About
Coaching Preferences
In my opinion, Golf has always been one of the absolute hardest tasks that a human being can undertake. I think there are a few reasons why.
- Firstly, in past decades, there has been no consensus on the basic physics of the game, such as what makes the ball go where it goes.
- Second, there is a lot of bad information on the internet, yet not many systems available for organizing the information into actionable tasks.
- Inevitably, players are left with using cliches or taking tips from their friends who are only slightly better players.
Every golf swing will have some stylistic differences, but all good players have several movement patterns in common! In my opinion, the best instructors use a very holistic fact-based approach that incorporates Physics, Geometry, and Biomechanics.
I love working with passionate golfers who want to LEARN and IMPROVE. I will show you how to turn your old ineffective habits into NEW efficient movement patterns. When working with me, you will gain the knowledge and skill to develop your new swing and enter a world of consistency, added distance, and lower scores, so you can now achieve your golf goals!
About Mike Ray
I have spent more than 15 years helping golfers understand their swings, improve their ball striking and play more consistent golf. During that time, I have taught more than 10,000 lessons and have been recognized by Golf Digest as one of the Best Teachers in the State of Texas.
My career has always been built around a simple belief:
Golfers improve faster when they understand what is happening, why it is happening and what they need to work on next.
I am now bringing that approach to GOLFTEC San Antonio, where I work as a Certified Personal Coach.
Joining GOLFTEC allows me to combine my coaching experience with advanced technology, objective measurements and a structured development system. Instead of relying on guesswork, appearances or random swing tips, we can use high-speed video, motion measurement and launch-monitor data to identify the relationships between your movement, club delivery and ball flight.
How the Coaching Process Works
Every new coaching relationship begins with a comprehensive Swing Evaluation.
The evaluation is designed to provide a complete picture of your game. We discuss your goals, playing history, tendencies, injuries, practice habits and the areas where you are currently losing shots. We then analyze your swing and ball flight to determine which issues are causes and which are only symptoms.
At the end of the evaluation, you will understand:
- What is happening in your swing
- Why it is affecting your ball flight
- Which changes will have the greatest impact
- What should be addressed first
- What type of coaching and practice plan fits your goals
From there, we build a sequence of lessons around your individual priorities.
Sequential Lessons, Not Random Tips
Golf improvement rarely happens through one lesson or one isolated swing thought. Meaningful change requires the right information, delivered in the right order, with enough repetition and feedback for the new pattern to become reliable.
Each lesson builds on the previous one. We make a change, measure the result, assign a clear practice priority and continue progressing through the plan.
This structure allows us to avoid constantly changing direction or overwhelming you with too much information at once.
Your coaching program may include:
- Full-swing development
- Driver and iron improvement
- Wedge and distance-control training
- Putting and short-game coaching
- Guided practice sessions
- Speed and power development
- Course-management strategy
- Tournament and performance preparation
- On-course practice and skill transfer
The objective is not simply to create a better-looking swing. The objective is to help you hit better shots, make better decisions and shoot lower scores.
Club Fitting and Equipment
Instruction and equipment should work together.
A golfer can make a quality swing and still receive poor results if the clubs do not properly match their speed, delivery or impact conditions. Equipment can also compensate for certain tendencies and make the game unnecessarily difficult.
When appropriate, we can evaluate your current equipment and complete a data-driven club fitting. This may include analyzing clubhead speed, ball speed, launch, spin, dispersion, strike location, shaft characteristics and club specifications.
The goal is not to sell you equipment simply because something new is available. The goal is to determine whether your current clubs support the swing and ball flight we are trying to build.
From the Lesson Bay to the Golf Course
A swing change is only valuable when you can use it on the course.
That is why the development process can extend beyond technical instruction. Guided practice, skill testing, course-management discussions and on-course coaching help connect the work completed during lessons to actual playing conditions.
On the golf course, we can evaluate areas that are difficult to reproduce indoors, including:
- Club and target selection
- Pre-shot routine
- Uneven lies
- Trouble-shot decisions
- Distance management
- Emotional control
- Scoring strategy
- Practice-to-play transfer
My role is not just to tell you how to move differently. It is to help you build a complete process for becoming a better golfer.
My Coaching Philosophy
I do not believe every golfer should be taught the same swing.
Every player has a different body, history, schedule, ability level and set of goals. My responsibility is to understand those variables, diagnose the underlying problem and identify the most efficient path forward.
The process is simple:
Evaluation → Diagnosis → Priority → Plan → Practice → Progress
Whether you are learning the game, trying to break 100, competing in tournaments or attempting to reach your full potential, the starting point is the same:
Stop guessing and begin with a clear understanding of what your game actually needs.
Schedule your Swing Evaluation with Mike Ray at GOLFTEC San Antonio.