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This is a great drill for you to fell the correct weight shift in the golf swing click on the video below to watch it.

This is an article for Play Better Golf magazine that I wrote on pitching and distance control. One of many ways to control your distances more effectively. Employing a strict pitching routine will really help you tighten up and tidy up the short game, as we all know this is where the scoring comes into play. Many pros practise the short game for hours on end, but the typical amateur will not spend any time on this area of the game, spend at least a few hours a month on this part of your game and your scoring will improve dramatically.  Click here to view on of my short game programmes.

All About Wedges ebook <Click the link

This is a great read to fully understand about the wedges in your bag, from bounce angles, lofts, gaping and spin. Click the above link to read.

Well done to my clients with their recent performance in tournaments over the last couple of weeks –

Glyn Bateman won the Willingdon Pro Am with a gross 68 and he also has just won the Bill Watts (Sussex Pros Championship) with two solid 68′s.

Maria Tulley has just finished 2nd in the Glenmuir Woman’s PGA Professional Championship with two steady rounds of 76 and 71 which gave her a total of plus 3. The two rounds included 10 birdies.

Laird Shephard has been going strong in the Junior Opens lately with a win at Piltdown with a gross 76 and a 2nd place finish at the Nevill with a gross 74, he won the nett prize for this. His handicap has tumble down to 7 now, one to watch for the future.

Bill Shelley won the Seniors Rose Bowl at Dale Hill on Tuesday with 42 points.

Nevill Gallagher won the Tams Medal at Dale Hill with a nett 69.

John Elliott won the Mens Stableford at Dale Hill in tough conditions with a great 37 points.

Georgie Turner won both the business ladies salver and the Sue Wilson Par competition.

Chris Pugh won the Fooks Salver at Dale Hill with Brian Betts with a total of 39 points.

Well done everyone keep up the great work!!

Congratulations Laird

Well done to my client Laird Shepherd on winning the West Hove Junior Open with a gross 76. This also reduces his handicap to 8. Laird is definitely a young golfer to watch for the future.

Emma Morgan Wins Ladies Crowbrough Beacon Championship

Well done to client Emma on winning the ladies Club Championship at Crowborough Beacon Golf Club last weekend, a fine performance.

We having been working hard on Emma’s swing and putting and it is now certainly paying off.

Keep up the good work Emma.

A Huge well done to Rosie Hockey a long term client of mine on winning the Sussex County Scratch Foursomes at Pyecombe Golf Club last week.

Click Here for a full report.

Rosie is doing very well with her golf and I wish her all the very best in the England Matchplay later on this year.

Lee Westwood must feel so frustrated with his lack of consistency in his putting at the Masters last week, he really needs to change direction to spin this around so he can have a great chance of adding Majors to his belt!!

I believe that under pressure and when he presses to hard to make putts, he gets out of his natural rhythm and tempo, his head moves around too much and then his stroke does not arc correctly. Lee has more or less always used a toe heavy putter which lends itself to an arcing stroke with face rotation throughout the entire stroke. This leads to rotating the shoulders and forearms correctly, when Lee putts not so well he tends to rock his shoulders and his forearms do not rotate correctly, which leads to poor face rotation.

With a little bit of guidance Lee can quite easily turn this part of his game around, he needs to get back to basics and stop looking for a needle in a haystack or that “magic thought” .

If Lee wants to come and see me then I would be more than happy to help him.

If you would like to improve your putting than please book a lesson with Mark Wood

I am going to put some beginner group golf lessons together that will be happening in early spring 2012. The 5 one hour group lessons will have 4 people in a group, and I intend to run 4 of these groups.

If you would like to join on of these groups then please email me [email protected]and I give you some more details on dates, costs and times of the group sessions.

Come and join one of the Beginner Group Golf Lessons 2012

These beginner group sessions will give you a starting platform into playing golf, during the golf lessons we will cover the basic set-up and golf swing as well as teaching you the basic short game techniques which include putting, chipping, bunker play and pitching.

Beginner Group Golf Lessons in Kent

I look forward to hearing from you soon and helping you in learning this wonderful game.

I am going to put some beginner group lessons together that will be happening in early spring 2012. The 5 one hour group lessons will have 4 people in a group, and I intend to run 4 of these groups.

If you would like to join on of these groups then please email me [email protected]and I give you some more details on dates, costs and times of the group sessions.

Come and join one of the Beginner Group Golf Lessons 2012

These beginner group sessions will give you a starting platform into playing golf, we will cover the basicset-up and golf swing as well as teaching you the basic short game techniques which include putting, chipping, bunker play and pitching.

Beginner Group Golf Lessons in Sussex

I look forward to hearing from you soon and helping you in learning this wonderful game.