Darren Griffiths PGA Professional
Coaching Philosophy
‘I have a belief that if people can have very realistic goals given the time they dedicate to golf anyone can play to their potential. Getting the most out of any golfer is not difficult with this attitude’.
Hometown |
Llanelli |
Date of Birth |
09/12/1972 |
Place of Birth |
Llanelli |
How long I have been coaching |
19 years |
Qualifications |
PGA Level 3 Coach |
Interests/Hobbies |
3 year old son, Golf, Wine, good food, going to the gym. |
In the Bag |
Titleist 905R driver, 904F 15 degree, Callaway tour irons 3- 9 iron, Vokey’s 48, 54, 60 deg. Dave Hick’s customised putter. Pro v 1 ball. |
Favourite Club |
21 degree rescue |
Ideal 4 ball |
Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Mohammed Ali and Me. |
Best moment in golf |
Winning my 1st pro tournament I entered |
Worst moment in golf |
Topping the ball off the tee in the West Region Championships in Bournemouth!! |
Best Golf Tip:
Handicap golfer: Hold the club with lighter grip pressure.
Elite player: Practice on the range like you would play on the course.
SPECIAL OFFER SEPT/OCT - 7 GOLF LESSONS AND A MONTHS FREE TRIAL MEMBERSHIP just £169
I am always looking to stay in touch with the cutting edge of coaching techniques to improve myself and my pupils. These are the CPD Further development courses attended 2007/08.
Dec 3rd 2007 - Passion for the short game - Speaker: Gary Smith English Golfing Union coach - The Kendleshire Golf & Country Club Bristol.
Jan 8th 2008 - Golf Biomechanics - Putting - Speaker: Dr Paul Hurrion - Coach to the tour stars (see latest news page) Quintic Lab Coventry.
Jan 10th 2008 - The Golf Machine (based on Homer Kelly's book) -Speaker: Ian Clark Director of Golf in the Wolrd of Golf Academy's - The Kendleshire Golf & Country Club Bristol.
Jan 14th 2008 - Dynamic Putter - Speaker: Dave Hicks - English Golfing Union Coach - Dave Hicks Golf New Milton Hampshire (see latest news page).
Jan 23rd 2008 - Golf Biomechanics 3D golf full swing - Speaker: Dr Paul Hurrion - Coach to European Tour Star including 2007 Open Champion Golfer Padraig Harrington and others - Quintic Lab PGA Training Academy The Belfry.
Jan 30th 2008 - Golf Marketing - Speaker: Sarah Claridge - Stoke by Neyland Colchester.
March 13th 2008 - Golf Biomechanics - Putting - Visit to the Quintic Lab with Dr Paul Hurrion - Coach to the tour stars to gain further training and Tour player secrets.
June 2008 -The Belfry for 3 days - Piloted level 4 coaching cirtificate for the Professional Golfers Association - Opinions were needed to see what a PGA coach should have in the way of skills to become a level 4 coach.
(level 3 is currently the highest recognised within the PGA) This will pave the way for up and coming PGA members and trainees.
Nov 25th -27th 2008 -The Belfry for 3 days - Level 4 pilot stage 2 of the coaching cirtificate for the Professional Golfers Association - Opinions were needed to see what a PGA coach should have in the way of skills to become a level 4 coach.
(level 3 is currently the highest recognised within the PGA) This will pave the way for up and coming PGA members and trainees
BOOK NOW
The latest in Putting Technology is now available at Glyn Abbey Golf Club. We now have an indoor putting facility to give putting lessons. With the use of the latest TOMI Putting System we can now give you instant highly accurate information about your putting stoke.

PUTTING COURSE
2 x 45 Minute Sessions using the TOMI System (introductory offer).
£60.00
For more information about the TOMI System please click the link below
http://www.proshotsolutions.co.uk/tomi-putting-system.html
Glyn Abbey Golf Academy
TOMI Putting System
New for the spring of 2008 is the TOMI putting system. The system evaluates the student's putting stroke giving valuable aid to improving putting.
Feedback on:
Alignment at address
Alignment at impact
Path at impact
Path of the stroke
Angle of putter at impact
Contact at impact
Tempo of the backswing and follow through
Speed of stroke
All this information saved in a database, printed or emailed to the student and compared to the putting statistics of the best players on tour. Putting evaluation: £25 Putting evaluation and lesson £50. Call Darren Griffiths (07966059902) to schedule your putting evaluation.
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