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The CPD week at Darenth Valley Golf Course in Kent was a great success, with three days of top quality information delivered to willing EGTF teaching professionals.

Putting Biomechanics started us off on Monday with information on the most vital part of the game, delivered to the students.  The putting side of the game has evolved dramatically over the last few years and we are lucky to have one of the best putting coaches in the world as a member.  Dr Paul Hurrion's research into putting has been a massive boost for us as an organisation and truly elevates us to an extremely high position in the quality of the courses we can offer.

There are very few teachers in the world who have the correct knowledge when giving putting lessons, so I feel we are already ahead of the rest of the field. 

Putting Biomechanics - 25 June 2007

On Tuesday we tackled Advanced Short Game, another great day for anyone whose understanding of this subject revolves around "it's about the feel".

The theories we use are all based on science and logic and make the short game much easier to understand and teach.  By using the short game handicap test as a bench mark for measuring your student's standards, you will be able to highlight their weak areas and then implement coaching to fix them.  It is always an eye opener to the guys on the course when they see their own results, and you soon realise that to teach the short game properly, you have to keep your own standards up to scratch.

Advanced Short Game - 26 June 2007

Wednesday was dedicated to video analysis and teaching children.  Video analysis is a vital for the 21st century teacher, and our day revolved around understanding what you need to have in place to start giving video lessons, some cause and effect analysis of the student's own swing, which is always very enlightening, and then looking at some of the top Pro swings to see what they do that sets them apart from the rest.  Our session was very interactive and I think everyone realised just how powerful video lessons can be.

The day was finished off with some up to date information on teaching children, which is very pertinent in today's coaching arena, and I think everyone left with some good ideas about starting a junior academy.

I would like to thank Paul Daykin, Richard Macro, Pete Stopford, Duncan Bagshaw, Ashley Collacott, Ian Meekin and Jeff Hatton for their attendance, and the staff at Darenth Valley for giving us a great venue to conduct our courses.

Teaching Children/Video Coaching - 27 June 2007