Running private lessons

Notes on booking, students and lesson packs from a working golf lesson pro.
It started with golf, but it works for any 1:1 lesson.

Running lessons

Managing students who will never install your booking app

Why forcing 100% adoption backfires, two real students who said no for different reasons, and how to track bookings and lesson packages for them without asking them to install anything.

Oct 13, 2026 Tools

Paid vs free coaching software: what you actually need

What Calendly, Acuity and CoachNow actually charge extra for, the three questions that decide whether you need a paid tier at all, and two real coaches who landed on different answers.

Oct 11, 2026 Golf

How to sell and track golf lesson packages (without losing count)

Pricing packages so they sell themselves, why a spreadsheet or chat quietly drifts out of sync, what to track for every student, and how to answer "how many do I have left?" without stopping the lesson.

Oct 9, 2026 Golf

Swing video analysis for golf coaches: a simple lesson-feedback workflow

Record, mark and send — a three-step video workflow, slow motion only where it earns its place, done in nearly every lesson, with the video kept next to the booking it belongs to.

Oct 7, 2026 Music

Scheduling app for music teachers (piano, guitar, violin lessons)

Fixed weekly slots that don't need re-booking, parent-friendly make-up scheduling, automatic lesson-pack tracking, your own cancellation deadline, and coverage for families who won't install an app.

Oct 6, 2026 Pilates & Yoga

Booking app for Pilates and yoga instructors (1:1 and small groups)

1:1 and group capacity in the same calendar, self-booking that removes the back-and-forth, automatic pack tracking, your own cancellation deadline, and coverage for students who won't install an app.

Oct 5, 2026 Tennis

Tennis coach scheduling app: the features that actually matter

Booking that respects real court availability, fast weather reschedules, real group-clinic capacity, automatic lesson-pack tracking, and your own cancellation deadline.

Oct 4, 2026 Golf

What to look for in a golf lesson booking app

Self-booking that removes the back-and-forth, automatic lesson-pack tracking, your own cancellation deadline, built-in swing video feedback, and group capacity — the checklist that actually matters.

Oct 3, 2026 Growing your students

How to get more private lesson students (golf, tennis, music)

Reply before interest cools off, have one link that actually books, make the first lesson low-risk, ask happy students for referrals, and show results instead of promises.

Oct 2, 2026 Running lessons

How to take lesson bookings without endless back-and-forth messages

Publish your open slots instead of asking for a time, let students book and cancel themselves, and set your rules once instead of re-explaining them every time.

Oct 1, 2026 Running lessons