A PGA Golf Coach's Journey - Mike Vechery

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Do you love golf? Are you good at golf? Do you love teaching others? Well you may want to check out the career of a PGA Golf Coach? Today on the My Career Shop Podcast, I am joined by Mike Vechery, a Senior Golf Pro, PGA Associate, and owner of Mike V Golf. In this episode, we will discuss how Mike became a PGA Golf Coach, the steps to becoming a Golf Coach, the Playing Ability Test, what Golf Coaches actually do on a day-to-day basis, the perks to being a PGA member, type of characteristics that you need to succeed as a Golf Coach, why some coaches fail, pros and cons about the profession, and tips to help you succeed and much more. Outside of that, I also got to speak to Mike about the commitment required to become an elite scratch golfer, and what it takes for someone young to become a pro and go on the tour.
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Guest: Mike Vechery
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Rozdziały

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. About Mike (00:01:09)

3. Why did you want to become a PGA Golf Coach? (00:02:24)

4. What are the steps you have to take to become a PGA Associate and Golf Coach? (00:04:26)

5. Do you need to be a PGA Associate to be a Golf Coach? (00:05:43)

6. Playing Ability Test (00:07:06)

7. Restrictions on where a PGA Golf coach can teach (00:13:24)

8. Characteristics needed to be a successful Golf Coach (00:14:41)

9. What type of person would hate being a Golf Coach? (00:16:48)

10. Why do people fail as Golf Coaches? (00:20:45)

11. Day in the life of a Golf Coach (00:23:03)

12. Mike’s teaching philosophy (00:25:53)

13. Is the job stressful? (00:34:06)

14. Does the job get redundant? (00:35:44)

15. How much does a Golf Coach earn? (00:37:21)

16. Special perks to being a Golf Coach (00:43:47)

17. How much does a Golf Coach work and work-life balance (00:48:20)

18. What do you like about being a Golf Coach? (00:52:40)

19. What are some things you dislike about being a Golf Coach? (00:54:09)

20. Technical tools a Golf Coach uses (01:00:07)

21. Advice Mike would give to his younger self (01:01:07)

22. What is the best golf advice Mike has received? (01:03:00)

23. What is the worst golf advice Mike has received? (01:05:09)

24. How do you become a scratch golfer? (01:07:13)

25. How many years does it take to become a scratch golfer? (01:11:15)

26. How do you play in tournaments? (01:12:54)

27. How do you go Pro? (01:14:36)

28. What do you need to do to get recruited from high school? (01:15:18)