Brad Pluth, PGA Master Professional | Golf Coaching in Minnetonka, MN
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PGA Master Professional · Minnetonka, Minnesota

Play with confidence. Score with consistency.

You've taken lessons, bought new clubs, and watched the videos. Nothing sticks because your game isn't a swing problem — it's a system problem. I build the system: a repeatable routine, a movement that holds under pressure, and smarter decisions on the course.

In-person coaching with GEARS 3D motion capture & Trackman · Remote coaching available at GolfAchievement.com

PGA Master Professional 57,000+ Lessons 21 Years · 46 States · 11 Countries Golf Digest Best in Minnesota Callaway Top 25 Elite Coach U.S. Kids Top 50 Master Instructor
The real reason you're stuck

Better swings don't lower scores. Better systems do.

Most golfers stuck in the 100s lose four to six balls a round, implode on the back nine, and feel embarrassed at work outings. That isn't a talent gap. It's an incomplete system — no repeatable routine under pressure, a swing fighting how your body actually moves, and decisions that turn bogeys into doubles. Fix the system and the scores follow.

The Method

Mind–Body–Swing Integration™

Four interdependent elements determine your score. I coach all four — together — not isolated swing tips.

01

Natural Movement Patterns

Using TPI Level II and movement screens, your swing is built around your hip mobility, shoulder rotation, and spine angle — not a tour pro's. The motion finally feels natural and repeatable.

02

Scoring Mindset

A repeatable 5-step pre-shot routine and a 3-phase mental system you can execute under pressure. The mental game accounts for half of breaking 100.

03

Purposeful Practice

No more random range sessions. Every drill has a clear objective, a measurable benchmark, and a tracking method — using Trackman, GEARS, and custom scorecards.

04

On-Course Strategy

Safe target systems, dispersion-based club selection, and miss management. Most golfers eliminate 8–12 penalty strokes through better decisions — not a new swing.

Meet your coach

A Master Professional who builds systems, not swing tips

I'm Brad Pluth, PGA Master Professional and founder of Golf Achievement Academy — the 476th coach to earn the PGA's highest teaching designation. Over 21 years I've delivered more than 57,000 lessons to golfers across 46 states and 11 countries.

57,000+
Lessons delivered
21 yrs
Coaching experience
#476
PGA Master Professional

I teach at Dick's House of Sport in Minnetonka using GEARS 3D motion capture and Trackman, and coach remotely through GolfAchievement.com. Every golfer gets a personalized framework built around how their body moves, how they think under pressure, how they practice, and how they make decisions.

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Coaching & Programs

Where you want to start

Flagship

The Break 100 Blueprint™

A 40-session coaching system for serious recreational golfers stuck shooting 95–115. Built on Mind–Body–Swing Integration™, delivered in person at Dick's House of Sport or remotely.

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In Person

Private Lessons & Assessments

One-on-one coaching with GEARS 3D motion capture, Trackman launch data, and BodiTrak pressure mapping at Dick's House of Sport, Minnetonka.

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Family

Purposeful Conversations

Family and group coaching that uses golf as a relationship-building tool — for parents, couples, youth programs, and corporate teams.

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Purposeful Conversations
Family Connection Through Golf
Now available

Purposeful Conversations: Family Connection Through Golf

Golf doesn't build relationships automatically. But with intention, it becomes one of the most powerful relationship-building tools a family has. This book gives parents, couples, and coaches the conversation frameworks to make every round count — with photography by Peter Wong.

Learn more about the book

"I don't sell swing tips. I build systems — around how your body moves, how you think under pressure, how you practice, and how you make decisions. Those four things, together, determine your score."

— Brad Pluth, PGA Master Professional

From the blog

Notes on scoring, practice & the mental game

Practical thinking from 57,000 lessons — what actually lowers scores.

COMING SOON

Why your practice isn't transferring to the course

The three filters every drill must pass before it earns a place in your routine.

COMING SOON

The 5-step pre-shot routine that holds under pressure

A repeatable process you can run on the first tee with your friends watching.

COMING SOON

Course management: erasing 8–12 strokes without a new swing

Safe targets, dispersion, and miss management explained simply.

Ready when you are

Let's build your system

Book an in-person session at Dick's House of Sport in Minnetonka, or reach out about remote coaching. We'll start with where your game actually is, and build from there.

Call or text: 952-401-4653  ·  [email protected]