Golf Development Blog

Winter Lectures: Unlock the secrets to a better short game!

Event Date: 30.01.25
By: PGA Professional Team

We’re excited to announce the first of our 2025 Golf Development Winter Lectures!

These evening events are designed for any level of golfer and will deep dive into specific areas of the game, giving you the theory, tools, and techniques to take your skills to the next level.

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How to make sure your winter practice is effective

Date: 03.01.25
By: Stuart Milne, PGA Professional

As we enter the winter stage of the Scottish golf season, we often search for something to keep us involved in the sport through the colder months. This normally means more trips to the range to cure our golfing itch. But, how do we know that hitting golf balls for 4 months is improving our game?

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What Data Should You Focus On?

Date: 24.04.24
By: Tom Phillips, PGA Professional

To successfully navigate your way around the golf course in the lowest risk/highest gain way possible, you need to know your shot patterns with each club. Being able to understand when you can or can’t play a shot or where you can and can’t aim off the tee or approaching the green, will allow you to make better decisions thus improving your score.

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Approaching The Green

Date: 12.4.24
By: Tom Phillips, PGA Professional

For the best possible chance of lowering our scores, there are a number of factors to consider when approaching the green. A good place to start is managing expectations – doing so will allow you to play golf with more confidence. For example, you may hit a shot that you would consider poor, but in reality this may not be the case when you compare it to some of the data collected from golfers of a similar handicap.

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Improving Your On Course Strategy – Aggressive or Safe Tee Shots?

Date: 29.3.24
By: Tom Phillips, PGA Professional

Improving your course strategy can be one of the most effective and easy ways in reducing your scores on the Golf Course. An area often overlooked by many, understanding your shot patterns including carry distances and offline tendencies with each club can allow you to plot your way around the golf course in the lowest risk – highest gain manner possible.

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