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What makes Herman Williams one of the Top Golf Instructors for Golf Lessons in North Carolina?
First, he consistently helps golfers lower their scores and have more fun practicing and playing. But it’s really the way Herman gives a golf lesson that keeps his students coming back. He eliminates the guesswork and his students are having fun. Everybody likes learning something new, especially figuring out what makes such an aggravating game more manageable.
Herman doesn’t just tell you what to do either, he explains it so it’s organized and always includes digital video swing analysis so you can see what’s going on. Video copies of swings with voice-over are standard in one-hour lessons and usually Herman will include written notes as well. Plus, it’s just obvious he cares – Herman will work with you until you “get it right.” Click Golf Lesson Prices for more information.
Herman is patient, understanding, has great people skills, and has the knowledge of the golf swing gained from teaching golf schools, golf clinics and more than 26,000 private golf lessons in the last 30 years. Herman’s students include all levels and abilities – beginners, children, men, women, teenagers, senior citizens, college players, and aspiring Tour players from age 3 to 90. All are welcome … will you be next?
Students really appreciate Herman’s easy going attitude and attention to detail combined with an uncanny ability to relate the right mental picture or feel to get the desired swing change. When his students find the cure, they say they’ve been “Hermanized.” Herman has testimonials from students in the States as far away as Nevada and California and internationally including Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, South Africa and India – all who have improved from his online golf instruction and email and video correspondence. (If you can’t make it to Herman for a private lesson, ask about an online golf lesson.)
Robert C. has taken many golf lessons with Herman Williams on and off dating all the way back to 1998, gradually bringing his handicap down from 30 to “somewhere between 5 and 7” while increasing his driving distance nearly 75 yards. Here’s what he has to say about golf lessons from Herman.
“Herman is patient but he is also persistent. If I’m not getting it, he must have 50 different ways to solve a problem until we click on one we like. He always finds a way to get his point across. Another thing I like is, he won’t automatically tear you down and rebuild you from scratch if you don’t need it. You can tell he’s not a “cookie cutter golf teacher” giving everyone the same golf lesson all day. I was looking for somebody who could give me the basics and build long-term fundamentals. In every lesson he includes video swing analysis to show me what’s going on, but he also gives me written notes after each lesson – kind of like a study guide. As I get better he challenges me with tougher concepts, but he’s still working from the original blueprint.”
Herman is focused and devoted too. A natural born teacher at heart, here’s how he describes his career journey to becoming a professional golf instructor.
“I knew what I wanted to do early on and pursued my dream by attending Methodist University and earning a degree in Business with a minor in Professional Golf Management. I always loved playing golf but especially enjoyed the challenge of helping others figure it out and get better at it. After college, while working the pro shop at Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, NC I knew what I really wanted to do: I wanted to teach golf so players would have the skills to have more fun and get the most out of this amazing game. Essentially, teaching is at the core of the PGA Professional’s mission. With a good golf swing, you can really enjoy this game forever. I’m proud to say I walk out the door every day focused on making that happen.”
It all boils down to caring. Teaching golf lessons is more than a job to Herman — it’s his passion. If golf is your passion but you aren’t getting the most out of it, book an online golf lesson or contact Herman to arrange a private one-on-one lesson. You’ll be glad you did.
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Herman; I enjoyed your simple and effective method of releasing the club. I have not seen another instructor explain the wrist and forearm action so well. I think I have discovered a drill that would help learn this release. Hold an empty coffee mug in you left hand, waist high arm across the body as in a back swing position for right handed players. If you flip the wrists side to side, the imaginary coffee would stay in the cup. However, if you rotate the forearm to the left, the cup would end up in a position to empty the coffee cup. The lighter coffee mug is easy to hold and the student could easily see the proper fore arm rotation needed to empty the cup. Hope everyone can try this. It’s a great visual aid.
My last lesson with Herman was transformative. Simple, logical, easy to understand and profound in it’s implications. All results aren’tin yet, but I know my handicaps gonna go down dramatically… Along with my levels ofback pain. This guy is a master
Great instructor
Great instruction for all levels
Hi Herman, do you review golf swings on video? I tried your approach to the takeaway a couple of months ago when playing a round of golf and never hit the ball so consistently and solid; however, the next time I played I couldn’t duplicate it.
Hi Ray, this is a really late reply. Sorry I missed your comment … been traveling lately and dodging hurricanes. Yes I do review swings online. Go to this page on my site for more info: https://www.hermanwilliamsgolf.com/golf-instruction/online-golf-lessons-video-swing-analysis/
Hello Herman I just want to say thank you a million I have seen a lot of your videos on YouTube and especially the on the takeaway and the set up series and I have never hit the ball like I am now driver to the wedges my handicap is dropping my lowest round ever 78 !!!!! Hopefully one day I can come to North Carolina from Michigan and get some lessons! I have been Hermanized !!!!!!!
That’s awesome, Tony. Thanks for checking in and letting me know about your success and thanks for following my videos. Good luck as you continue working on your game. – Herman
I just hit my 714 Titleist irons on a lie Board and they were all marked towards the heal.Does that mean the clubs are too flat or too upwright?Therefore the clubs have to be bent more flat or more upwright?Thanks .
Hey Ron, the marks on the heel indicate the “toe” is up, which is too upright. Sometimes this needs further investigation – if the lie board itself is fairly thick, it may sit up high enough to influence the readings. Also it’s possible for an open face at impact to “roll” the marks toward the heel. These problems are rare however. If the marks are on the heel and especially if you tend to pull or hook iron shots, then it will be worth flattening the irons. If you are a slicer, I might suggest leaving it alone.
Hi Herman
I just spoke with someone at Knights Play. He said you give lessons there a couple of times a week. I want to book a lesson with you if possible.
Hi James, you can book directly from my site at https://www.hermanwilliamsgolf.com/book-a-golf-lesson/
Thanks. – Herman
What grit sandpaper do you suggest to use
On the grips. 80, 180, 320
60 – 80 works well. You can be pretty aggressive on cord grips. If it’s a soft grip and just has a light sheen that you’re trying to remove, then 100 grit may work ok.
Mr. Williams, I am 68 years old and have played and loved golf my whole life. Unfortunately I have always played the game in total frustration. Over the past several months I found you’re utube videos and I cannot thank you enough for the change you have made in my playing ability. I have always averaged around a score of 104 (yes that’s pretty bad, but I love the game). This season I have been scoring in the mid 80s. Thanks to your videos. I’ve taken lessons before but never able to totally sync what the pro was trying to show me.
You however have shown me how to ply the game and I am eternally thankfull
Greg, Congratulations!!! Those are pretty exciting results … makes all this stuff I do worthwhile. Thanks for stopping by to comment. – Herman
Herman,
I have focal dystonia problem. Have trouble pulling the trigger on full shots. Full swing yips I guess.
Any suggestions dealing with this problem.
Tom
Hi Williams,
I am a big fan of your golf instructions. One thing I struggle with is my driver. There are several instruction videos for iron play on your site, but I was wondering if you can provide any help video on driver swing?
Thanks as always.
Sanjay
Mr Williams,
I’m getting stuck after the take away.
How do I transition to the top of the swing, then transition to the downswing through impact.
There’s not a very easy way to describe this on paper but you should feel like you “coil” and “lift.” You are coiling your back to the target and lifting your hands over trailing shoulder. The downswing is the reverse … uncoil to target as hands/arms drop to trailing hip.
Dear Mr. Williams, you are the best instructor I have seen. In an age where the modern pros rotate as far as possible against a static waist and lower body, your swing style is a breath of fresh air. Despite these rotational pros hitting the ball long distances, I get much more distance and accuracy using you swing style with the significant lag and transition using a bump or weight shift to the left side while bring the club down into the slot without any pause at the top. Why does the modern rotational swing used by the pros look like you could take the club away from them at the top and hand it back to them and they could still hit the ball roughly the same distance? Further, how do they avoid not slightly coming over the top given they are so tightly wound around a static waist? A friend was asking me these questions when he agreed that your swing is much easier mentally and physically. Your swing has provided me great joy as I have gained distance out to 285 yards and I never have to worry about coming over the top since I use your shift to the left prior to bringing the club down which naturally makes the club come down in the slot from the inside with wonderful lag created by fully cocked wrists. Thanks for your videos and hard work. Do you have a charity you endorse so that I can contribute as a way to pay you back for the time and expense you go through posting your youtube videos? If not, then do you take donations to contribute to your technology expenses? Thanks so much! Jason Henry.
Thanks Jason … glad you’ve had a positive experience following my work. You’ve done a good job discerning that I’m trying to deliver a message that the “every man” can follow versus the youngest, most elite athletes on Tour. To answer your question about the Tour swings, you will still find a slight amount of lateral move in most of their swings but they are dominantly rotary. This is a somewhat oversimplified answer, but their gift is extreme flexibility and core strength which allows them to rotate the lower body while the upper body delays and is largely unaffected until mid-point of downswing. They are also very skilled at keeping the arms falling against the chest as they unwind versus tightening the wrong muscle groups prematurely and firing the arms outward. My charities are my church and Hospice but if you’re inclined to donate here directly, there is a paypal donation button at the top right area of each web page. Thanks again and all the best. – Herman
Thanks for sharing your teaching. Took 8 strokes off my card so far.
Herman,
Thank you so much for all the great videos. In your video on a proper takeaway, you explain toward the end the rotation of the forearm/hinging of the wrists that must occur to get the club in plan. My question is, what is a proper feel for the correct amount of forearm rotation. Any drills for this?
No special drills or feelings but look for where the butt of club is pointing. You can grasp an aiming stick or thin dowel rod to use as an extension off the butt of club and just practice backswings until you can go back in one piece to waist high and then hinge to point the butt of club just about 1″ inside the ball/target line.
Herman, thanks for sharing your videos with us. I watched a few of them and have knocked 12 strokes off my scorecard. You are the greatest!
Hello Herman,
I have been trying to overcome coming over the top on my swing but now i am have a lot of inconsistency with contact and finding the bottomo of my swing. Could i send u a video of my swing so that u can review it for me? If yes, how much would u charge me for that.?
Kind Regards,
Jhonathan
Video analysis is $75. More info here: https://www.hermanwilliamsgolf.com/golf-instruction/online-golf-lessons-video-swing-analysis/
I can’t seem to find all your videos on YouTube, have they been removed or am I doing something wrong? I really like them so would like to find them easily!
Regards kris
Hi Kris, everything is running fine as of today … might have been a temporary YouTube problem or something with your computer. You can always go directly to my YouTube Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/hermanwilliamsgolf. Thanks for watching and commenting. – Herman
Herman, thanks for all your videos. Excellent stuff. Really helped my game. I signed up for $40 for your friends , mental improvement lessons. Herman please don’t offer me any outside help.
These guys ALWAYS do the same thing. They get you for $40 and then tell you ,if you really want HUGE changes. Send me another $69 or $79. I only blame myself as I am old enough to know
What’s coming. But I thank you for your instruction. Great stuff. Sincerely , Paul b
Hi Herman,
This might be difficult to explain; I’m a good player, 1 or 2 handicap. Lately, under pressure in tournaments, I’m having trouble in my takeaway. When playing regular rounds I just take the club back and everything happens naturally with no thoughts as far as the clubface control going back. Lately in tournaments, it’s like I’m getting very “handsy” from the start of the takeaway. It’s like I’m thinking how to take the club back instead of letting it happen. Sometimes under pressure I feel like I have the face closed going back, then to compensate, I feel like I’m fanning it open. What should my hands and clubface be doing or any “thoughts” I could use taking the club back?? Please help and thank you for reading this long note!
Bobby, great question. I need to do a video that is just dedicated to the takeaway itself. I’ve got it on the “to-do list.” In the mean time start by making sure your lead arm (I assume your left arm as a right-handed golfer) is sitting on top of your chest muscle. Check my setup video for details. then the takeaway move should be a motion in which you do not feel any “rolling” of the forearms. It will be a blend of chest turn and arm lift. If you can feel your right shoulder simply start to move back behind you as the arms lift you’ll have it. Similar visuals include a quarterback handing off a football to his tailback or making the simple motion of turning to the right to shake hands with someone. (No rolling, no hinging until the hands are above the waist going back.) A good drill to reset what you’re feeling is to practice takeaway with left arm only. Start by
pushing the handle
straight back and notice how the clubhead stays outside and more closed looking at the beginning but will be straight back and roughly ‘toe up” by the time you get waist-high. Good luck. – Herman