observations, practice priorities, and recommended next steps

The instructor may adjust the timing based on pace of play and participant needs.

A solo participant plays stroke play, while two participants play a two-person scramble. The instructor provides guidance throughout the simulated round and may adjust the format based on participant needs and pace of play.

Coaching is adapted to the golfers and the situations encountered during the round. Topics may include:

• Pre-shot routine, setup, and alignment
• Club selection and distance decisions
• Course management, target selection, and shot planning
• Swing observations, contact, and swing tendencies
• Trouble-shot decisions and recovery options
• Practice priorities and recommended next steps

Tier 1 and Tier 2 packages provide a series of individual lessons paired with immediate solo practice and additional Anytime Simulator Minutes. A Playing Lesson is one two-hour experience for one or two golfers, with instruction delivered while you play a simulated course. It adds the decisions, routines, and situations that come up during a round, alongside practical swing feedback.

A Playing Lesson is a good fit for golfers who learn best by applying instruction during play, want help with course strategy and club selection, or would like to improve alongside a friend or family member. It offers a comfortable indoor setting without weather concerns or pressure from golfers playing behind you.

Visit the Playing Lessons page to review the package details and follow the purchase steps. After purchasing, coordinate with the Golf Hour instructor to select an available date and time. Arrive early enough to be ready at the scheduled start time. Explore Playing Lessons .

The lesson package pages list sessions as available on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. Session availability may vary, so coordinate scheduling with the instructor after selecting your lesson path.

After selecting the appropriate lesson package, work with the golf instructor to schedule the individual sessions. Each visit is designed to build on the previous lesson so you can continue developing with clear priorities.

No. The packages are structured as a series of individual sessions. Scheduling the sessions over multiple visits allows you to learn, practice, and build on the previous lesson.

You should leave each session with clear priorities and a focused practice plan. The immediate solo-practice portion and additional simulator minutes give you opportunities to reinforce the changes between lessons.

Tier 3 is a more personalized path for experienced golfers with advanced goals. It may include advanced swing analysis, launch-data review, performance tracking, course-management strategy, and a coaching structure tailored to the golfer's needs.

Complete the Tier 3 inquiry form and tell Golf Hour about your experience, goals, and current needs. The team will use that information to identify the appropriate instructor, coaching structure, and next step. Submit a Tier 3 inquiry .