John Pohlson

Math and Business Teacher at Ogallala High School — Boys Golf, Girls Basketball Coach

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@TrippIsenhourGC QUIZ

[George Mack @george__mack]

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[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@danteboelhower 3-1*

[ACGolf @ACGolf2]

Very proud of these guys! AC Boys Golf set a school record and win the Kearney Catholic Invite with a 297!
Brayden 71 🥈
Brenson 74 🏅
Braeden 75 🏅
Axel 77 🏅
Jackson 88

[John Pohlson - Golf Performance Coach @JohnPohlsonGolf]

I’ve been building something for golfers who want real improvement this summer.

3 coaching tiers.
Real structure.
Actual results.

One plan is just $75 — a one-time deep dive into your game.
Another gives you monthly coaching for $150.
The third is full-access for players chasing elite performance.

If you start with the $75 eval, you can apply it toward monthly coaching.

Details drop this afternoon.

[John Pohlson - Golf Performance Coach @JohnPohlsonGolf]

If you want to improve but hate tracking drills in Excel, use ChatGPT voice mode. Explain your drill, define success, then log each rep out loud: ‘1st putt miss, 2nd make…’ At the end, ask if you passed. It’ll remember your results so you can track progress over time.

[John Pohlson - Golf Performance Coach @JohnPohlsonGolf]

Every shot you hit is part of a shotgun pattern. Center your shotgun pattern around your target and let variance do the work.

Stop aiming like a sniper. Start thinking like a tactician.

Your dispersion is your game—plan for it.

Shoutout @decade_golf for these insights! I have learned a ton from his videos!

[John Pohlson - Golf Performance Coach @JohnPohlsonGolf]

My game has significantly improved since I began using @ArccosGolf to track my rounds. Strokes gained is much more important than any of the traditional stats. If you want to be great, stop tracking fairways and total putts, and start tracking your strokes gained Driving, Approach, Short, and Putting.

My Arccos stats show I need to reduce driving penalties. I am losing 1.5 shots per round on driving penalties, yet I still gain 1.5 shots total compared to a scratch player mostly due to driving distance. (Distance +2.4, Accuracy +0.6, Penalties -1.5).

This highlights not only the benefits of speed training and gym work, but also likely poor target/club selection off the tee, which are areas I can begin to improve my game.

[John Pohlson - Golf Performance Coach @JohnPohlsonGolf]

I have been using a drill I got from "The Practice Manual" by @adamyounggolf

The 10 ball 3/7 Drill.

You pick a variable you are working on, and select parameters for it. For example, I have been working on face control. I chose face to target of ±2 degrees on the FlightScope Face to Target metric. If you get 3 or less within your chosen threshold, you must make the drill easier, more than 7, make the drill harder, 4-7 keep repping the drill until you achieve more than 7.

You can do this with any variable on a launch monitor, or anything else you would like to isolate when practicing outside.

The drill works because it simulates pressure, and has a natural progression either direction if it is too easy or too hard. For example, I got two misses early in my 10 ball progression. The next few balls had pressure because if I missed any of them, I would not be able to move on.

We need to track our practice and put pressure on ourselves to truly improve!

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@j_slechta I don’t believe Trey ever beat you in mini hoop basketball

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@Husky_Golf 70 at Crandall Creek and 77 at Bayside… good day to play 36

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@freewilllyyyy @FairwayFragger Bingo.

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@FairwayFragger @freewilllyyyy That is not the point I’m making. The point I’m making is that your path can be extremely consistent, but face control will cause the ball to miss both directions. You can’t eliminate a side of the golf course because drawers block it and faders pull it.

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@FairwayFragger @freewilllyyyy It’s just unrealistic to do that. How often do you see draw players hit blocks that don’t draw, then the next hole over draw it, and fade players hit pulls and then overcut it. “Taking one side of the golf course of play” is pretty much impossible and Arccos database shows that

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@FairwayFragger @freewilllyyyy Personally, when I’m hitting on a launch monitor I want my misses to be as close to the center line as possible, not all on the left side or right side of the center line.

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@FairwayFragger @freewilllyyyy Having a 1 way miss is nearly impossible, even for the best players in the world. Faders double cross it and drawers block push it all the time. It’s about centering your shot pattern over the desired target, not missing the same direction all the time.

[Ogallala Boys Golf @OgallalaGolf]

Ogallala golfers shot 172 at a home against Gothenburg and won the dual.

Back in action Tuesday at Heritage Hills for the McCook invite.

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@MidwestGolfJake Used to work maintenance and my superintendent always said “a golf course is no place for a tree!”

[John Pohlson @john_pohlson]

@danteboelhower Raptors grizzlies sonics rockets