How to coach a junior golfer

Jun 4, 2017 | golf coaching

Had an interesting email exchange with a client during the week. He wanted to know my thoughts on coaching his young son. While this article refers to a beginning golfer, the same rules apply, whether you’re coaching a junior golfer, or an adult who is new to...

[True Story] This really annoyed me …

Aug 10, 2015 | Articles

I was in Melbourne last week on some golf green business. I also got chatting to a young golf pro whose story annoyed me. Young Pro loves golf and wants to be the best player he can be. Like a lot of trainee golf pro’s he’s finding things a bit tough. The...

Your golfing questions answered 

Jun 24, 2015 | Articles

Been meaning to do this for a while … What’s your biggest golfing frustration? Or what is the one golf instruction question you want answered? Enter your question in the comment section below and I’ll answer it. Go on, try me. It’s completely...

“But the golf swing isn’t a natural thing”

Mar 24, 2015 | golf coaching

This is often the argument presented when I tell others that most modern instruction is too technical and doesn’t work too well*. My response? But learning is instinctive to us all. So despite the fact that nobody is born with a golf club in their hand, we all...

A very simple golf lesson

Mar 24, 2015 | golf coaching

Amanda is a 16 year old golfer. She’s talented but a little stuck. Her coach told me that she has been “messed up” and is working on getting her game back on track. I could see right away she has a flair for the game. She wasn’t interested in...