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 "She was a great player - and really cute," Drotter said. As fate would have it, that cute young player is now his wife. These days, Drotter, who's been teaching for nine years, can be found helping students on the practice tee at Super Sports Golf and Recreation Center in Orange. What inspired you to become a golf teacher? I don't know if anything inspired me. I've been in golf since the age of 9. I played full time as a junior, played in college and played professionally for a short time. After all that, teaching just seemed to be a natural progression. They say those that can't play for a living teach for a living. Who's swing on the PGA Tour do you most admire and why? Aesthetically, I like the swings of Justin Rose, Adam Scott and Charles Howell III. What's the most common problem you see in your students and how do you fix it? It's the over-the-top move. For the student, fixing that problem is a lot more difficult than identifying it. To fix it requires a lot of work on swing path during the downswing, drills, mirror work and patience. Lots of patience. What's your best round ever and where? A 63 at El Dorado Golf Course in Long Beach. What's the most satisfying thing about being a golf teacher? It's very satisfying when my students do well, especially my younger students. I have had the opportunity to have four of my students receive golf scholarships. I also have one young student who has a shot at playing on tour. These types of students are very rewarding and the reason I'm still teaching. What's your greatest achievement in golf? I think my greatest achievement is yet to come. What's your personal motto on the course? Never stop grinding. Even when you're playing awful, you can learn something if you keep grinding. What words or phrase do you most overuse on the course? "One shot at a time." SG |
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