Anyone know of a decent coach/teacher in the North East

[Khamelion]

Anyone know of a good coach/teacher in the North East, preferably within 15-20 miles of Newcastle?

The guy I have been seeing is good and I know some will say if he is good then why change. Well the main reason is, that without a massive amount of range time grooving in what he's telling me to get me to change my swing so I can draw the ball is going to take a long time and I've been working on this for past 18 months 2 years and I feel that a fade will be my swing style and that looking to change is not going to happen.

So I would like a coach that will work with what I've got to make the best of that, rather than look to make wholesale changes, that without regular games/practice will probably just end up reverting back.

cheers

 

[Beezerk]

Fella at Ramside is good but I can't remember his name and it was a good 18 months ago. Helped me a lot with just one lesson but I'd only just taken up the game back then so it may be different for someone who is already playing.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

After seeing you swing one of your major problems is over swinging when you get very quick

You seem to rush your swing after you have had one bad shot and then start chasing

When you hit the Ball with a nice natural smooth swing you get a nice fade which works very well

I personally would look at finding a way to levelling out your tempo

You hit a great golf ball

 

[moogie]

John Harrison.....Matfen Hall
Andy Paisley.....Hexham

Both got very good reps 👍

 

[richy]

Why do you want to draw the ball?

 

[bozza]

Why do you want to draw the ball?

Think he said the coach he was seeing wanted to get him to draw the ball but he can't seem to so wants to work with someone that will work on his natural fade.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

David Mather at Burgham Park Golf Club, just north of Morpeth. Good bloke, good teacher.

 

[richy]

Think he said the coach he was seeing wanted to get him to draw the ball but he can't seem to so wants to work with someone that will work on his natural fade.

Ah right. If that was the case then I wouldn't spend another penny on lessons from him.

 

[Khamelion]

After seeing you swing one of your major problems is over swinging when you get very quick

You seem to rush your swing after you have had one bad shot and then start chasing

When you hit the Ball with a nice natural smooth swing you get a nice fade which works very well

I personally would look at finding a way to levelling out your tempo

You hit a great golf ball

Pokerjoke mentioned the same thing at Blackmoor. I knew i did it, but oddly not when I did it, so saying it is after a bad shot is a big help.

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

Someone who might slow your tempo down to a blur might be an option :thup:

 

[Wayman]

Gordon Morrison at linden I've had couple lessons from he very good coach

I'll be back up to see him in the spring to go on Sam lab

 

[snell]

Gary Shipley at George Washington is pretty good, worked for me over the winter. And they have a flood lit driving range so you can ingrain what you've been told straight after.

 

[Hobbit]

So what did you score on your missionary trip to the south east?

Stop tinkering and fiddling about, and just go out and play.

 

[Khamelion]

So what did you score on your missionary trip to the south east?

Stop tinkering and fiddling about, and just go out and play.

Over three days

45 points combined total with Pokerjoke at Blackmoor, though to be fair I was carried on 7 of the back 9
36 points at North Hants and that was with two blobs and a 1 pointer. I think I came in under my HC stroke wise.
28 points at Tidworth, 18 going out and 10 back, the back 9 just chewed me Wookie and Thiery up.

I'm not tinkering, just after a lesson from a fresh pair of eyes, to point me in the right direction, the rest, as they say, afterwards is down to me and a lot of practice.

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

Over three days

45 points combined total with Pokerjoke at Blackmoor, though to be fair I was carried on 7 of the back 9
36 points at North Hants and that was with two blobs and a 1 pointer. I think I came in under my HC stroke wise.
28 points at Tidworth, 18 going out and 10 back, the back 9 just chewed me Wookie and Thiery up.

I'm not tinkering, just after a lesson from a fresh pair of eyes, to point me in the right direction, the rest, as they say, afterwards is down to me and a lot of practice.

A little on the 'tired' side at WGCGC then

 

[Khamelion]

A little on the 'tired' side at WGCGC then

No excuses from me, it was a good warm up, just totted up what my score would've been and I scored 28 points with 4 blobs and 4 1 pointers.

 

[jp15g08]

David (can't remember his surname) at Parklands GC in Gosforth is really helpful. He concentrates on improving your natural swing path.