I was almost 14 when I first picked up a golf club and remember, even then, being very interested in figuring out what other players did well, as well as what their playing challenges might be.
I spent almost four years playing at amateur level - representing my county at adult and junior level, and captaining the under 18s side - before turning professional at the age of 18 and undertaking my PGA training at the beautiful Woodbridge Golf Club in Suffolk.
By the time my training was complete I was already heavily involved in coaching and loved the challenges presented by getting to the root of a player’s problem area. Early on I would watch players hit literally dozens of shots before offering any advice as to where they were going wrong – I instinctively realised just how important it was that I understood their game myself before passing comment. As my coaching style has evolved over the years, it has become more and more straightforward and this remains the cornerstone of my coaching. It still gives me great pleasure when someone tells me that where they had once thought the game confusing and full of contradictions, it now seems very simple.
I love to help players at all levels from beginner to professional and have, since 2011, enjoyed coaching Jason Levermore and other professional players. Jason is one of the most consistent performers in the country, has recently enjoyed success in the BMW PGA Championship and was a member of the historic PGA Cup winning team who beat the USA on their own soil for the first time ever at Cordevalle, California. I'm also very proud of my work with ex British number 1 amateur Lily May Humprheys, and coaching her to her first National Amateur and Professional titles.
In 2005, I built my first golf studio for coaching purposes, this was something that hadn't been done at the time, as all coaching was done on driving ranges or practice areas. Upon moving home in 2016, I took the decision to build a new, updated studio. I am now using the most cutting edge AI technology to be able to measure all a players biomechanics, and have incredibly accurate, factual information regarding all swing movements.