Golf School

If you're looking to improve your golf game, the 18Birdies Golf School is the perfect tool to help you achieve your goals.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, the Golf School offers a variety of features to help you learn new skills, track your progress, improve with friends, and stay motivated.

How to get started with 18Birdies Golf School

To get started in the 18Birdies Golf School, open 18Birdies and tap School on the bottom menu bar.

If it’s your first time in the 18Birdies Golf School, select I’m a Player.

Golf IQ

18Birdies Golf IQ is your hub for learning the ins and outs of golf. Take Quiz Challenges, review golf educational videos, and assign golf drills & lessons directly to your Weekly Drills List.

Your Golf IQ Score

Your Golf IQ Score will update as you complete Golf IQ Quiz Challenges.

Golf IQ Quiz Challenge

The Golf IQ Quiz Challenge will help you measure your understanding of golf. We’ll ask you questions about golf terminology, playing and rules situations, etiquette and more that will test your knowledge of this great game.

When you have a Quiz Challenge available, we’ll prompt you with a question at the top of the Golf IQ page. Tap Start Now to start the 5-question quiz.

Golf IQ Quiz Categories

Etiquette
Gear/Equipment
History
Rules
Strategy
Swing
Terminology

Golf IQ Knowledge

Golf IQ is your knowledge base for what you need to know about golf. Tap Knowledge on the Golf IQ page to access over 60 videos unique to 18Birdies.

Each video, being no more than a couple of minutes, is designed to fit into your schedule and give you ultimate flexibility to learn at your own pace.

Use the video browsing filters to refine your golf studies.

Fundamentals
Strategy
Swing
Rules and Etiquette
Course
Equipment

Golf IQ Drills

Looking for a specific golf drill? Check out Golf IQ Drills for easy access to the full library of 18Birdies Golf School Drills.

When you find a drill you like, simply tap Add to My Weekly Drills List. The drill will be added to your Personalize Plan, and will country towards your weekly practice goals!

Table

Use the video browsing filters to refine golf drills.

Drill Type

Coach Drill
Home Drill
Range Drill

Swing or Game Flaw

Solid Contact
Chip
Driver
Putting
Mental
Slice
Pitch
Bunkers
Balance
Alignment
Flipping
Grip

Golf IQ AI Assistant

At any time, immediately access the 18Birdies AI Assistant by tapping the AI Assistant icon in the bottom right corner of the Golf IQ homepage.

The 18Birdies AI Assistan is trained only on golf knowledge. This includes all of educational and drill content within the 18Birdies Golf School, but also a whole lot more.

The 18Birdies AI Assistant is your go-to for instant, easy-to-understand answers for all of your golf questions.

Accountability Group

Teamwork is a proven strategy to excel in anything you do. That’s why we created the Accountability Group.

When you set up your personalized plan, we’ll pair you with other 18Birdies players who are working on the same plan.

This group will bring accountability and competition, and help you have fun while achieving your improvement goals.

To find your Accountability Group, simply head over to the Arena.

You can also create a private accountability Group with friends and other players on 18Birdies. Tap the +Group link in the upper right corner of the My Arena page to create your own Accountability Group.

Personalized Plan for Golf Improvement

Now that you’re in the 18Birdies Golf School, it’s time to set up your personalized improvement plan. Tap Set Up My Personalized Plan from the Golf School homepage to get started.

Set Up Your Personalized Plan

To craft your customized plan, we need to know the areas of your golf game that you want to improve.

The number of areas you can select to work on is unlimited, though we recommend starting with only 2 or 3. This will help you focus on key areas without overwhelming you with information.

Areas you can work on

Zero to Course Ready

Swing Fundamentals

Fix My Flipping

Fix My Slice

Break 100

Putting

Solid Contact

Driver

Mental Game

Sand Shot

Pitching and Chipping

Your Personalized Plan for Golf Improvement – Delivered

You’ll start with three main focus areas for golf improvement. We break this down into Initial Focus (Focus 1) and Following Steps (Focus 2 and Focus 3) and give you a brief intro of each focus area, so you know exactly what you’ll be working on.

Tap Continue to start the introduction to Focus 1

Don’t like the results? Don’t worry. Simply tap the Back arrow to go back to the area selection.

Focus and Tier Introductions

Every focus item in your personalized plan will start with a detailed introduction. This gives you a comprehensive and concise overview of what you will be working on.

For a more visual introduction from an 18Birdies Instructor, tap the Play button to watch a short video.

Measurement of Success

Assessment Index

A composite index (0 – 100) based on the player performance (3 sessions trailing average score) from the various assessment drills in this plan.

To get your assessment index, you must log at least three sessions for each drill you receive. Your initial index is available after three sessions of the first drill.

3 Tier System

Every plan offers three different tiers, each with a distinct weekly training regime. All players begin with Tier 1 and progress to Tier 2 and Tier 3 based on their assessment index.

Once they complete the plan, they will have gone through all three tiers.

Weekly Drills in Tiers

Each plan will recommend a time minimum for weekly practice at home and weekly practice at the range.

For example, 60 minutes weekly at home and 120 minutes weekly practive at the range.

In your personalized focus introduction, we also give you a preview of the exact drills that you’ll be doing. Tap the Play button to watch any drill video displayed in the Home Drill, Range Drill, or Assessment Drill section.

Your Tier level progress is measured and based on your Assessment Index. To unlock more personalized plan tiers, complete drills from your current tier. This will increase your assessment index and help your progress to the next tier.

Tap Start with Focus to return to the school homepage.

Accountability Group

Teamwork is a proven strategy to excel in anything you do. That’s why we created the Accountability Group.

When you set up your personalized plan, we’ll pair you with other 18Birdies players who are working on the same plan.

This group will bring accountability and competition, and help you have fun while achieving your improvement goals.

To find your Accountability Group, simply head over to the Arena.

Practice Summary

Tap the weekly calendar or drill time charts from My Current Plan to open your Practice Summary.

Total Practice Summary

Your Projected Improvement Path is displayed and should give you an idea of how much you should improve as you work through the drills and tiers included in your personalized plan.

As you enter more practice sessions for the respective tier, a new entry will appear in your practice session history.

Weekly Practice Summary

A time-based view of your improvement dedication. From the Weekly Practice Summary, view your current Home Drill and Range Drill progress, current Accountability Group rank, and how many Active Days you have contributed to your practice history.

Assessment

Your Assessment level progress is measured and based on your Assessment Index. As you increase your assessment Index, you’ll unlock more personalized plan tiers, drills, and accountability groups.

How to see the Practice Summary for other golf drills

To see more of your practice history, tap Practice Summary at the top of the page. You’ll be prompted to select from a different focus plan, or your Practice Log History.

Practice Log History

The Practice Log contains the full history of your practice sessions entered into 18Birdies. Practice sessions from the Golf School, and from Practice are included in the Practice Log.

User the Weekly/Monthly filter to see your practice history over different time periods.

To only see the practice sessions for a specific drill type, tap All Drills and select from the prompt.

All Drills
Home Drill
Range Drill
Assessment Drill

How to delete a practice session from the Practice Log

Tap the ‘...’ in any practice session row to delete the practice session from the practice log. This cannot be reversed.

Log Practice

Tap the Log Practice button, then select a drill and time spent to record a new practice session.

When a new practice session is logged, we’ll update you on your time completed, Active Days and Assessment Index progress.

Important! Practice session do not earn Assessment Index points for plan tier progress. Asses

Log Assessment

It’s critical to consistently repeat the drills included with your personalized plan. The more attempts you record for each drill, the higher your Total Score will be.

If you don’t see your assessment index, you must log at least three sessions for each drill you receive. Your initial index is available after three sessions of the first drill.

How to log your assessment

Tap Log Assessment from the Golf School homepage.
Select the assessment drill from your plan.
Watch the assessment video, then complete as many attempts of the drill as you can (max. 20)
Enter the number of attempts you have completed for each section, then tap Log to submit.

Your Attempts should be evenly spaced out in time, so you have plenty of time to absorb what you’ve worked on. We recommend breaking each session into 5 attempts.

Remember, perfect practice makes perfect. So, time and discipline are your friends. The more time you spend focusing on a certain aspect of your game, the more you should expect to improve.