by David Gould | Oct 1, 2026 | News
By David Gould, Staff Editor Any devoted, lesson-taking, high-income golfer is a prime candidate to purchase an in-home golf simulator. Once that sim is set up, the golfer would likely come to view it as a great place to work with his trusted golf...
by David Gould | Sep 21, 2026 | News
By Lorin Anderson, Founder For many years we’ve used member survey data to track technology usage in golf coaching. In the recently released 2026 Proponent Group Operations and Compensation Survey we look at six key technology areas: Launch monitors,...
by David Gould | Jul 28, 2026 | News
By David Gould, Staff Editor Starting the year with preset goals for revenue and other business metrics is a practice we recommend to member coaches, and it’s a practice many follow. Proponent members who filled out our recent brief questionnaire had a...
by David Gould | Jul 1, 2026 | News, Uncategorized
By David Gould, Staff Editor People whose job it is to follow the golf instruction industry have struggled to keep up with the USGA-run U.S. National Development Program over the three years of its existence. Principal reason for that is the...
by David Gould | Jun 1, 2026 | News
The largest expense that most golf coaches absorb in their businesses are revenue sharing or rent/lease payments. A coaches’ employment situation will likely determine if they pay one or the other (70 percent of our coaches reported paying one or the other this past...
by David Gould | May 12, 2026 | News
By David Gould, Staff Editor Two of the four coaches employed by Proponent member Kenny Nairn at Eagle Creek Golf Club no longer work a lot of weekends. The two veteran staff members, Liam Sullivan and Adam Andrews, “leave the clinics and the Saturday...
