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Brandon Proudfoot has been involved with youth golf ever since becoming an instructor in 2003, and while most of his focus has been in the Snoqualmie Valley he has also instructed other places around the state.
Brandon Proudfoot has been involved with youth golf ever since becoming an instructor in 2003, and while most of his focus has been in the Snoqualmie Valley he has also instructed other places around the state.
Here are Brandon’s golf instruction highlights starting with the most recent:
- Head Golf Coach at Mount Si High School (boys and girls teams)
- Golf Coach at Snoqualmie Middle School since 2006
- 2 years as Program Director for the Pacific Northwest Junior Golf Association
- 4 years instructing with The First Tee in-school program in multiple school disctricts
- Seattle School District
- Issaquah School District
- Snoqualmie School District
- Lake Washington School District
- Tacoma School District
- 3 years as Director of Instruction for the Little Bogeys at Mount Si Golf Course
Teaching Philosophy The golf swing is an athletic movement. Players will learn best by doing and it is a teacher’s responsibly to encourage the student and build a relationship so that the student has fun with the learning. I believe that positions, beyond setup, are over taught to beginner students who don't yet have the basis to know where their body is and thus cannot make changes to a new position while in-swing. In this sense we must nudge them onto the right path for correct mechanics while letting them discover the movements on their own. This is not to say you cannot correct a students mechanical flaw, it is to say that if you are going to correct a flaw do your best to let students discover the fix as they will internalize the fix better. Think of it like learning to throw a baseball or shoot a basketball. People learn best by doing not being told. Interests Hiking & Camping Biking Reading | Rates $50 an hour *I'm currently not taking new students for private instruction. Photos Mt Si High School Boys Varsity & JV  Mount Si High School Boys C-team  |
