fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Have been a bit in and out with my game of late and decided I wanted a fresh evaluation of where my game was so booked myself onto a trackman based lesson with Alistair Davies at The Forest of Arden (wanted to see a pro who I hadnt seen before and who had the most up to date technology).
The session was a group of 4 where everyone got an initial 1/2 hour session with Alastair with it all on trackman and high speed video and a discussion about what needed working on and the best drills to work on it.
After your session had ended there were then unlimited balls to work on the provided drills and then an hour or so later went back in to see Alistair again, see how different the swing looked on camera and how the numbers had started to change. Then a final review with what to work on and how over the coming weeks.
In addition Alistair also emails a full review of the session, including all the trackman stats and notes on what and how to change.
For me the initial numbers in most cases werent too bad. Clubhead speed was fine as was angle of attack and the levels of spin I was getting. The 2 numbers that stood out like a sore thumb however were the swingpath angle and also the clubhead relative to the swing path.
In short my average swing path was 7 degrees in to out (I knew I hit from the inside just didnt realise how much) and to counter this path my average clubface was in effect 4 degrees closed. Hence my ball shape being anything from soft draw to violent hook!
We looked at the causes on the video and at this point Alistair introduced various gadgets with extendable foam arms to get me to hit the ball with a better path. We worked on both better hip action and also swinging more to the left but holding the club head off rather than "flipping" the club as I am inclined to do.
I then had some time hitting balls to work on what I had learnt and then went back in and hit balls again. We had managed to reduce my average path to 3 degrees in to out with a clubface that was all but neutral. Very early days but some encouraging signs for sure and something to work on for the next few weeks at least.
Ive known for a while my main faults but not really how to fix them, I now have a decent insight into what and how I need to change!
As for Alistair, for me he now comes highly recommended, has all the technology you could want but also clearly has a lot of knowledge teaching golfers, and is excellent both technically as well as explaining his point and providing drills to work on. He also has talked to me about how I should work on it when practising and how to try to use it when playing on the course.
I will certainly be returning to see him a bit further down the line, hopefully when some of the changes are ingrained and also to attend one of his short game clinics.
If you are local to the Forest of Arden and looking for a teaching professional then Alistair would be an excellent option imo
The session was a group of 4 where everyone got an initial 1/2 hour session with Alastair with it all on trackman and high speed video and a discussion about what needed working on and the best drills to work on it.
After your session had ended there were then unlimited balls to work on the provided drills and then an hour or so later went back in to see Alistair again, see how different the swing looked on camera and how the numbers had started to change. Then a final review with what to work on and how over the coming weeks.
In addition Alistair also emails a full review of the session, including all the trackman stats and notes on what and how to change.
For me the initial numbers in most cases werent too bad. Clubhead speed was fine as was angle of attack and the levels of spin I was getting. The 2 numbers that stood out like a sore thumb however were the swingpath angle and also the clubhead relative to the swing path.
In short my average swing path was 7 degrees in to out (I knew I hit from the inside just didnt realise how much) and to counter this path my average clubface was in effect 4 degrees closed. Hence my ball shape being anything from soft draw to violent hook!
We looked at the causes on the video and at this point Alistair introduced various gadgets with extendable foam arms to get me to hit the ball with a better path. We worked on both better hip action and also swinging more to the left but holding the club head off rather than "flipping" the club as I am inclined to do.
I then had some time hitting balls to work on what I had learnt and then went back in and hit balls again. We had managed to reduce my average path to 3 degrees in to out with a clubface that was all but neutral. Very early days but some encouraging signs for sure and something to work on for the next few weeks at least.
Ive known for a while my main faults but not really how to fix them, I now have a decent insight into what and how I need to change!
As for Alistair, for me he now comes highly recommended, has all the technology you could want but also clearly has a lot of knowledge teaching golfers, and is excellent both technically as well as explaining his point and providing drills to work on. He also has talked to me about how I should work on it when practising and how to try to use it when playing on the course.
I will certainly be returning to see him a bit further down the line, hopefully when some of the changes are ingrained and also to attend one of his short game clinics.
If you are local to the Forest of Arden and looking for a teaching professional then Alistair would be an excellent option imo
putting far easier fix, just buy a new shiny 
