Question 1

Is there booking software made just for golf instructors?

Accepted Answer

Yes — SwingBook is built specifically for independent golf coaches. One link takes bookings, sells lesson packages, manages your clients, and gets you paid, instead of juggling a calendar, a payment app, and your notes.

Question 2

How do golf coaches take payments online with SwingBook?

Accepted Answer

Students pay by card on your booking page, and the money goes straight to your bank (powered by Stripe). You connect payouts once, then it's automatic.

Question 3

Does SwingBook take a cut of my lesson income?

Accepted Answer

No. SwingBook is subscription-only — you keep 100% of what you charge. No per-lesson fee, no marketplace cut.

Question 4

How do I sell lesson packages as a coach?

Accepted Answer

Create a package with a number of sessions and one price. The student pays once, then schedules the sessions over time, with no additional charges.

Question 5

Does SwingBook track student progress?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Coaches rate skills each lesson to build a progress chart, set each student's goal, and track handicap over time — and SwingBook can automatically send a progress report when a student finishes a package.

Question 6

Can I sell a golf lesson package for a whole family?

Accepted Answer

Yes. SwingBook supports family packages — one shared balance covers multiple family members, each tracked individually, and the parent is kept in the loop as lessons are used.

Question 7

Does SwingBook track all of my lesson income?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Earnings count your whole business equally — payments taken through SwingBook and payments you collect off-platform (cash, Venmo) — with a clear breakdown of each source.

Question 8

What is in-lesson mode?

Accepted Answer

A live coaching companion you open during a lesson to capture notes, rate skills, and set what to work on next — building each student's progress over time and powering their progress report.

Question 9

Does SwingBook help golf coaches get repeat business?

Accepted Answer

Yes — SwingBook is built around a repeat-business flywheel. You track each student's progress lesson by lesson, and when they finish a package SwingBook automatically sends them a progress report showing how far they've come, plus an invitation to book their next package. Progress becomes the reason students keep coming back — something a plain booking tool can't do.

Question 10

Does SwingBook help me market my coaching business?

Accepted Answer

Yes. SwingBook gives you a professional public booking page, shareable booking links with rich previews, and a flyer maker that produces a print-ready flyer with a QR code straight to your page — post it at the range or pro shop to fill your schedule.

Question 11

When do I get paid after a lesson?

Accepted Answer

Your first payout takes about a week while your account is verified (standard for new accounts). After that, money lands about 2 business days after each lesson, automatically.

Question 12

How do I reschedule, cancel, or handle a no-show?

Accepted Answer

Open the lesson: Reschedule moves it (pick a new time or send the student a link — no re-charge, credit preserved), Cancel calls it off and returns the credit so they can rebook, and marking a no-show forfeits the session. Cancelling never refunds a card charge — handle card refunds in Stripe.

Question 13

How do students book their prepaid package lessons?

Accepted Answer

They get a link (from their confirmation or from you) to pick times from your live availability — no account and no extra charge.

Question 14

Do my students need an account to book?

Accepted Answer

No. Students book as guests with just a name and email; everything they need arrives by email.

Question 15

What's the difference between the Free, Amateur, and Pro plans?

Accepted Answer

Free lets you coach up to 5 active students. Amateur ($29/mo, up to 50 students) adds unlimited packages and family packs, the full calendar, students CRM with goals & progress tracking, in-lesson mode, group classes, private offers, flyers, and an automatic "book again" nudge. Pro ($59/mo, unlimited students) adds the enriched progress report (skill radar + a shareable progress page), the Pro Shop earnings cockpit, and priority support. Launch offer: the first 100 coaches get Pro at $29/mo for 12 months — applied automatically, no code.

Question 16

What are credits and how do I use them?

Accepted Answer

Some coaches sell time in credits instead of a fixed number of lessons. You buy a pack of credits, then book sessions whenever you like — each session uses a set number of credits (your coach defines what a credit is worth, e.g. 1 credit = 30 min). No account needed, no extra charge when you book, and credits don't expire. You'll always see how many credits a session uses and how many you have left.

Question 17

Is it swingbook.golf or swingbook.com?

Accepted Answer

It's swingbook.golf — dot golf, not dot com.

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