Coach Blaine

“The difference between an instructor and a trainer is that an instructor teaches you everything about something, but a trainer will teach you something about everything.”

- Instructor

Blaine Stewart

(Founder/Instructor - Tetra Golf

Golf Stats

  • Right Handed / Handicap 0.7

  • Average Drive: 315 Yards

  • Strengths: Putting, Irons, and Driving Distance

  • Areas for Improvement: Always Around the Greens + Driving Accuracy

  • When I play well: Putter is Hot + Accurate off the Tee + Par 3 Scoring

  • Lowest Round - 18: 65 - Blue Rock East

  • Lowest Round - 9: 29 - Back 9 GC at Rio Vista

  • Hole-in-Ones: 1 (2009)

  • Courses Played: Pebble Beach, Spanish Bay, Bandon Dunes, Chambers Bay, Pinehurst (2, 4, & 6), PGA Frisco, & The Plantation Course at Kapalua, Troon North, TPC Harding Park,  + many More to Come!

Background: 

  • Starting Age - 15

  • Broke Par: 17 Years Old - 71 at GC at Rio Vista

  • Junior College Golf - Santa Rosa JC

  • Army Award Recipient for Academic Standing as an Athlete 4.0

Golf Education - Experience

  • Mostly Self-Taught

  • 8+ Years in Golf Operations

  • Worked in Assistant, Golfer Operations Manager, Director of Golf, Director of Marketing/Instruction & General Manager roles.

  • Proficient in Excel, Web Design, use and development of Marketing tools and channels.

Teaching Strategy and Theory

“I believe it is really important to take the first lesson to learn how the student learns. I like to use analogies so I will ask what the golfer likes to do in their free time. Any sport is useful - but you can tie golf to everything in some way.”

  • Weight Movement/Transfer + Body Mechanics

  • Strengths: Scalability for Beginner to Advanced Students

  • Current Focus: Creating Power/Distance Efficiently.

  • Curating a Swing to Student - Not a Student to a Swing

  • Full Understanding of both the Art + Science of the Swing

Outside of Golf Interests

Watching Live TV: MLB, NFL, NBA, and Price is Right

Current Netflix/Stream Binge: Rings of Power

Other Talents: Author & Web/App Developer

Personality Type Quote: “I just like to figure things out. I have always been a fan of puzzles and large-scale problems.”

Other Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Snowboarding

Weekend Hobbies: Golfing Of Course - Building Things

Most Famous Person You Have Met: DiAngelo Russell - LA Lakers

“It all starts with just a question at the beginning or end. ‘Care if I join?’ or ‘How’d you play?’ That is what is great about golf.”

-Instructor

Come Join me for a Pint. How did your last round go? I’ll give you a text when possible!