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GROUP LEARNING
Beginners Courses and Clinics

Get into Golf - Beginners Course

Clinics

Key Information​

  • 5 x 90-minute sessions at Cambridge Country Club.​

  • The cost of the course is £100.

  • The maximum class size is 12.

  • The dress code is informal.

 

Dates and Times

  • Friday 27th February, 10.30-12.00

  • Friday 6th March, 10.30-12.00

  • Friday 13th March, 10.30-12.00

  • Friday 20th March, 10.30-12.00

  • Friday 27th March, 10.30-12.00

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How to Sign Up

Click on the link to register your interest. Joel will then get in touch as the course fills to confirm your place and instruct regarding payment.

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Please note that you cannot pay pro-rata up front, receive a refund or carry forward credit for any sessions you are unable to attend.

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Course Content

The programme takes a green-to-tee approach, starting with putting and then working back from the hole to chipping, pitching, bunkers, iron play and woods, including driver.

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Week 1 – Introduction and Putting

Some key terminology; grip, aim, stance and posture, the basic stroke, reading greens, holing short putts, lag putting, introduction to the scoring system and some etiquette.

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Week 2 – Chipping and Pitching

Chipping: grip, aim, stance and posture; the basic stroke, club path, using the bounce, distance control. Similarities and differences between putting and chipping.

Pitching: Similarities and differences between chipping and pitching, creating a lever system, your swing centre, distance control.

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Week 3 – Full Swing: Irons

Similarities and differences between pitching and the full swing, rotation and weight transfer. Two positions worth knowing: at the top and the trophy finish. Why there are so many irons.

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Week 4 – Full Swing: Woods

Similarities and differences between the driver swing and the iron swing, making sure you have the right tee height, an introduction to fairway woods and hybrids. How far should you be hitting it?

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Week 5 – Putting it all together: From Tee to Green (including bunkers)

Can you put it all together? We start on the driving range with tee shots, then hit some irons, then some pitch shots. Then we will go over to the practice bunker and see if we can get out of the sand! Finally, back to the putting green for some chipping and putting games.

Clinics are for more experienced golfers looking to learn more about the technical aspects of a particular part of the game. It is a chance to build your knowledge and have a go at some of the ideas discussed.

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There are no specific dates or times for a clinic. Simply register your interest and I will look at building a class at a date and time that everyone will be able to attend.

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The Backswing – 60 minutes - £20

  • Arm structure

  • Hand path

  • Swing plane

  • The body

  • The hips and knees

  • Foot pressure

  • Driver V Iron?

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The Downswing – 60 minutes - £20

  • The transition move: hands, body

  • The release: throwing, using braking forces

  • Symptoms of an incorrect downswing

    • The oldest alibi in golf

    • The second oldest alibi in golf

    • High right side

    • Incorrect balance points

  • Driver V Iron?

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How to practice properly – 90 minutes - £30

  • What is good (enough)?

  • The competence ladder

  • The thinking paradox

  • Principles v Pegs

  • Your swing lab

  • Be curious, not obedient

  • Intentional bad shots

  • Types of practice

 

 

Putting – 90 minutes - £30

  • Green reading 

  • Alignment

  • Mechanics: short putts v long putts

  • Distance control 

  • Isolation tests

  • The yips

 

 

Bunkers – 60 minutes - £20

  • Greenside 

    • The splash

    • Plugged

    • Hard pan

    • The 30 yarder

  • Fairway

    • The pick

    • The trap

 

 

Pitching and Chipping – 90 minutes - £30

  • The high pitch

  • The low pitch

  • Distance control

  • The high chip

  • The low chip

  • Thoughts on the wrists

  • Assessing the lie

  • Chipping yips

 

 

Shot Making – 90 minutes - £30

  • The laws of ball flight

  • Bend it left

  • Bend it right

  • Go low

  • Go high

  • Driver: the high bomb

  • The stinger

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