![]() ![]() I spent 6 hours with him over the next two days learning from him and bought his famous mat and his other instructional information. I walked over and learned in was Ben Doyle, legendary golf instructor. While attending a FCG tournament in Nor Cal at Quail Lodge and saw a really crazy looking golf cart and an older gentleman sitting in the cart.Very influenced by Jim Flick and his coaching methods. Attended every Coaching Seminar I could find.I immediately came home and asked Stadium Golf Center owner if I could put a building in and did this in 2005. While there I experienced the indoor/ outdoor lesson format where you film outdoors and come inside to analyze and sit down and chat. Traveled to Palm Springs several times to learn from Carl Welty. ![]() Justin Leonard and Natalie Gulbis were there training. They invited me to watch a 2-day golf school and I learned a lot. Looked up the Golf Digest Top Coaches List and went straight to the top and called the Butch Harmon Academy and asked if I could come watch Butch teach.Started coaching in 2001 at Stadium Golf Center and took a lesson from all 9 coaches at Stadium Golf Center.Practiced at age 18 and 19 years old with Keith Sbarbaro the #2 player behind Phil Mickelson at ASU.Read most of Jim McLean’s books in High School and all Bob Rotella Mental Game Books.From age 15 always studied the golf swing, watched a ton of golf on TV, and learned quickly how to recognize the direction the ball would go on TV before the analyst would say anything.Failed at college golf but has taken that experience to help his students succeed and understand the process better.Received a college scholarship to SDSU on June 6th of senior year in high school. Played competitive golf first and had great coaches (Deron Johnson, John Darling) to help me go from a beginner at age 15 to a scratch handicap player at age 17.Goal Setting: How do you crush your goals? Fill out this form even if you aren’t my student.Award Winning Club Fitting Services – Learn More.The Stat Sheet I use will help you become a better player. Stat Tracking: Are you tracking your stats? One of the most important keys to player development is understanding your golf game better and to analyze your game like a PGA/ LPGA Tour Player.Foresight Technology: Access to 10 Launch Monitors at Stadium Golf Center.Strength and Fitness Training Program with Jake Glaze Fitness – Get Started.ThrivSports is the Academy Technology provider for online lesson bookings.Flightscope Technology now available at Coaching Sessions with Chris at both Stadium Golf Center and Smeal Short Game Course.An account will be set up for you at your first session. Coach Now Technology: Chris uses Coach Now Technology to house all student’s videos and lesson notes.Group Programs are not currently being offered.Follow Smeal Short Game Course on Instagram here. These sessions cannot be booked online and must be scheduled with Chris directly. NEW!!! – Chris has opened a State of the Art Short Game Facility in Poway for a second facility for short game coaching. Coaching Awards and Learn More About Chris and His Coaching Philosophy.Proud to have over 160 Students Earn College Golf Scholarships.I look forward to helping you.” – Chris Smeal “My passion is to help you play better golf, crush your goals, become a more confident person, and put a blueprint for success in your life that will help you in whatever you choose to do. Chris is most proud of his ability to connect with students and get them to a level they never even considered possible. Chris is an award winning instructor including 2018 Golf Digest Best Young Teacher in America, Golf Digest Top Teacher in California from 2013-2020, FCG Top 25 Elite Junior Coach, US Kids Master Coach, 2019 SCPGA Player Development Award and 2020 SCPGA Youth Player Development Award, and Golf Range Magazine Top 50 Growth of the Game Coach in the USA. Our founder Chris Smeal, PGA coaches 4 days a week mostly to elite junior golfers and college players but his schedule is open online first come first serve by appointment to anyone who wants to learn. Welcome to the Future Champions Golf Academy located at Stadium Golf Center in San Diego, CA. ![]()
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