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Jim Waldron's Balance Point Golf

My primary goal as a teacher of this great game is to give my students the insights and information that will enable them to breakthrough to extraordinary golf.

My teaching method is a blend of biomechanics and mindfulness practice, covering both the "what to do" with your body and club, and the "how to do it" with your mental approach to learning, training and performing in golf."

- Jim Waldron

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Twice chosen by Golf Magazine as one of the Top 25 Golf Schools in the nation.

"The most significant advancement in golf instruction in over twenty-five years....alumni of the golf schools told us that their experiences were overwhelmingly positive in helping them to play better golf."

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“I learned more about the golf swing and how the game is played in five days with you than I learned in my previous 45 years of reading, instruction and playing. Your knowledge and enthusiasm made for a truly valuable learning experience. Having attended other golf schools and seeing only minor improvement and gaining little real knowledge, I am truly a convert and true disciple of Jim Waldron and the Great Shot! golf school!"

- Herb Hipsher, Hawaii

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"My ball striking ability has already improved beyond what I had hoped I could ever achieve. I'm making such consistently good contact that my scores are now regularly in the 70"s...I'm gaining at least 10 yards in distance on all of my clubs and am hitting some of the longest drives of my career. Thanks, Jim!"

- RD Ferren, OR after taking our Great Shot! school

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"Outstanding! I am amazed at your knowledge and your ability to breakdown the golf swing on a physical, mental and emotional level. Thank you for making practice so fun, especially on the range. And thanks for already helping me to realize my potential to play better golf - my short game has already greatly improved."

- Bob Jalovi, Spokane, WA after attending our Great Shot! and Short Game schools

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"Mr. Waldron – thank you so much for being such a great teacher. You quickly diagnosed by real problem and got my game back on track. Your insights and ability to communicate your concepts has helped my golf game tremendously."

- Clare Dittemore, winner of four tournaments within weeks of working with Jim Waldron

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Podcasts on Yips Cure Program, Mental Game, How to Make Swing Changes, and More

Jim Waldron is the guest on the popular "On the Mark" podcast hosted by golf teacher and PGA Tour announcer Mark Immelman. Jim and Mark discuss the mental game and Jim's practical system for improving mental focus and strengthening the mind-body connection. Found HERE.

Two recent podcasts Jim Waldron did with top European mental game coach, Karl Morris. Found HERE and HERE.

Trailer for Jim's new video on the Mental Game, Focal Point System I HERE.

Learn more about Jim's Yips Cure Program HERE.

Jim covers mental game, how to make swing changes, the Arm Swing Illusion, and more HERE.

Find more podcasts and videos | HERE.

 

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The Yips Whisperer

The worst thing that can happen to any golfer is a severe case of yips. It can be a maddening affliction that makes many golfers want to quit the game they love. Fortunately, there is a way to cure the yips. Jim Waldron has developed a system proven over and over again to be very effective at completely and quickly eliminating the root causes of the yips. By dealing with all four root causes from the outset, progress is rapid and permanent.

Jim will show you why you yip in the first place, how to use your conscious mind mental focus in a way that makes it virtually impossible to yip, how to shift your emotional state from a negative to a positive in just a few seconds, and how simple mechanical changes will make your brain use new “yip-free” neuromuscular pathways to perform the swing or stroke.

His mind/body connection approach has a 99.5% success rate with students using the in person instruction option, and a 94% success rate for students who choose the real time webcam/online program. Fixing your yips permanently is indeed possible.

Jim works with golfers with all types of yips. Chipping yips and short game yips are the most common type, with full swing yips and driver yips a close second. Jim also has cured scores of golfers with putting yips, pitching yips and bunker yips.

Jim can work with you in person or remotely via webcam.

Jim discusses his approach to fixing the golf yips with Karl Morris on the popular golf podcast "Brain Booster." HERE

Video clip on Jim's Cure the Yips program. HERE
Podcast on Jim's Cure the Yips program. HERE

What Jim's students are saying about his Yips instruction...

"I developed the yips in my chipping about 10 years ago. It was destroying the game I love. Having seen more coaches than I care to remember, I could see no way out and even stopped playing for a while. That was until I came across Jim Waldron via a podcast. I was sceptical at first, and deep down knew it wouldn’t work, but I still committed myself fully to the programme. The process was one of the best experiences I have ever had, and it really works! I have been cured by Jim, and will be forever grateful."      Richard C, UK

Upcoming Golf Schools

Jim Waldron is teaching in person at Quail Valley Golf Course near Portland, Oregon May through October 2023. Until then he will continue working with students exclusively in real-time via webcam. Remote lessons on full swing mechanics, short game, putting and mental game via Facetime, Duo, Hangouts, etc. can be done either indoors in front of your computer webcam, or on the practice range using your smartphone webcam app. Instruction is customized to meet individual needs.

Jim continues to offer remote learning options year round. For more on real-time online Golf Swing , Short Game, Mental Game instruction, click here.
For more on the real-time online Waldron Yips Cure Program, click here.

Please email or call our office at 503-997-2063 for more information.

Live Remote Instruction with Video Swing Analysis via Webcam

With your laptop, smart phone or tablet webcam you can take a live lesson with Jim Waldron, from your home or practice range no matter where you live. You will be able to see and to interact with Jim in real time. This is an exciting, new and affordable method of instruction that will become increasingly popular in the coming decade.

Jim Waldron will analyze video of your golf swing, short game stroke or putting stroke and then engage in a live interactive lesson with you via webcam (Facetime, Duo, Hangouts). You can send us your video via email, Google Drive, or the link to your own private YouTube account. More...

Videos & Podcasts about Jim Waldron & Balance Point Golf Instruction

Podcast: Here is Jim discussing his Yips Cure Program with Fred Greene on the #! Golf Podcast on the Web, GolfSmarter.  It’s over an hour in length and Jim goes into a lot of detail about the root causes for the Yip Impulse and the Keys that are the foundation of the Cure Program: special techniques for replacing fear/anxiety with rock solid confidence and mental focus and awareness training.

Video: Jim discussing his Yips Cure Program in his video instruction series.

Podcast: Another GolfSmarter podcast with Jim discussing his overall swing instruction philosophy with  a special emphasis on his renownwd “Arm Swing Illusion” concept.

Podcast: Jim discussing the Chipping Yips.

Video: An extract from one of Jim’s instruction videos in his “Great Shot!: Mastering the Craft of Ballstriking” series. This particular video extract features Jim discussing some of his ideas about the Transition move in the golf swing, or the detailed Mechanics of the start of the forward swing.

Video: An extract from Jim’s two hour video devoted to his groundbreaking “Arm Swing Illusion” concept, part of our “Great Shot!: Mastering the Craft of Ballstriking” 13 video instruction series covering all of the essential fundamentals and skills of the Jim Waldron ideal golf swing model.

Find more information on Jim's videos here.

"Jim Waldron of Balance Point Golf Schools could be the most interesting and compelling of the coaches I've ever spoken to..."     Fred Greene, host of the most popular golf instruction podcast on the web, GolfSmarter

Feedback from Our Students

"Jim, I know you hate marketing, but I’m going to scream this from the mountain tops. Look at these stats from before and after Thursday’s lesson! An additional 18 yards of Driver Carry from one hour with you. You realize I could show this at my club and have you 10 new clients in minutes! Yes, the million dollar surge charges seems more than fair! And I know there’s easily another 20 yards to be had as I clean up grip and sway!!"     Royce K. Philadelphia, PA

"I have been suffering from the full swing yips (think Charles Barkley) for roughly 10 years. At one point I was a 4 handicap. As a linear and logical thinker I tried to reason my way to a cure even though I knew it was a totally mental issue. I came across a podcast video of Jim talking about curing the yips. At my wits end I arranged a day and a half one on one session with Jim which I just completed. Jim gave me the strategy and mental program to put the yips in the past where they belong. I am excited to play the game again and see my 9 handicap work its way down. Jim has a positive teaching style and has the ability to make concepts understandable. I would recommend Jim to anyone for help but especially to those golfers suffering from the frustration of the yips."      Barry B. Seattle, WA

“I hadn’t managed to get out a bunker for 3 months, and although despair would be an exaggeration, I had accepted it was part of the game I would have to surrender to. Shooting 8/9 over each round with 4/5 shots gone in bunkers isn’t fun. Jim was coaching me online for other aspects of my game but I hadn’t decided to tackle bunkers with him. 3 hours tuition and I have eliminated my bunker yips. He’s also helped every other part of my game tremendously. I have gone from 6 to 10 gir average in a year. If someone is curing people regularly of the hardest golfing “illness” to fix (yips), I would suggest you listen to all his ideas on the game. If you are patient, self aware, able to listen and can control your ego, he will transform your golf to a level you had previously thought impossible - trust me.”      Andrew M, London, England

Golf Magazine's Top 25 Golf Schools

Balance Point Golf Schools has twice been chosen by GOLF Magazine as one of the Top 25 Golf Schools in the nation and was also recently included on their list of Best Golf Schools in America.

GOLF Magazine's editors said about Balance Point Golf Schools, "...alumni of the schools told us that their experiences were overwhelmingly positive in helping them to play better golf."

The Top 25 award is the gold standard for excellence in the golf school industry and it is based on positive results achieved by golf school graduates