Chelsea Piers Junior Golf
Performance Camp

For Junior Golfers ages 10 years and up
July 7 - August 1, 2008

This intensive 4-week golf camp is intended for golfers, ages 12 and up, who have played the game before, show potential for skill development and are dedicated to taking their game to the next level. Campers are encouraged to register for all 4 weeks for maximum improvement, but may sign up for individual weeks.

AGE RANGE

Campers must have turned 10 years old and may not be over 17 years old at the start of camp.

CURRICULUM

The weekly schedule combines a variety of elements including: short game, full swing, course management, video analysis, rounds of golf at a local course, physical fitness and more. Each student has a personalized practice program concentrated on his or her strengths and weaknesses. The following six areas of the game are covered over the course of the 4-week camp:

• Basic instruction and understanding the swing
• Course management
• Shot making skills (chip, putt, punch, draw, fade)
• Equipment (including dynamic fitting for each camper, and equipment assessment)
• Physical screening and conditioning including
• yoga
• Mental and emotional approach to golf

Campers receive 27.5 hours per week of instruction. The student-to-instructor ratio is 6:1 with a maximum of 12 participants each week.

GOLF FIELD TRIPS

Each Friday, campers have the chance to showcase their new skills during a round of golf at a nearby 9-hole golf course. Transportation and lunch are provided.

FACILITIES

The Golf Club features 52 hitting stalls on 4 tiers, a 200- yard fairway, automatic ball tee-up, putting greens, indoor sand bunker and video analysis.

CAMP INSTRUCTORS

Director of instruction, Dale Gray, will be heading up the camp. Dale came to the golf club after 10 years of working under Hank Haney (Swing coach to Tiger Woods.) The PGA class ‘A’ instructor has trained numerous top junior golfers that have gone on to receive college scholarships.

Tom Guy, UK PGA class ‘A’ instructor and camp director will also be instructing on the camp. In 2007, Tom was recognized as the academy coach of the year. A key focus point of the junior golf performance camp is to give junior golfers a greater understanding of all aspects of the game.

Dale Gray	Tom Guy

WEEKLY SCHEDULE (9:00am - 3:30pm)

• Monday: Campers start off the week at a nearby golf course where instructors assess each camper’s individual strengths and weaknesses.
• Tuesday and Wednesday: Golfers focus on the six main areas of the game.
• Thursday: Campers take their new skills back to the golf course where instructors measure their improvement.
• Friday: Q&A with resident professionals and general swing work with video analysis.

CAMP CHAMPIONSHIPS

At the end of the 4 weeks, campers will have a chance to showcase what they have learned over the summer during a Camp Championship Golf Tournament. This will be an 18-hole Championship event, run by the Golf Club at Chelsea Piers and held at one of our affiliate courses. All campers who participated in the camp throughout the 4 weeks are invited to participate in the Camp Championship. Date and location to be determined.

CAMP DATES AND TUITION

Campers may enroll for 1 week or up to 4 weeks.

Please click here to download an application. To contact the Summer Camp main office, please call 212.336.6846. To contact the Golf Club, please call 212.336.6400.