Golf Coaching Results: Less Effort, More Distance
Less Effort. Better Results.
What April Taught Us.
I wanted to share our golf coaching results from April, because there is a really clear pattern emerging across our sessions and it is too important not to pass on.
Different golfers, different swings. But the same thing keeps happening.
Golfers arrive trying to fix their swing, often working hard at it. And within a short space of time things start to change. Not because we have added more information, but because we have taken the right things away.
Let me show you what that actually looked like.
We removed the tension at the start and focused on a simple turn-first movement, allowing the club to set naturally instead of forcing it early.
“That’s the first time in years it’s felt effortless.”
D.S.We freed up the motion and improved how the club was delivered through impact.
“I can’t believe I’ve been trying so hard for something that actually works better when I don’t.”
T.W.We spotted a small change — an early wrist set that had crept in and broken the sequence. Once we restored the turn-first movement:
“I feel like I’ve got my game back.”
N.C.The issue was not path. It was face control. After improving the release:
“I actually know what the ball is going to do now.”
C.R.And this is the part that matters most.
When the swing becomes more natural, golfers relax. When they relax, they move better. And when they move better, the game becomes enjoyable again.
“Golf feels fun again. I haven’t said that in a long time.”
M.J.Golf Coaching Results: What We Saw Across April
Not through more effort. Through better understanding. When tension drops, when movement becomes freer, when you understand what actually controls the golf ball — everything changes.
of golfers in our own survey said they had never taken a golf lesson.
Not because they do not want to improve. But because traditional lessons have a reputation for not working.
What you have just read is not a lesson. It is what happens when improvement is approached differently — with a system, real data, and a focus on what actually needs to change. England Golf estimates the vast majority of recreational golfers never receive structured coaching — and it shows in how the game feels for most people.
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If you recognise any of this in your own game, you are not alone — and more importantly, it is fixable.
We will keep sharing our golf coaching results as they happen. Because the more we document, the clearer it becomes:
Golf does not need to be complicated to get better.
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Julian Mellor
PGA Professional
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