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The following survey is CRITICAL to GBN's mission to provide up-to-date, comprehensive information for our members when you are analyzing your business opportunities.

All data in the following survey is encrypted and stored on a secure server.

Only GBN's CEO Bob Mulcahy can see individual survey results and no member or other entity will ever see your individual survey. All survey data is combined into various groupings before it is delivered back to any member or other person/organization. All members or other parties who see this information will have signed a confidentiality agreement with GBN before viewing any of the data.

This Instructor Division survey is the most complete information ever gathered from and for golf instructors.

Most questions will take only seconds to answer as they are multiple choice. Questions marked with an asterisk (*) must be answered. It will help if you have your financial statements for the most recent 12 months available as you complete the survey.

This survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Please allow yourself time to accurately complete this survey.

If you have any questions, please call me at 203-219-2241 or email me at landerson@golfbusinessnetwork.com.

We can't help you if you don't help us. Thank you very much for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,

Lorin Anderson
Executive Director, GBN Instructor Division

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* 1. Current job title:

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* 2. Current employment status:

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* 3. Number of years teaching professionally?

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* 4. Check all that currently apply:

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* 5. In which PGA section or country is your facility located?

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* 6. Are you responsible for hiring other instructers?

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* 7. Are you responsible for managing additional instructors?

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* 8. Are you responsible for creating your facility's instruction programs?

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* 9. Are you responsible for managing your facility's instruction programs?

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* 10. Are you responsible for creating promotional materials for your facility's instruction programs?

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* 11. Are you certified by any organization or manufacturer as a clubfitter?

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* 12. Are you prominently featured on your facility's website?

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* 13. Do you have your own personal website?

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* 14. Do you have an up-to-date database of all your students?

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* 15. Do you send emails/newsletters to your database on a regular basis?

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* 16. Average number of hours per week actual teaching time?

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* 17. Do you teach using a launch monitor?

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* 18. Which video system do you prefer to use when teaching?

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* 19. How many educational seminars did you attend in the past 12 months?

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* 20. Do you have a formal written contract?

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* 21. Do you teach at more than one facility?

NOTE: If you teach approximately the same amount of time at two facilities during the year, please consider the facility where you earn the majority of your income as your MAIN SEASON facility.

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* 22. Number of years at your current main-season facility?

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* 23. Number of months annually spent teaching at your short-season facility?

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* 24. Main-season facility type?

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* 25. Number of members at main-season facility?

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* 26. Current initiation fee at main-season facility?

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* 27. Current annual dues at main-season facility?

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* 28. Do you have an indoor teaching facility?

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* 29. Hourly rate for private lessons for members or your hourly rate if you are at a public facility?

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* 30. If you teach at a private facility, what is your hourly rate for private lessons for non-members?

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* 31. Hourly rate for private lessons for juniors?

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* 32. Corporate outing full day rate at your facility?

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* 33. Corporate outing full day rate at another facility?

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* 34. What fee do you charge for a 9-hole playing lesson?

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* 35. Do you offer a discounted lesson series rate?

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* 36. Do you receive a guarantee from your facility?

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* 37. Do you offer internet lessons where golfers can send you a video of their swing and you send back a critique?

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* 38. If you offer internet lessons, what do you charge for a single lesson?

The following section includes questions about your revenues and expenses for 2011 (or the most recent 12 month period that you have data for). Please include number only, NO DOLLAR SIGNS.

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* 39. Total private instruction lesson income in most recent 12 month period:

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* 40. If you teach at a private facility, what percentage of your private lesson income came from non-members?

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* 41. Salary from main-season facility:

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* 42. Salary from short-season facility (if applicable):

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* 43. Annual bonus from main-season facility:

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* 44. Income from group lessons and clinics:

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* 45. Income from golf school programs:

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* 46. Your income from instruction given by your staff teachers (if applicable):

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* 47. Total retainers or additional payments from Touring pros you teach:

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* 48. Income from corporate outings:

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* 49. Number of corporate outings in past 12 months:

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* 50. Income from coaching a school golf team:

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* 51. Income from longer-term coaching programs that require students to pay a monthly or seasonal fee for your time:

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* 52. Income from equipment sales including clubfitting fees:

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* 53. How many endorsement contracts do you currently have?

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* 54. What is the value of your merchandise allowance per year?

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* 55. What is your total endorsement income?

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* 56. Tournament winnings in past year:

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* 57. Income from books, videos, magazine articles and other media:

The following questions refer to non-cash benefits provided by your main season facility.

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* 58. PGA, LPGA and/or GBN dues paid by employer:

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* 59. Education allowance paid by employer:

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* 60. Tournament entry fees paid by employer:

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* 61. Health insurance paid all or partial by employer:

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* 62. Disability insurance paid all or partial by employer:

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* 63. 401k plan provided by employer:

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* 64. If you have a 401K plan, does the facility match contributions to the 401k plan?

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* 65. Housing or housing allowance:

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* 66. Meals during work hours:

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* 67. Facility playing privileges:

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* 68. Family playing privileges:

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* 69. Facility purchases training aids/teaching technologies for your usage:

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* 70. If yes, annual value of training aids/teaching technology purchased by your facility:

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* 71. Percentage of lesson revenue you must pay back to Head Professional or Club (if at private facility):

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* 72. Percentage of lesson revenue you must pay back to your facility owner (if applicable):

Okay, we're almost finished!

The following section includes operating expenses/investments you are responsible for. Only answer those that are applicable to your situation.

If you do not have exact figures available, please estimate as closely as possible.

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* 73. Your cost for annual facility rent/lease payments:

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* 74. If you pay rent or lease your space, which of the following are included in your payments?

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* 75. Cost of teaching technology (computers, launch monitors, etc.) purchased in past 12 months:

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* 76. Cost of training aids purchased:

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* 77. Cost of teaching seminars and other continuing education (not reimbursed):

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* 78. Cost of business-related travel and entertainment expenses (not reimbursed):

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* 79. Cost of advertising/public relations expenses (not paid by facility):

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* 80. Have you made an effort to incorporate social media into your marketing during the past year?

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* 81. If yes, how much time do you spend on social media for your business?






If you DO NOT have employees, your survey is now complete.

Simply scroll back to the beginning of the survey and click EXIT SURVEY in the top right corner and you're done! Thanks.

The following, final section of this survey is ONLY for instructors who have employees.


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* 82. Number of total staff on your payroll:

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* 83. Number of instructors on your payroll (not paid for by facility):

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* 84. Your first teaching assistant's number of years of teaching experience:

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* 85. Your first assistant's total annual cash compensation:

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* 86. Your second teaching assistant's number of years of teaching experience:

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* 87. Your second teaching assistant's total annual cash compensation:

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* 88. Average annual cash compensation of all teachers who work for you:

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* 89. Your administrative assistant's total annual cash compensation:

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* 90. Is your administrative assistant a full or part-time position?

Thank you very much for your efforts to complete this important survey.

Please scroll to the top of the survey and in the top right corner, click on EXIT SURVEY and you're done!
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