Last week I broke down and decided it was time for golf lessons. My handicap index moved from 13.7 last fall to 17.0 currently, so it was time to do something. Instead of throwing new equipment at the problem, I decided to contact my old friend Gerald McCullagh and he referred me to Dee Forsberg-Voss at the University of Minnesota.

Dee participated in the Women’s Tapemark last fall and was teaching out of Braemar before joining Gerald this year. Along with Fred Habermel and U of M assistant golf coach Andrew Tank, they have founded the Golf Institute of Minnesota, located at the U of M Les Bolstad practice center.

My one-hour lesson started at 9:30am last Thursday by discussing my goals and going over my equipment. The clubs in my bag passed inspection, with the exception of my driver. Dee said I could buy a used 3-year-old driver for around $100 that would be better than my old Titleist 975D. I really love that club, but it’s probably time to retire it soon. (more…)