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Joe Cano
Bio
Joe has lived in the Pasadena area for most of his life. He learned the game from his father when he was a child, spending many afternoons and weekends on the golf course. He turned professional in 1987 and played professionally for 5 years but found that teaching was what he enjoyed most. Many players in his junior program have gone on to play and earn scholarships to NCAA universities in the PAC12, Big 10, Big West, WAC and Big12 conferences as well as Division II and III colleges around the U.S.A. Before he started teaching golf, Joe’s sports background was baseball, having played and coached at the college level. Music and playing the drums has also been a big part of his life since he was a child. He has been coaching the men and women’s golf team at Occidental College since 2013.
Teaching Philosophy
Golf is a life long game and is not learned in a short-term fashion.
I believe anyone can learn to play better golf. Setting and understanding your goals is the first step in developing a better game. My coaching philosophy is based on educating a player on the process of improving their technique and then learning how to play better.
I have three main goals in my golf lessons.
- I want my students to forget all of the myths in the swing and to use the natural motion of their bodies.
- I want them to understand what is supposed to happen in the swing, why, and what the great ball strikers do.
- I also want them to understand connection and how it applies not only to golf but all sports and athletic motions.
The golf swing is a simple underhanded tossing motion. It is a coordinated movement of all of the big muscles of the body.