Better golfers, better people.
Our mission is to positively affect children's lives through the game of golf. Having fun in an enriching environment is our number one priority, and we teach golf skills and life skills as one and the same.
Our story
Josh started GSH with a simple belief: golf is a game for a lifetime when it is nurtured as such. Today some of the kids who learned here are the ones coaching here.
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2009
Good Swings Happen begins
Josh Alpert founds the academy to give juniors of all ages and skill levels golf that is accessible, affordable, safe, fun, and professionally managed.
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Then
Classes, leagues, camps, and lessons
Programs grow at Westdrift Golf Course in Manhattan Beach, from first-swing classes to junior leagues, summer camps, and private coaching.
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2023
The mental game goes deeper
Josh becomes Junior Golf Director for Flow Performance Group, bringing flow-state training and the DCE Method to our players.
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Now
The GSH Hub, and coaches who grew up here
Our indoor training facility in Lawndale adds simulator bays, a putting green, and year-round practice. Matt Ferradas, our Director of Programs, and Jackson Nordquist, our Lead Instructor, both came up through GSH as junior golfers.
Josh Alpert, PGA
Founder, Good Swings Happen. Junior Golf Director, Flow Performance Group.
Josh has been teaching golf for more than 25 years, working with players of all ages and skill levels. He believes sound physical and mental fundamentals are the building blocks for enjoying the game while striving toward your potential as a player. To Josh, the chance to build better young people is as important as building better young golfers.
He leads lessons and programs at The GSH Hub and at Westdrift Golf Course in Manhattan Beach, and serves on the SCPGA Teaching Committee, the SCPGA Player Development Committee, and the LA County Golf Advisory Board.
- 2024Inducted into the California Teaching and Coaching Hall of Fame
- 2023SCPGA Teacher and Coach of the Year
- 2018SCPGA Youth Player Development Award
How we coach the whole player.
Swing mechanics, etiquette, and course management matter. So does what happens between the ears. Every GSH player learns Josh's seven Mental Mantras, simple words to come back to when a round gets hard.
- Play PerspectiveRemember why you fell in love with the game.
- Breath = CalmDeep breaths settle nerves and tempo.
- Focus on ChallengeAttention on the task, not the outcome.
- Visualize SuccessSee the shot you want before you hit it.
- Power of PositiveAsk, what is my opportunity now?
- Confidence CountsKind self-talk and your best shots on replay.
- Persistence Pays OffA miss is an unsuccessful try, and a lesson.
Get in touch.
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General questions
Programs, private lessons, team training, and everything else.
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Not sure which level fits, or a session is full? Coach Matt can help.
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Bay rentals, open practice, and events at our Lawndale facility.
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