Hicksgolf Golf Lessons

When we moved to San Diego a number of years ago, my son decided he wanted to take up golf as high school sport. He had played a few times, using my old clubs and shooting in the upper 80’s and occasionally mid 90’s. Never took a lesson prior to living in San Diego. His grip was a typical baseball grip and his consistency was all over the place. Frustration was pretty high, and we had tried 2 PGA certified professionals at Golf Courses (which I do not recommend, and will not mention where we went.)

We had often gone to Stadium to hit golf balls, and they certainly have a number of Pro’s there, but my son looked over all of them and thought that Justin would be the one we should invest our time into.
After 3 lessons, Justin had changed my son’s grip, his swing, his stance and his overall attitude about the game. Anyone who has ever played golf, knows that its not a game you can muscle through or get by with simple athletic ability. My son’s biggest hurdle was to be patient with his progress and practice what Justin was telling him. Having a second set of eyes on him, and helping him see his mistakes either thru comments or video — really helped.
Over the course of 3 years, and probably 20 – 30 lessons (either there at Stadium, or walking on courses while playing with Justin), my son’s score has dropped to averaging around par on most courses. His attitude has changed dramatically about the game, and he considers Justin a friend and mentor. He became one of the better high school golfers in the city, and placed well in local and state wide tourney’s. (best scores — non tournament play — 62 at Mt. Woodson, 68 at Carmel Mountain Ranch. tournament play — 69 at Red Hawk, 69 at SCGA in temecula and 71 at PGA west in Palm Springs)
Justin was a rare find and truly helped my son develop into a better golfer. Golf is not a one lesson type of sport to excel at, but if you have the time and the attitude to work toward improving your game — then Justin is your guy.

On a recent trip to San Diego I took a one-​hour lesson from Justin. He was quick to analyze the problems in my set up and with the aide of video describe my swing faults in a clear and concise way. Over the last several weeks I have incorporated these changes with great results. The trajectory and flight of my ball is much improved and my set up is much more consistent as I line up to the target line. Without hesitation, I would recommend Justin to anyone at any age or playing level. I have no doubt I will contact Justin for another lesson the next time I’m in San Diego.

I have taken my fair share of golf lessons from numerous teachers, and unfortunately there is a lot of bad information that gets put out by these «PGA certified professionals.» But Justin has an extraordinarily high golf IQ — then simplifies his instruction to fit your golf game so that you can have fun on the course.
He understands that you can only fix one thing at a time so he doesn’t inundate you with five fixes/​swing thoughts. What is also nice is at the end of the lesson he emails you a video of your lesson with a voice-​over commentary — IMMENSELY important so that you can remember what to work on when you have your own time at the range (again, no other teacher ever did this for me).
Justin is very patient, amicable and a classy person. Your average golf instructor sees a lot of people every single day and at times, looks at you as just another amateur golfer…“grip, alignment, posture, repeat, see ya.” But Justin treats every person he instructs as if he/​she is the only person he will see that week. Very personable.
Now the most important part: results. Started out as 100+ hack who was the worst in the usual foresome. Saw Justin. Three months later broke 90. Kept playing and have gotten down to a low 80s (+10 handicap) golf game. Looking to break 80 — so I’ll be back to work with Justin, no doubt about it. Most importantly golf is now FUN!
Make the conscience decision to get some golf instruction, but don’t just hire anybody, hire Justin. I wish I had done it years ago.

I came to Justin for a golf lesson on the recommendation from my brother. Justin is definitely a student of the game and knows his stuff. He is very friendly and provides great insight. I will continue to use Justin for my golf instruction because my goal is to win the 2015 Masters.
Well, not really. But I want to score well and have an idea of what is going on with my swing. The session was not rushed and Justin really took his time explaining why things are/aren’t happening… and why he suggests certain changes to your setup, grip, and swing. He had me watch videos of pro’s to see what they do while playing golf. The things they focus on, etc. Justin would also have me watch him swing the club while explaining to me what to look for. I’ve had a golf instructor before and he wasn’t nearly as interactive with me.
Justin will also record the lesson highlights on video and give a nice narration and recommendations for practice sessions. Without this, I probably would have forgotten some key elements to remember when it is time to practice.
I look forward to improving my game with Justin’s help.