Buyer’s Guide: TopPutt

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TopPutt is a game which uses real putters and unique I.D. golf balls automatically delivered to each bay. The aim is to score as many points as possible by hitting 9 balls into the numbered holes in sequence, collecting bonuses and multiplying your score.

HSPSE SPREAD THE HAROLD SWASH GOLFING GOSPEL

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HSPSE have just completed another ‘Accredited Training Programme’ that saw three more coaching professionals join the team and become affiliated coaches.

Harold Swash and Phil Kenyon with Jesper, Allan and Glenn

David Leadbetter Golf Academy to Open in Southern California

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Golf Academy at Irvine’s Strawberry Farms is a first for David Leadbetter

David Leadbetter Golf announced today the opening of its first west coast academy which will be located at Irvine ’s Strawberry Farms Golf Club.

Perfect your Swing with Half-Price Lessons from Explanar

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Are you struggling with your game, does you swing feel out of sync? If so now is the perfect time to hone your game in the close season and get your golf swing back on plane with a half-price lesson from your local Professional on Explanar, the revolutionary golf training system.

Coaching from within St Andrews Road Hole Steep Bunker

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Golf Instruction With Steve North: The Easiest Shot in Golf!

Consumed by fear each and every time your ball heads into a bunker? Well, there’s no need to be.

Steve North (pictured), director of instruction at the St Andrews Links Golf Academy, explains that escaping from a sand trap is the easiest shot in golf! Read on.

The James Andrews School of Golf

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Leading UK Residential Golf School

Serious about learning or improving your golf, but want a fun and relaxed atmosphere in which to do it? Then the James Andrews School of Golf at Sedlescombe Golf Course could be the place for you! Their residential golf school courses offer carefully structured lessons and tuition from our 8 PGA professionals with a maximum group size of four students. You won’t be lost in the crowd! Excellent all-weather Golf Practice facilities including a state of the art computer/video analysis centre and a covered floodlit driving range mean that golf schools run 7 days a week, all year round. Their concentrated golf programme offers the opportunity for significant improvement in as little as 2 days. The 2-5 day residential tuition programme gives you time to learn, practice and play under the watchful eyes of theirr professionals.

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Tuition Breaks From as little as £210 Click here for details Tuition breaks offer you the opportunity for intensive residential golf tuition in small groups. They cater for all abilities and run courses 7 days a week all year round. Ideal for players of all levels

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James Andrews School of Golf

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Golf tip by Nick Riley - Moderate the Movement

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By Nick Riley – West of England Golf Academy
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MODERATE THE MOVEMENT….

When I am teaching there seems to be a common problem, whether the pupil is an amateur
or a professional they generally suffer from “Too Much BODY Movement”.

To reduce movement in the body, first I would like to look at the legs. If the legs move
during the stroke this will cause the upper body to sway making it impossible to strike and
roll the ball consistently.

A wider stance for stability is being used by many of the world’s top
professionals. Howell, Harrington and Stenson to name a few. It has been proven that the
wider the stance is the more stable the bodies’ centre of gravity becomes (which means less movement).
The feet should be slightly wider than the shoulders, think of the width of your stance you would use
to drive the ball from the tee. The legs should be set in stone, legs like the Eiffel Tower solid and still.

Another big cause of movement is when the “eyes beat the strike” Most people will strike the ball and then
the eyes immediately follow the ball down the line towards the hole causing the shoulders and hips
to open up causing undesirable body movement in the upper body.

Try the drill below, I think it will help reduce a lot of that upper body movement.

Drill:-
On short putts a good drill is to pick out a little piece of grass between the putter and the
ball, don’t take your eye off it until you hear the ball drop.
Incorporate these putting insights into your action and I guarantee you will see an improvement.

Remember! nobody becomes a great putter overnight. It takes a little hard work on your part
and a commitment to quality practice.

”Practice it before taking it to the course”.

When you attempt to make changes to your stroke, spend the majority of your practice
time away from the golf course. I like to work on my stroke indoors.

Working indoors takes away the distraction of putting to a hole and the subconscious
urge to hole out no matter what the cost. Your mind is clear to focus on the feedback from
your mechanics and work on improving them. Eventually you will become technically
competent and ready for the golf course.

Good Golfing.

Supplied Courtesy of
Nick Riley
Director of Golf
West of England Golf Academy

Web Site: www.westofenglandgolfacademy.co.uk
E mail: info@westofenglandgolfacademy.co.uk