Mike Carter has been teaching at Haas Golf in Greenville since 2010.

His passion for the game has led him to become an outstanding instructor, he first was an outstanding student of the game, which helped him develop his instruction program.

At the very beginning of his teaching career he researched the methods and results of many top teachers.

He decided a pair of instructors in Houston, Jim Hardy and Chris O’Connell had developed the kind of instruction Carter felt made the most sense.

Hardy was inducted into the “World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame,” in 2015..

Hardy taught Carter that the ball flight should be the main focus of an instructor during a lesson.

Hardy wrote a book, Solid Contact, a few years back. In the book Hardy contends that all golfers are a “one fix” or a “two fix”.\

“You fix what is making the swing too shallow or too steep. Any thing can lead to a swing that is too steep or too shallow. A poor address position can lead to steep or shallow swing issues,” Carter observed.

Turning too much or too little in the back swing or downswing can lead to swing issues.

A good golf lesson is about balancing the steep and shallow issues quickly.

Carter has done this as a “Plane Truth Golf Instructor” where the methods mantra is “next ball better”.

Two other instructors have had a major influence on Carter’s teaching in the last four years.

Mike Granato and Sean Webb use what is known as “GEARS”.

“This technology has been revolutionary in my opinion. I’ve learned so much from them,” said Carter.
Carter’s goal is to be widely considered as the instructor in the upstate to see if you want to develop a stellar short game.

“I’m defining the short game as any shot that travels 90 yards or less. A golfer has to be able to chip, pitch, and putt well to play consistently good golf,” he said.

After extensive research Carter believes the best short game instructor in the world is Dan Grieves.

Carter demonstrates the Flop Shot

“I teach the 3 releases that Dan teaches. The short game swing isn’t anything like a full swing. In the full swing we want lag in the downswing; lag in the short game will ruin you,” Carter said.

Most amateurs create lag in the short game and lose lag in the full swing. Just the opposite of what they should do.

“Putting is huge to say the least. Two years ago I signed up for the Phil Kenyon Putting Academy. Most likely the best money I’ve spent in my teaching career,” said Carter.

Kenyon has taught the world’s best players to become better putters. Recently Scottie Scheffler became one of Phil’s students. Scheffler has set the golfing world on fire this year.

“I’m not so presumptuous as to think I have any new revelations about the game of golf. I’ve spent my time learning from and observing the best instructors in the world”offered Carter.

Carter invites you to call him at (864) 616-1937 to set up a lesson.

If you prefer you can call Haas Family at 864-288-0001 to book a lesson with him and he wish you fairways and greens