THE OP 36 CURRICULUM

6 Ranks | 12 Skills | 72 Total Goals to Guide Golfers

OPERATION 36TM

A Structured Curriculum to Guide You

Golf can be complex if not broken into easy to understand chunks. Our golf professional advisors have developed the 12 Skills over the last 10 years as our standard. Very similar to subjects in school, one or two of these skills is covered in class each week. The skills each have an educational goal to work towards that challenge golfers to work on developing their game. These Skills and Goals are guides in golfers development. They do not guarantee that a golfer will shoot 36 for 9 holes from each division, but are here to support you, guide you, and give you small successes along the journey.

What is the Curriculum?

We never want participants to feel lost and we want you to feel small successes as you become a golfer.

That is why the Operation 36 Curriculum:

Was designed to be a fun and motivating road-map of educational goals

Is built to focus on the skills you will need to train based on your on-course division

Continues to build off of previous skills you have developed as you progress

NOTE TO GOLFERS: This curriculum cannot be delivered without the supervision of a trained golf professional. Not all locations use the Op 36 Curriculum. This is an optional tool for the professionals.

Graphic showing the curriculum in the Op 36 Mobile App

The 7 Technical Skills

Goals designed to help guide your technical execution of golf shots.

Posture

Posture contains the skills and knowledge the golfer needs to be able to demonstrate a consistent powerful golf swing. We start by giving the basics of posture in the setup. As the golfer progresses through the levels they will learn how to maintain their posture dynamically while swinging the golf club.

Power

Power contains all of the skills and knowledge the golfer needs to be able to hit the golf ball far. We believe it is important to know how to hit the ball a reasonable distance to make the game enjoyable! We teach the most important technical skills and fundamentals first to give our golfers the the best chance to hit it far!

Grip

Grip contains the technical skills and knowledge the golfer needs to demonstrate to master the grip. The grip is not only the closest connection the golfer has with the club face, but it is essential to have a proper grip to allow the golf club to swing properly.

Ball Flight

Ball Flight contains the technical skills and knowledge our golfers needs to demonstrate to be able to use the club efficiently to execute a golf shot. These skills teach the golfer how to execute different types of shots and cover the basics of controlling the club face and club path through impact.

Alignment

Alignment gives our golfers a solid base for understanding how important learning to align at their target is. Alignment is very important to be as efficient as possible. Once the golfer progresses through the first few levels we begin to cover how to change the alignments to influence different types of ball flight.

Putting

Putting contains all of the technical skills and knowledge the golfer needs to demonstrate to become a master putter! The putter is one of the most important tools in the golfers bag. It is designed to get the ball in the hole. This skill teaches the golfer how to use the putter efficiently to get the ball in the hole!

Green Reading

Green Reading contains all of the knowledge and skills the golfer needs to demonstrate to become a master green reader! The students learn basic to complex green reading skills that teach them exactly how to predict how the ball is going to roll to make them a master putter.

"The Operation 36 curriculum does a great job of defining the fundamentals and the 6 levels allows the students to progress as their skills develop."

Justin Adkins

Operation 36 Parent

The 3 Education and Athlete Skills

Goals designed to ensure you are educated & healthy to play golf

Mastery

Mastery contains the information the golfers need to learn to master the sport.

Honor

Honor contains all the knowledge and experiences the golfers need to learn to understand the history and how to play the game.

Fitness and Nutrition

Fitness & Nutrition contains sports nutrition education & fitness benchmarks to help instill an athletic base for our golfers.

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The Operation 36 Starter Kit

The Op 36 Starter Kit makes it fun for juniors to track progress throughout the program. It includes everything a junior/parent would need to get started. Operation 36 locations that use the curriculum typically also use the kit for juniors as well.

Contents of Kit:

Progress Bag Tag (tracks all 6 levels)

Tracking Poster for Your Junior

Parent and Junior Program Guide

Divot Tool

Hat Clip With Ball Marker

Op 36 Tees

OnCore Golf Ball

The 2 Performance Skills

Goals designed to ensure you are putting in the time necessary to become a golfer

Work Ethic

Work Ethic educates the golfer that it takes time and practice to become skilled at the sport. This goal sets outside practice session benchmarks for golfers and helps them understand what tees they should be playing when they are on the golf course. Learning the proper way to practice is essential for the student to become a scratch golfer.

Performance

Performance sets scoring benchmarks for the golfer. Our target… the score of 36 or better! By starting the golfers at Division1, a 225 Yard 9 hole course, we challenge and progress them at their own rate. This goal teaches the golfer how to constantly challenge themselves during practice and playing to improve.