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Taking Your Golf Lessons On To The Course

Golf lessons will typically take place on the driving range, where balls can be hit successively in order to practise and hone your game. This is ideal for perfecting the different types of shots, learning about distance, and being able to do this at your own pace.

The game itself is of course played on a course, and after the initial practise it’s here that the fun really starts!

Dukes Meadows Golf Club has a superb nine-hole course, with fantastic greens, great scenery and some challenging holes – it’s perfect for beginners and experienced players alike.

Many golfers are nervous when stepping out onto the first tee for the first time, so an on-course lesson can be great to calm those nerves, learn about the etiquette of the sport, and be guided on which clubs to use and when.

It’s the perfect way to make the transition from the driving range to the course, and it won’t be long before you’re knocking shots off your score with every round…

Please click here for my teaching hours and price list.

Golf Tips And Tricks – What Do You Want To Know?

I’m starting to build up a decent array of tips and tricks on my website – I’m gradually trying to cover a range of topics to help golfers of all standards improve their game.

Check out the section of my site here, and drop me a line if there are specific tips / tricks that’s you’d like to see on the site and I’ll do my best to cover them!

 

Golf In West London: Where I provide golf lessons

I am based at Dukes Meadows Golf in West London. It features a beautiful 9 hole par 3 course which is a real test and in great condition all year round.  There is also a 50 bay floodlit driving range.  In addition a 5 hole teaching academy course, short game practice area and practice putting green.

I am a PGA teaching professional at Dukes Meadows, and I’m on hand for instruction and to offer advice in our well stocked pro shop. Our range includes a custom club fitting bay and a digital video tuition studio where you can watch your swing and understand a little easier what your golf swing looks like and what it’s meant to be doing.

So if you want to come down, I am more than willing to show you around, give you advice on equipment or teach you how to play golf. 

Click here to see my teaching hours and please feel free to take a look around my website!

Contact Number: 07879 652367

Dukes Meadows Contact Number: 0208 994 3314 option 2

Kingsbarns Golf Links Awarded Golf Course of the Year at Golf at Scotland Gold Standard Awards

One of my favourite golf courses Kingsbarns Golf Links was voted the Golf Course of the Year at last night’s Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS) Gold Standard Awards held at the Fairmont.  The Awards are recognised as the industry Oscars and celebrate the greatest achievements throughout the industry from courses to hotels and resorts, tour operators, golf secretariats, caddie masters and transport companies. It is a great showcase for the who’s who in golf.

It was named Course of the Year for the 4 time ahead of some of the leading courses in Scotland including Balcomie Links (Crail), the Carnoustie Championship Course, Castle Stuart Golf Links, Gullane No 2, Machrihanish Dunes, the New Course, St Andrews, North Berwick West Links, Pitlochry, the Old Course St Andrews, the Torrance Course (Fairmont St Andrews), the Ailsa Course at Turnberry and Western Gailes.

Off to play golf at The Addington today!

12thLocated only 13 miles from the centre of London The Addington Golf Club is a world class golf course just waiting to be discovered. Designed in 1912 by John Frederick Abercromby (Aber) who was accredited as being ‘one of the finest architects in all of golf’, The Addington is a masterpiece of inland golf.

The golf course has remained virtually unchanged since its design 95 years ago which is testament to the skilled design ability of Aber who looked upon The Addington as his finest creation. Ranked in the world’s Top 100 Golf Courses in Great Britain and Ireland The Addington is a hidden gem just waiting to be played. The course has some truly memorable holes that will remain amongst some of your finest golfing memories for many years to come.

Acquired by the Altonwood Golf Group in August 2006, who also own and operate Westerham, Woldingham, Surrey National and Godstone Golf Clubs, The Addington can look forward to a bright future. With substantial investment and improvements made to the course and clubhouse since Altonwood’s takeover and with further development planned The Addington will soon be back at the pinnacle of golfing excellence.

Sergio Wins Two On The Bounce

Sergio Garcia climbed back into golf’s world’s top 20 with a victory in the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama in Spain.

Garcia, 31, started the day two shots clear of compatriot Miguel Angel Jimenez and survived a shaky start to take his second title in a week.

The Spaniard ended a three-year title drought last weekend with an emphatic 11-shot victory at the Castello Masters and closed out victory with a 71.

Jimenez led at the turn but finished a shot back on five under after a 70.

Scotland’s Richie Ramsay, leader going into the weekend, briefly jumped into a share of the lead with Garcia on the back nine, only to shank his tee shot on the par-three 15th.

His ball was only found after the five-minute search time had elapsed and the resulting double bogey effectively ended his hopes.

It’s great to see Sergio’s hunger back for golf, and he actually seemed to be enjoying the fight on the back nine with Jimenez.

Jimenez was playing some great golf at times and was desperately unlucky with a couple of birdie putts that so nearly dropped in the closing stretch.

Watching the event live on TV bought back a lot of memories of the Ryder Cup in 1997, especially watching Sergio playing the 18th reminded me of when Colin Montgomerie hit a brilliant tee shot and managed to close out victory against Scott Hoch in what was one of the best Ryder Cups ever!

A Golf Lesson in Winter Rules

Definition: “Winter rules” (also called “preferred lies”) is a condition that exists by local rule only and under which golfers are, on certain parts of a golf course, allowed to improve the lie of their golf ball without penalty.”Winter rules” is not codified in any of the 34 rules that make up the Rules of Golf; it exists only in an appendix to the rules, where there is a sample local rule for use by courses, clubs or committees.Generally, winter rules are put into place during, of course, the winter, when adverse weather conditions can impact the golf course itself. Or winter rules – a k a, preferred lies – might be put into place at any time of year on a course that is suffering damage; for example, if extreme drought kills large swathes of fairway.

Here’s how it works: You show up a golf course and are told (or read via signage) that “winter rules are in effect today.” You tee off No. 1 and hit the fairway. But when you reach your ball, you discover it sits on bare hardpan despite being in the fairway. Under the most common traditions for preferred lies, you have the right to move that ball up to six inches in any direction to improve the lie, without penalty (picking it up and placing it).

Remember as well that this time of year you are more likely to be coming up against ‘casual water’ where you can also get a free drop!

Don’t forget the rules are there to help you as well as penalise you, there are times you can really make the rules work in your advantage, so make sure you read up and learn them all.

Junior Golf Lessons In West London

I was lucky enough to have golf lessons in London from a young age and I fondly remember the Junior Group Coaching sessions that I took part in as a kid.

The professionals that taught me back then inspired me to improve and to eventually become a professional golfer, so I take great pride in teaching the youngsters of today, in the hope that they may become the golfers of tomorrow.

I cover all of the basics and the juniors will also enjoy some fun games and drills that they can practice away from the club.

I can also provide golf equipment free of charge for use during the coaching session, which typically lasts for one hour.

Golf is a great way to meet people, especially for the kids, they can interact with other kids from different backgrounds and all enjoy this great game together!

Please click here to see the forthcoming Junior Event Dates – there are some great events planned for half term!

Taking Golf Lessons To The Course

Your  first series of golf lessons will typically take place on the driving range, and one of our short game areas where balls can be hit successively in order to practise and hone your game. This is ideal for perfecting the different types of shots, learning about distance, distance control and being able to do this at your own pace.

The game itself is of course played on a golf course, and after the initial practise it’s here that the fun really starts, your be amazed how different it is playing on the course than on the range.

Dukes Meadows Golf Club has a superb nine-hole course, with fantastic greens, great scenery and some challenging holes – it’s perfect for beginners and experienced players alike, and it’s a great way to spend some time in the fresh air and with friends!

The Putter With A New Face

Broomstick putters, belly putters, white drivers, thick handles. Just when you thought nothing else could be redesigned in golf comes along this little creation from MxVGolf.

I don’t know a lot about MxVGolf (Mass x Velocity) but it seems a curved putter face is what they do, and it’s a strange looking thing.

Based on the idea of Newtons Cradle, the putter supposedly gives you a more accurate strike towards the true centre of gravity of the golf ball. 

It appears that it will prohibit putts from striking the lower half of the ball, with the putter face having exactly the same radius as a golf ball.

The putter will be released in the US in December and it is not surprising to hear it comes in the belly putter variety.