Is The Adaptive Golfer an adaptive golf program for golfers with disabilities?

No. In The Adaptive Golfer, "adaptive" means a practice plan that adapts to your scores. We do not offer adaptive golf instruction, equipment, or events. Golfers looking for adaptive golf can find programs through the U.S. Adaptive Golf Alliance (usaga.org) and the USGA's U.S. Adaptive Open.

What does "adaptive" mean in The Adaptive Golfer?

It describes the practice plan. The plan starts from the area of your game that costs you the most strokes, scores every drill against golfers at your handicap, and is rebuilt every four weeks around what your results show.

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What "adaptive" means here

In The Adaptive Golfer, "adaptive" describes the practice plan, not the golfer. Your plan adapts to your scores: it starts from the part of your game that costs you the most strokes, and it changes as your drill results change. The book calls this the Adaptive Loop.

We are not an adaptive golf program

"Adaptive golf" usually means golf for people with physical, sensory, or intellectual disabilities, often with adapted equipment, rules, or instruction. That is important work, and it is not what this site does. We do not offer adaptive golf instruction, equipment, or events.

If you are looking for adaptive golf

These two organizations are the right places to start:

U.S. Adaptive Golf Alliance (USAGA): a national nonprofit alliance of adaptive golf organizations. Its member list is the place to find a program, clinic, or coach near you.
USGA U.S. Adaptive Open: the USGA's national championship for golfers with disabilities.

Anyone is welcome to use our drills and benchmarks, but they were not designed for any specific disability.

How the plan adapts

Diagnose. A short self-assessment finds the area costing you the most strokes, scored against golfers at your handicap.
Practice. Most of your practice time goes to that area, with drills that each produce a score.
Measure. Every drill result is compared to the benchmark for your handicap band, so you can see whether your practice is working.
Adjust. Every four weeks your weakest area is measured again, and the plan is rebuilt around what the numbers show.

Where to start

The free diagnostic: six questions that show where your game loses strokes.
Your 4-week plan: a personalized practice plan built from a free diagnosis, $37 once.
The app: the full Adaptive Loop, rebuilt every four weeks, with a 14-day free trial.

Want to know who built this and why? Read about Scott Hancock.