Hi Ed.  Hope all's well with you.  Congratulations on being recognized for your great golf instruction.  I definitely think you're the best.  By the way - my handicap came down from low 8's to 6.9 at the end of the season.  I attribute that entirely to you and am looking forward to it coming down even further.

Maybe I won't have to play with the old ladies next year after all!  The lesson, with change to swing plane, did marvels.
In next two rounds, I lost only 2 balls total, vs 6+ per round last week. And my irons were much better, with almost complete release. Not perfect, still a work in progress. I hope the in-out path is better, but I never know - the ball is going farther and straighter anyway.
And my score dropped over 16 shots per round at the Old Course from last Tuesday to today. Not bad!

Thanks, Wayne

Ed Hanczaryk is a masterful golf instructor. I started with Ed when I was a 'newbie' and he quickly developed my swing so that I was soon shooting with confidence and having fun on the golf course. He really knows how to customize his lessons to your unique situation and quickly fix the many problems and kinks that develop with a golf swing. He is very patient and calm and can also really help you with the mental aspects of the game. Wouldn't go anywhere else for golf lessons! TM

Thanks Ed!

Hey all you slicers out there... don't give up! I took up this game 6 years ago and because of my highly competitive nature, I was scoring between 95 and 110 on a fairly consistent basis at the end of my first season. By my third year I broke 90 a couple of times and was playing with (and competitive with) my friends that had been playing for 20 to 30 years.
I never did hit the ball very far, maybe 160 or 170 at the most off the tee and I always had a bit of a slice. But at the end of my third year my slice completely over came me and I started shooting in the 100's pretty well all the time. The harder I tied to hit it straight the more I sliced the ball. This lasted for the next couple of seasons and (as I found out from the many different instructors I sought help from) was due to a severely weak grip. Every time I went for a lesson the instructor would take one look mat me and say that I had the worst open club face problem they had ever seen and was due to my week grip. So you would think that the problem was solved...Right? Just roll my hands over to a strong grip and start hitting the ball long and straight. Not so easy.

Holding the club with a strong grip felt so strange and uncomfortable that I kept switching back to the weak grip and slicing like a mad man. This year was the worst.

At the end of the summer I went to see a teacher that I had seen years ago when I was first starting out. His name was Ed Hanczaryk. I told Ed that I did not want to switch my grip but wanted to stop slicing. He told me that he could straighten me out but if I wanted to get any distance I would sooner or later have to switch to a strong grip. He gave my a drill to try and with in 5 swings my slice was gone. UNBELIEVABLE. I played my next 6 rounds in the low 90's and broke 90 twice. However, I was still only hitting the ball 160 to 170 off the tee. I kept remembering what Ed had said about hitting the ball longer with a strong grip and in October I went back for another lesson. This time he gave me a drill to ingrain the strong grip into my muscle memory. I played my last 4 rounds still in the low 90's/high 80's but now I was hitting the ball 200 or more yards off the tee. I think I needed to get there in steps and I think Ed recognized this. I called him every time I made a breakthrough to tell him how much more fun I was having and to thank him and I also felt that I should share my experience with the golfing community.  Thanks again Ed and good luck this winter

Bruce V.

Hi Ed,

Today was the first day that I played since my lesson.  We played Avon Valley.  I hit every fairway except for two where I was just in the rough, but no trouble.  I was hitting the ball on almost every drive to places I had never been before.  Remarkable.  I feel that we are extremely fortunate to have a golf instructor with your abilities, here in Halifax.  I have had lessons from other pro's, but none like you.  You are the BEST!!  See you soon so we can work on my iron play.  Thank you

GB

Ed I'd just like to take this moment to express my thanks and appreciation for our relationship, your patience and continued efforts throughout the years.

While my swing and game have improved every year, I really think this winter things really came together (at least I don't throw up anymore when I see myself on video.....sometimes I even look close to a tour player). For me being a very analytical person it's very important to know that I'm working on the right things and it's more important to fully trust someone with something that's so very important to me.

So many of the things you've stressed since day one (the fundamentals), that I sometimes didn't really pay attention to, or quickly forgot in my rush to do what I thought was important (undoubtedly taking more time than I should have) you've always very patiently kept steering me back too, without putting a negative spin on what I was doing..... even if you had to tell me the same thing twelve different ways till I finally got it. I thought that our most recent lesson was a wonderful learning experience and already it's paying big dividends.

You've been my instructor since I first got serious about golf and when I look back at the early photos, lessons and tapes throughout the years and see the number of changes and significant progress we've made, I realize just how lucky I am to have found such a great teacher. As you know golf is not an easy endeavor and I'm just now beginning to understand complexities, similarities with life and that it's a life long journey with many highs and lows, interwoven with our goals and dreams......... but a life spent chasing dreams is a great life....even if you never catch them.
 

KC, Dartmouth, NS

Hi Ed I was so excited I just had to drop you a short E-mail played a round yesterday and almost all my misses were hooks, except with my longer clubs but heh it's progress. I think I understand the loading up you taught
me much better and was hitting much more powerful shots. Thanks for your help , talk to you soon
 

On the last Short-Game/Mind-Game School

Karen and I would like to thank you and your staff at Penn Hills for a great short game / head game course today.  It was not only very informative it was a great time.  By the way my new "happy thought" to get into my body is "Get Ed in your head".  This is the best game improvement investment you can make (for the price of four dozen balls)

Will highly recommend to all golfing friends.

This is an Excellent Golf School for all levels of players. Instructors really know how to teach to players of all levels.

Ron Parker

I've been playing occasionally over the past 5 to 6 years averaging around 100. With just taking the `breaking 100' lesson in the fall, I have finally been able to break 100, mainly from understanding the proper positioning of the golf swing at impact. I now average around 92. Can't wait for next season!

Darryl MacDonald

You have helped my golf game IMMENSELY...not exactly shooting par (!) YET...however I've been playing well with my husband Charles in our little scrambles and tournaments...we've consistently been in the top three teams in the last five or six outings!!:} YAY!!! totally different mindset now... THANKS!!!!!

daisy :}

Hi Ed,  I thought I would let you know that I shot 73 and 73 on the Old and New courses in the Ashburn club championship last weekend and finished 7th. I hit 16 greens – so you can see that it is my putting that needs work now. Thanks for your help.

Garry

Ed; I just wanted to let you know that Alexa and I played nine on Monday and she had an outstanding game. Her ball striking was the best and most consistent that she's had - long and straight, hole after hole. Highlight was the index one sixth where she put a three wood almost down the bottom of the ravine (although it was from the ladies tee and it's down hill at the end, her drive was still in the 220 range). She followed this with a down slope five wood which she hit pure and with tremendous height given the slope. Short pitch in put her at the back of the green. She ended up with a fifty on the front with some three putts and two topped fairway wood shots keeping her from the mid forties. She was certainly pleased. The adjustments you made to her swing plain were noticeable and effective. Another positive note - on the range before she was spraying things off to the right, but made her own adjustments, turning more on the way down. She figured it out herself, and the changes held for the entire nine holes. The problem is I don't know if I can keep giving her a stroke a hole. We had two four hole matches and it was no contest. Thanks again. You're calming and encouraging approach is much appreciated.

Alex Keay-Murray

Dear Ed,  I just wanted to thank you for helping me out with my game. My lesson definitely helped. I had my lowest score ever when we were in P.E.I. We played at Eagles Glen twice. The first time my score was 130 and the
second time it was 114! I almost even had a birdie! Thanks again.

Bonnie Pettipas

Played Oakfield today. Last game I was pin high 3" left of hole in one on #5. Today I landed 3 feet from the pin and it ran 3 feet past it and may have rubbed the stick.  THANKS ED. Your teaching and my PRACTICE over the past month has improved my game and my desire to PLAY.  I am having fun again!

Geno Sajko

I have read books, watched videos and been to lessons for many years in my quest to improve my golf swing.  In all that time I have never had such great advice as the tips in your archive on "Arms & Body Swing on the Same Plane" and "Wrist Cock".  For years I had the concepts embodied in these two articles so wrong. The difference to my game now is immense. Thank you very much.

Allan Travers

Ed, Just a brief note to let you know that your lesson on Friday on the short game, - wedge play - payed off in a big way. I shot a 97 yesterday at Hartlen Point and if not for some huge mistakes it should have been 90!!!
Your a great teacher!!  Thanks Again

David

Dear Ed, Lately I have been having a hard time breaking 100. I took a lesson from you yesterday, and following the instructions to the best of my ability, and shot 85. Many thanks.

Greg Boudreau

I am an under 100 golfer and on a good day can shoot low mid 80's.  I also tend to go through some bad patches where I seem to develop a bad hook or slice.  Before seeing Ed I had no idea how to correct these problems when they occurred.  After a couple of lessons with Ed I developed a reference to know what is happening and a means to correct the mistakes I am making.  It's stopped the bad patches from staying around for long and made the game much more enjoyable.  I would highly recommend Ed.

Sandy Hines

I always wanted to golf but never had the opportunity until about four years ago.  At 37 I decided to do lessons to start on the correct path.  The best decision I ever made was to go to Ed.  His method of teaching is not only enjoyable but is done in such a way to address the unique needs of each individual.  The winter sessions I found to be the most rewarding, come spring I would be ready to hit the course with the mental and physical tools to tackle another season.  The final reward was watching my scores go from the 100's to the 90's and on a good day into the 80's.  Ready to go for another session of winter lessons.

                                                                                Rick Williams
 

I was overjoyed when my husband asked me to start playing golf with him after 15 years of marriage.  But my joy turned to despair after he started giving me lessons.  The more my husband tried to help, the worse I got.  So I went to the professional at our club.  This so-called golf professional was clearly disinterested, and he did not help me at all.  I was ready to quit golf when my best friend recommended Ed Hanczaryk.  In our first lesson, Ed had me hitting 7-irons in the air.  I have gotten better since then.  In my last 9-hole round, I made two pars.  I even beat my husband on a hole. THANK YOU, ED!
                                                                                Dottie Moore
 

Regarding the 10 week indoor program:  The best ten hours I ever invested in.
                                                                                Richard Ramey
 

I met Ed just over two years ago. My goal was to break 100 on a consistent basis. With Ed's direction and coaching and the split-screen teaching aid he uses to assist in learning, I discovered one or two things that prevented me from achieving this goal. Ed's coaching for both my full swing and my short game gave me the confidence and skill I needed achieve the goal. Now it's to break 90!
                                                                                        Gary Cox
 

Ed Hanczaryk, a Shambhala Golfer from the beginning, is a highly respected teaching professional now living in Nova Scotia.  Our discussions about working with body, mind, and emotions in golf were the start of my coaching career.  That was a long time and a lot of lessons ago.  Thanks for everything, Ed.

                Dr. Joe Parent (author ofZen Golf, and coach to Vijay Singh)
 

With Ed’s help, I improved considerably this past year.  More importantly, I enjoy the challenges of the game again.

I was a decent player in my youth.  Over the years, my skills and confidence eroded.  In Ed, I have found a coach that put me back on the road to enjoyment.  During our very first lesson, he spotted a problem in my swing and provided a practical drill to correct the problem.  The improvement in my shot making was immediate.  Subsequent lessons have advanced my game even further.

I can relate to Ed’s style—he conveys the message in terms of feel and images.  Now when I approach a difficult shot, I envision the possibility of success rather than the fear of failure.  Ed Hanczaryk has restored my confidence.
                                                                            Paul Stanley
 

A few years ago I had become so disgusted with my style of play that I wanted to give up golf - after playing for forty years.  The golf course had become an unpleasant place to be.  Ed Hanczaryk coaxed me and coached me back to my senses.  He taught me to enjoy my swing and enjoy the game again.  Ed knows why we play the game and he never fails to help players find their own was of being on a golf course.  With his help and encouragement, this year I played the best golf I’ve played since I was a teenager.

                                                                            Barry Boyce

Maybe I won't have to play with the old ladies next year after all!  The lesson, with change to swing plane, did marvels.

In next two rounds, I lost only 2 balls total, vs 6+ per round last week. And my irons were much better, with almost complete release. Not perfect, still a work in progress. I hope the in-out path is better, but I never know - the ball is going farther and straighter anyway.

And my score dropped over 16 shots per round at the Old Course from last Tuesday to today. Not bad!

Thanks, Wayne

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