Ask The Expert - PGA Pro Q+A Hour

[BazPlummerGM]

Hello all,

I'm Baz, instruction lead at Golf Monthly. Hope you are all well and have been able to get some golf in despite the poor weather of late (in the UK at least).

We are hosting an 'ask me anything' hour with a Golf Monthly Top 50 Coach this Friday at 4pm (GMT) and I wanted to personally invite you all to ask some questions to our expert.

Ged Walters has more than two decades of coaching experience as a PGA Pro and is giving up an hour of his time completely free to help amateurs play better golf in 2026.

If you want to ask a question, you can do so right now (or anytime before Friday) and Ged will respond to each and every one between 4pm and 5pm. Head back to article at any time in that hour, or later if that's more convenient, to see what expert advice Ged has for you.

The link to ask questions is here, https://www.golfmonthly.com/tips/pga-pro-answers-your-golf-questions, but you can also find it as a notice in the yellow banner at the top of this page. To ask a question, simply scroll down the article to where you can already see some questions from our Editor Neil Tappin and News Editor Elliott Heath. Even the GM team want some expert help with their game, so please take advantage of this opportunity and ask away.

Thanks,
Baz Plummer

 

[clubchamp98]

Hi
I used to play for Lee Park scratch team with Ged he’s a great teacher.
I have had a few lessons off him over the years.

 

[BazPlummerGM]

That's amazing - he is a great guy and a fantastic coach. Could you drop a question into the article to test him a little bit, we want to make him work hard tomorrow - right?

 

[bobmac]

That's amazing - he is a great guy and a fantastic coach. Could you drop a question into the article to test him a little bit, we want to make him work hard tomorrow - right?

You do know there's a recently retired PGA Pro who's been answering questions on here since 2009?

 

[Neilds]

You do know there's a recently retired PGA Pro who's been answering questions on here since 2009?

And we have just missed your anniversary of joining.

 

[bobmac]

And we have just missed your anniversary of joining.

True, but I did skulk for a month or so to make sure I wasn't going to step on anyone's toes if I signed up. But I do remember giving ''alternative advice'' to the stack and tilt people.

 

[Pants]

... the stack and tilt people.

JustOne

 

[SteveW86]

You do know there's a recently retired PGA Pro who's been answering questions on here since 2009?

There was a guy called “The Coach” too, he was extremely helpful

 

[bobmac]

There was a guy called “The Coach” too, he was extremely helpful

He certainly wanted to help but didn't ask enough questions and made too many assumptions for my liking, especially if you don't see the swing.

 

[SteveW86]

He certainly wanted to help but didn't ask enough questions and made too many assumptions for my liking, especially if you don't see the swing.

That doesn’t fit with my experience Bob. Most of the conversations I had were over Pm, with lots of videos shared both ways. Just looked them up, can’t believe it was 10 years ago

 

[bobmac]

That doesn’t fit with my experience Bob. Most of the conversations I had were over Pm, with lots of videos shared both ways. Just looked them up, can’t believe it was 10 years ago

I was talking about the advice he gave without seeing their swing and as your conversations were in PMs, I didn't see those.

 

[BubbaP]

When this first popped up, I did think of this...

 

[Orikoru]

He certainly wanted to help but didn't ask enough questions and made too many assumptions for my liking, especially if you don't see the swing.

This is kind of what I was thinking when I saw the topic here. What can I really ask a PGA Pro without him seeing my swing or knowing anything about my game? It's surely just going to be generic advice you could get from any YouTube channel.

 

[bobmac]

This is kind of what I was thinking when I saw the topic here. What can I really ask a PGA Pro without him seeing my swing or knowing anything about my game? It's surely just going to be generic advice you could get from any YouTube channel.

There's loads of things that should be taken into consideration when giving advice.
The players goals (breaking 100, breaking par, European tour)
How often they play
How often they practice
Whether they enjoy practicing
How they like to learn....audible, visual or kinaesthetic learning
Injuries
Present club set up
Players knowledge
Ability to understand technical jargon.
Age
Flexibility
Injuries
Links/heathland/parkland
Understanding spouse/partner
etc

 

[Viewer]

Were all the questions asked by GM staff?