This page will be dedicated to swing tips and drills that you can apply to your own game. As I play in Pro-ams I see many common faults with amateurs. As a fully qualified PGA professional I feel I am now in a position to offer constructive advice to help combat these faults and improve a golfers game. I will regularly update this page with tips and drills that shareholders, sponsors and people visiting my site can apply to their own game.

In addition, David Monks (a sport psychologist) will be offering psychology tips on the site. The mental side of golf is massive and applying these tips your game will certainly help improve your practice, attitude and most importantly your scores.

"Golf is a game that is played on five course- the distance between your ears." (Bobby Jones).

28/9/06- Tip 1- The first area I want to highlight was the focus point for my dissertation at University, Pre performance routines in golf. The vast majority of amateurs I play with have either no pre-shot routine or one that is extremely inconsistent. Jones & Hardy (1990) include a framework of various stages that a professional golfer may encounter throughout a typical pre-shot routine:

• Shot analysis (choice of club)
• Imagery (visualising result of shot)
• Kinaesthetic coupling (practicing and feeling the upcoming shot)
• Set-up (the address position)
• Waggle (small movements of the club)
• Swing thought (e.g. think 'tempo' or rhythm')

Although routines are extremely individualised you can incorporate several of these stages into devising your own routine. These stages are without doubt, apparent at elite level. For example, Sergio Garcia performs numerous 'waggles' as he prepares for performance. Alternatively Jack Nicklaus places a massive emphasis on imagery throughout his pre-performance routine. Similarly my pre-shot routine involves a large amount of imagery combined with two practice swings where I attempt to visualise the shot whilst setting myself. Overall, a consistent, repetitive routine allows you to prepare mentally and physically for the upcoming shot. During pressure situations this routine will start to feel comfortable and allow you to execute a good golf swing. So first of all have a go at developing a routine that works for you. Apply this routine in practice and competition to help achieve consistency and improve performance.