The PuttingZone announces the following putting clinics in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Spain for May and June 2012:
11-13 May 2012, Clinics, Golfclub Cromstrijen Numansdorp, Netherlands — contact Bryan Seton
14 May 2012, Certification Training, Golfclub Cromstrijen Numansdorp, Netherlands — contact Bryan Seton
17-18 May 2012, Clinics, Golfclub Rehburg-Loccum, Rehburg Germany — contact Martin Strecher
19-20 May 2012, Clinics & Certification Training, Golfclub Hofgut Praforst e.V., Hünfeld Germany — contact Murray Spence
21-22 May 2012, Clinics, venue TBA, Stockholm SE — contact Per-Arne Brostedt
23-24 May 2012, Certification Training, Gothenburg Sweden — contact Kalle El Anmari
25 May 2012, Clinics, Gothenburg Sweden — contact Kalle El Anmari
26-27 May 2012, Clinics, Vejen Denmark — contact Andrew Pakes
29 May – 1 June 2012, Clinics & Certification Training, Wiesenthal Germany — contact Henrik Jentsch
2-3 June 2012, Clinics, Golfclub Gütermann Gutach, Gutach Germany — contact Peter Foster
9-11 June 2012, Clinics & Certification Training, Barcelona Spain — contact James Marshall
All clinics of 3-4 hours each cover the four skills of putting: reading putts with touch or delivery pace of ball at hole, aiming according to the read and break given the touch or pace to be used, stroking the ball where aimed according to the read, and controlling distance or delivery pace to match the read. Students receive the ebook Optimal Putting: Brain Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting, plus a short lesson summary including drills and exercises and links to teaching videos for skills development.
Professional golf teachers interested in PuttingZone Coaches Certification training may attend training sessions in the following venues:
Numansdorp Netherlands 14 May — contact Bryan Seton
Hünfeld Germany 19 May — contact Murray Spence
Gothenburg Sweden, 23-24 May — contact Kalle El Anmari
Wiesenthal Germany, 30-31 May — contact Henrik Jentsch
Barcelona Spain, 11 June — contact James Marshall
The PuttingZone is the only program in the history of golf that integrates all four skills required for every putt: reading, aiming, stroking for line, and touch or controlling distance / pace. The PuttingZone science brings to bear physics, anatomy, biomechanics, motor sports science, and the modern neuroscience since 1990 of perception and movement processes in the non-conscious brain and body applied to the four skills of putting as revealed by a comprehensive survey of the full history of putting lore and expertise since the 1870s to today. Certification training covers:
integrating the four skills of putting in instruction and performance
the brain, body and how touch or distance control works
the physics of touch and ball capture at the hole for delivery speed at hole
perceiving space with intentionality for touch to tune the acting body to the space
executing putts with tempo and rhythm for touch to express the body’s tuning to the space
causes of going too far and going too short
avoiding three-putting, insuring two-putting, optimizing one-putting
distance control consistency for reading putts
perceiving ball speed and imagining ball speed
reading putts with touch
overlapping methods for perceiving fall line orientation
overlapping methods for perceiving slope steepness
basic break patterns around the 6-12 fall line “clock”
the physics of ball speed and break on tilted surfaces
rules of thumb for break on common green speed / slope combinations
reading specific ranges of putts
rules for reading specific surface shapes / features
rules of thumb for reading long lag putts
organizing the space of the green that matters for specific putts
overlapping methods for perceiving start lines
the physics of break
causes of poor aiming by 90%+ of all golfers including pros
accurate visual aiming at targets from behind the ball
accurate aiming of putter face at targets during setup
accurate checking of putter face aim from beside the ball
stroke defined as sending the ball where putter face has been aimed, with good touch
how perception accuracy guides and shapes movement accuracy
setting up beside the ball for stroking where the putter face aims
biomechanics of a simple stroke that sends the ball where the putter face aims
shoulder alignment, arm hang, grip form and pressure for static setup
head, hip, and shoulder frame control during stroke motion for dynamic setup
relation between tempo-rhythm for distance control and stroke for line
conceptualizations of the good stroke
myths and mistaken physics concerning “true roll”, loft, setup postures, stroke paths, and more
operating “rules” for the non-conscious body processes and external reality of putt for line and distance
full routine for integrating reading, aiming, setup, and stroke for line and distance
integration of putting into rest of game for scoring
educational psychology, training technology, and putting teaching methods
motor sports science, “feedback”, and optimal practice and skills development
science of putter design
putter selection and fitting services
integration of putting programs with full-swing teaching
putting instruction program structuring
use of putting technologies and training aids
putting drills and exercises
integration with PuttingZone community
media relations and putting expertise
use of PuttingZone resources and tools for teaching
PuttingZone marketing and business-development programs.
The end result is golf teaching expertise for putting that separates and distinguishes the PuttingZone Coach among peers and players plus participation in the world’s largest and most knowledgeable community of putting instructors for future learning, expertise development, and marketing and business development.
Commented Geoff Mangum, “I would warmly invite any golf teacher who wishes to complete his knowledge of golf by incorporating a full slate of putting instruction into his existing program to join the PuttingZone. We have devoted the past twenty years to research and study in developing the most comprehensive program of putting instruction in golf history, and the results speak for themselves: the top amateurs in collegiate golf, the British Amateur champ, the US Amateur champ, the top putters on the PGA Tour, the LPGA, and other world tours, and the proven ability to DOUBLE or TRIPLE the tournament earnings of any professional golfer by teaching how to putt consistently well at the highest performance level with know-how and without streakiness. Any putting instruction that does not teach all four skills in an integrated manner simply makes no sense. Join the best and get busy with the golf!”
About Geoff Mangum and the PuttingZone:
Geoff Mangum is widely regarded as the most knowledgeable putting coach in the world and has spent over twenty years studying and coaching putting to amateurs and professionals on all tours. The PuttingZone community includes 23 international Acadamies and 125 certified coaches in 20 Countries worldwide. Mangum combines the best putting lore with modern neuroscience for human perception and movement in putting’s four skills as an integrated system — reading, aiming, stroking, and controlling distance. The result is a permanent and dramatic increase in putting competence and the added confidence that comes with real skill. His book Optimal Putting: Brain Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting has been called “the best putting instruction book in the history of golf”. His teaching video with PGA Tour winner Steve Elkington, The Reality of Puttting, showcases Mangum’s innovative approach to putting.
For more information, visit Geoff Mangum’s PuttingZone, 518 Woodlawn Avenue, Greensboro NC 27401, email him at geoff@puttingzone.com, or call him directly at (336) 340-9079 cell / mobile phone.
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