"The secret behind Luke Donald's remarkable rise..."

Gavin Mairs writes in the Telegraph...

"Alred’s holistic approach to squeezing more out of the margins of Donald’s game included working on a more positive body language, improved posture, bringing an extra ‘vibe’ to his gym sessions and greater intensity to his practice sessions."

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3 Changes to our 'Kicking Clinics'...

We are looking to run another kicking coaching day this summer. It will probably be July 29th in Bristol.

We are constantly learning and improving the way which we run our days. Here are 3 changes we are making for next time.

1. 'Clinic' not 'Camp'.

We are changing the name from 'Kicking Camp' to 'Kicking Clinic'. We feel that the word 'camp' is not the most effective word for describing what we do. Our lecture, session, feedback and Q&A is all based on Dave Alred's Phd. The information which we share is understandable but relatively technical and advanced. We feel 'Kicking Clinic' more helpfully describes the scientific nature of the learning experience we offer.

2. Reduced numbers.

We have reduced the maximum numbers of players per group. This is to ensure that we make every player better by the end of each session. By doing this it is likely that some players will miss out and we may put more clinics on. We want to prioritise quality.

3. Sub groups.

Many players have expressed an interest in returning for another Kicking Clinic. For these players we will have a sub groups so that we can introduce further information and development if the players are ready. We're looking forward to continuing the development of our returning players.

Congratulations Luke! World's number 1...

Dave has thoroughly enjoyed investing time with Luke Donald. It's great to lay down a marker as world's number 1 in any sporting context. He is only the third Englishman to do this in golf.

Let's hope Luke can now go on to win a major...

"Donald's form has coincided with the link-up with with performance coach Dave Alred - ex-guru of England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson - to compliment the work of his swing coach of 14 years Pat Goss. The player also said the birth of his first child Elle last year has been a huge benefit to his life."

"Donald drew on the work he has been doing with Alred on performing under pressure - they are trying to instil a mindset that views success as inevitable - and dug deep, pulling off the kind of escapes that were the trademark of the late, great Seve Ballesteros, who won five World Matchplays and the PGA title at Wentworth."


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