01 / UNDERSTAND
Know your pattern.
Start with your goals, ball flight, movement, tendencies, and habits so the lesson addresses the right problem.
Simple. Personal. Measurable.
Better golf starts with a better plan.
Private golf instruction and player development built around your swing, your tendencies, and the way you learn best. Clear diagnosis. Focused practice. Measurable progress.
2,000+
individual students coached, from first-time golfers to collegiate and high-level players. Every lesson starts with the player.
The coaching philosophy
Make improvement easier to understand.
The goal is not to fill your head with swing thoughts. It is to identify what matters, explain it clearly, and give you a plan you can actually use.
02 / IMPROVE
Change what matters.
Turn the diagnosis into one clear priority, with feedback and drills that match the way you learn best.
03 / MEASURE
Prove the change.
Use ball flight, video, launch data, and performance benchmarks to make sure practice is moving you forward.
Ways to work together
Coaching built for the golfer in front of me.
Whether you need a focused lesson, a longer-term development plan, or remote coaching, the structure should fit the player and the goal.
In person
Private Golf Instruction
One-on-one coaching at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, with access to an indoor performance environment and technology when it helps answer the right questions.
Ask about a lesson →Long-term
Player Development
A more complete approach for golfers who want to improve over time, connecting technique, practice habits, performance feedback, and on-course decision-making.
Build a development plan →Remote
Online Coaching
Send swings, receive detailed video feedback, and work through a structured plan from anywhere through Skillest.
View online coaching →Performance
Data & Technology Sessions
Use TrackMan, video, force plates, and movement data when objective feedback can make the diagnosis clearer and the change easier to measure.
Explore the technology →How I coach
Technology can measure the swing. Coaching has to make it usable.
My background includes experience at the Sea Island Golf Performance Center, where I observed and learned from leading instructors. Years later, I studied and trained under Jim McLean in Miami.
“Diagnose what you are doing now.
What should you be doing instead?
How do we make the change stick?”
01
Diagnose clearly.
Separate the real cause from the symptom so practice has a purpose.
02
Communicate simply.
Turn complex movement and data into language and feels you can understand.
03
Train intentionally.
Use drills, constraints, and feedback that transfer beyond the lesson tee.
04
Measure progress.
Re-test the right variables so improvement is visible, not assumed.
Performance technology
Use the right tool for the right question.
The best technology disappears into a good lesson. It should clarify cause and effect, establish a baseline, or measure a change—not distract from the player.
Ball flightTrackMan 4
MovementSportsbox AI
Ground forceGround Reaction Analysis
VideoHigh Speed Video Analysis
The tool is selected based on the golfer and the question we are trying to answer. Coaching remains the center of the process.
Golf lessons in Bergen County, NJ
Private golf instruction in Paramus for golfers across North Jersey.
Based at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, I work with golfers from Bergen County and throughout North Jersey. Private lessons can include full-swing instruction, TrackMan analysis, high-speed video, ground reaction analysis, putting, junior golf instruction and long-term player development.
Golfers looking for instruction in Paramus, Bergen County, Ridgewood, Fair Lawn, Hackensack and the surrounding North Jersey area can contact me for lesson information and availability.
About Donnie
A serious approach without making golf complicated.
Every golfer deserves to understand what they are working on, why it matters, and how to practice it.
I have coached more than 2,000 individual students across a wide range of backgrounds and abilities, from golfers holding a club for the first time to collegiate and high-level players.
My goal is to combine the art of coaching with objective information when it helps. A lesson should leave you with more than a swing thought. You should leave with a clearer understanding of your pattern, one or two priorities, and a way to practice with purpose.
That is what Simple. Personal. Measurable. means to me.
Ready to improve?
Let’s build a plan for your game.
Email me directly to book an in-person lesson at Ridgewood Country Club. Online coaching is also available from anywhere through Skillest.
Ridgewood Country Club · Paramus, New Jersey · dbreneman@rcc1890.com