Hi All
It’s been a while since my last entry to the blog
I returned from China over the weekend after another fortnight of hard work and fun.
We spent the first week in the industrial city of Nanshan. The golf courses we saw were sensational. They have just come out of one of their coldest winters in years, but they have their golf courses up to a reasonable standard already.
We had our group of 105 students all trying to get into golf coaching as a career. Hopefully, a high percentage pass the tests and can move to Level 2 and beyond.
They are very serious about golf and expect up to 50 million golfers to be playing in the next decade. The fact that golf is an Olympic sport from 2016 has helped the cause.
Our second week was in Beijing. We had about a day and a half to be tourists. The Great Wall is amazing. We also visited the Emperors’ Tombs. An equally amazing place.
Our players have been spread all over the world. Andrew Dodt has re-located to England to focus most of his attention to the European Tour. He starts again this week at the Italian Open. You can check his schedule on the European Tour website.
Adam Blyth will now focus on the European Challenge tour, in a bid to play on their main tour next year. Gavin Flint will have a small break after missing the cut at the Ballantynes in Korea. We’ll meet up in June in Singapore for a few days to prepare for the next few months.
The boys on the Australian tour have played with mixed results. A win in Adelaide for Nathan Uebergang and Paul Donahoo, and a couple of solid performances from Kurt Carlson and Michael Craig are nice results for the team. Chris Campbell has started in Japan, with a top 20 and a 45th in 3 events.
Thought of the month: one of the easiest ways to improve your consistency is to consume adequate food and fluid during a round of golf. Nearly everyone has very little to eat or drink during their round. Too often I hear from players about finishing badly and they assume that they are either not fit enough, or they are poor mentally. Maintaining an adequate level of food and fluid during the round will allow you to concentrate better in the closing stages of the day, as well as feel more energy. As a general rule, about 10 mls per kg of body weight is the number for adults. Everyone will have their own magic number though. You should take care about what you consume, relative to your own health needs. Eg: too much sugar, or salt can be harmful.
