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Improve Your Golf Game at an Orlando Golf
Academy
by Mark Whichard
An Orlando vacation offers you a great opportunity to play
golf and to improve your golf game as well. Orlando boasts
more than 300 days of sunshine per year and is home to many
top notch golf courses. Even more interesting to golf
enthusiasts are the 20+ golf academies in the greater
Orlando area. If you would like to learn the basics or
improve your skills and get instruction from some of the top
pros in the game, then the golf academies are the place to
go. Let's take a look at some of the best ones in the area.
The Brad Brewer Academy. Brad Brewer is a disciple
and long time associate of Arnold Palmer and his academy
offers variety of programs for both group and individual
instruction. Some of the programs are "play and stay" with
accommodation included in the fee and others allow you to
stay in other accommodations and come for the instruction
only. The academy also offers an electronic option as well,
and you can get instruction using your computer at any
remote location. For example, you can send a video of your
swing to your e-instructor and get feedback. You can contact
the academy at: 9939 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819 and
reach them by phone at: 866.996.9933 or 407.996.3306
Grand Cypress Academy of
Golf. This
academy has been rated as one of the top 25 golf schools in
the U.S.A. continuously since 1999. It is located on a 21
acre facility with a variety of schools, clinics and lesson
packages. The schools include the Fred Griffin Players Golf
School, Grand Cypress Players Golf School, Game Development
Golf School, Two-Day Golf School, Women's Three-Day Golf
School, Women's Two-Day Golf School , and a Junior Golf
School. The schools include accommodations or you can come
as a commuter.
In case you cannot attend a
full school session, you can also sign up for lesson
packages. You can get one-on-one lessons tailored to any
aspect of the game. If you are a beginner then the best
thing to do is to sign up for one of the golf clinics that
are offered periodically throughout the year. You can
contact the academy at: Grand Cypress Resort, One North
Jacaranda, Orlando, Florida 32836 (They are adjacent to
Disney World).Phone: (407) 239-4700 or Toll-Free: (877)
330-7377,Fax: (407) 239-7219
Arnold Palmer Gold Academy.
If you want to learn the game according to the style and
philosophy of Arnold Palmer, then this is the place to go.
The ratio of students to instructors is four to one, so you
are sure of getting a lot of personal attention as well as
having the company of other golfers. The academy breaks down
the instruction into four areas: Mastering fundamentals,
scoring zone, practice like a pro and course management. The
facilities are open year round, with classes held each week.
Private lessons and corporate events can be organized in
addition the standard group lessons.
In case you are wondering,
Arnold Palmer actually spends time at the academy. In the
winter months of November through March, he resides at the
Bay Hill Club, where the academy is located, and, when he is
in town, plays each day at the club. Here is the contact
information: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge 9000 Bay
Hill Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32819, Toll Free Number :
1-888-422-9445, Fax Number : 407-876-1035
These are but three of the
golf academies in the area. There is plenty of opportunity
to improve your game while you are in Orlando. So, plan
ahead and contact one of the academies now and get ready for
great times in the golfer's paradise of Orlando.
Mark
Whichard is an Orlando tourism expert and writes frequently
about attractions in and around Orlando. Mark and his wife
Susan are the proprietors of
Quality Villa Rentals
Orlando. You can get great deals on
Orlando Villa
rentals and vacation Homes at this website http://www.qualityvillarentals.com.
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