Sixteen members and guests recently joined me on another great Mount Lawley Golf Club golf trip visiting the newest Mission Hills Golf Club located on the tropical Hainan Island off the south coast of China. Some great golf was played on four truly exceptional golf courses (there are 10 courses in total) especially by members […]
Duncan’s Tips Articles
Duncan has been too busy living it up in China on his annual golfing trip with your fellow members, that he was only able to send through to the Club some happy snaps of his trip thus far. Please see below what we are all missing out on at Lava Fields, Mission Hills in China. He […]
Over the next few weeks I would like to explain what is happening at impact when some of the more common shots are hit by golfers, this is assuming you are making centre contact on the face of the club and are therefore not skewing the ball’s spin axis with vertical or horizontal gear effect. […]
Next week I have another great golf trip planned for the members of Mount Lawley departing for Mission Hills in China. These popular trips are a great way for members to not only play some great golf courses, stay at luxurious accommodation but also to make great new friendships with other members. These trips have also […]
This week the Perth International returns to Lake Karrinyup Country Club. One of the best ways to improve your golf is to make time to head to Karrinyup and watch some of the world’s best golfers in action. Take note of their course management and how they try to position themselves from the tee to […]
Correct posture in your set up is vital to a good golf game. A neutral posture helps to position your body in a way that aids the correct pivot, encourages a full rotation, helps to establish stability, encourages the correct sequencing in the downswing and most importantly helps to reduce the risk of injury. A […]
Following on from my recent trip to the 2014 PGA Srixon Coaching Summit below is a breakdown of a Golf Shot. A golf shot consists of the following four components; Outside conditions and parameters we have no control over eg; Distance Lie Wind Humidity Temperature Altitude Elevation change Ground landing conditions The golfer must […]
As a follow up on last weeks golf tip discussing the importance of impact location please find below some examples of impact location related to handicap. 30 Handicap 25 Handicap 20 Handicap 15 Handicap 10 Handicap 7 Handicap 5 Handicap 3 Handicap Scratch Tour Pro As you can see from the above images the better […]
Part two from the 2014 Srixon PGA Coaching Conference discusses the importance of center contact particularly with the driver. A half inch deviation from center can have a dramatic effect on not only ball speed but also launch angle and spin rate – these three factors greatly influence distance and also accuracy. An […]
As most members know last week I visited the 2014 Srixon PGA Coaching Conference. As a Golf Professional it is important to continue to improve yourself and your coaching through further education. The Srixon PGA Coaching Conference is Australia’s leading event for further education for Golf Professionals, this is the fourth PGA Coaching Conference I […]
