Professional Golf Tuition
Formby Golf Centre
Moss Side
Formby
L37 0AF
07714596104
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Formby Golf Driving Range on Moss Side has two fully qualified PGA instructors on hand to take you from beginner to expert.
The Formby Golf Driving Range includes a short par 3 practice course as well as all the modern training techniques.
Undercover and floodlit
Try out sessions - 15 minutes free, FREE. Pay only for golf balls
Winter Special Offers
Mondays during November, December, January, February
9 30am to 4pm
Half Hour lessons £12 including golf balls
Over 40 years golf coaching experience
Lessons available Tuesday to Sunday
9am to 8pm
Adults £18 per half hour
Over 60 £14 per half hour
Teenagers (13-18) £14 h/hour
Juniors £10 per half hour
Courses
6 lessons pay for only 5
10 lessons pay for only 8
Gift vouchers available
Group lessons available
All lessons include 50 golf balls
Credit & Debit cards accepted
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The origin of golf is unclear and open to debate. Some historians trace the sport back to the Roman game of paganica, in which participants used a bent stick to hit a stuffed leather ball. One theory asserts that paganica spread throughout Europe as the Romans conquered most of the continent, during the first century B.C., and eventually evolved into the modern game. Others cite chuiwan ("chui" means striking and "wan" means small ball) as the progenitor, a Chinese game played between the eighth and 14th centuries. A Ming Dynasty scroll dating back to 1368 entitled "The Autumn Banquet", shows a member of the Chinese Imperial court swinging what appears to be a golf club at a small ball with the aim of sinking it into a hole. The game is thought to have been introduced into Europe during the Middle Ages. Another early game that resembled modern golf was known as cambuca in England and chambot in France. This game was, in turn, exported to the Low Countries, Germany, and England (where it was called pall-mall, pronounced “pell mell”). Some observers, however, believe that golf descended from the Persian game, chaugán. In addition, kolven (a game involving a ball and curved bats) was played annually in Loenen, Netherlands, beginning in 1297, to commemorate the capture of the assassin of Floris V, a year earlier.
The modern game originated in Scotland, where the first written record of golf is James II's banning of the game in 1457, as an unwelcome distraction to learning archery.
A golf course consists of a series of holes, each with a teeing area that is set off by two markers showing the bounds of the legal tee area, fairway, rough and other hazards, and the putting green surrounded by the fringe with the pin (flagstick) and cup. Different levels of grass are varied to increase difficulty, or to allow for putting in the case of the green. While many holes are designed with a direct line-of-sight from the tee-off point to the green, some of the holes may bend, either to the left or to the right. This is called a "dogleg", in reference to a dog's knee. The hole is called a "dogleg left" if the hole angles leftwards and vice versa; sometimes, a hole's direction can bend twice and is called a "double dogleg". A typical golf course consists of 18 holes but nine hole courses are common and can be played twice through for 18 holes.
At Formby Golf school and driving range, Formby, Southport,
Liverpool, Birkdale, Merseyside, North West England we spend a lot of
time on your golf swing: It's good to listen to professional golf
players and golf instructors talking about golf, the famous golfer Lee
Trevino talk about the golf swing. If there ever was a self-made man,
Lee is certainly it! The Merry-Mex learned golf the hard way, sneaking
onto golf courses and caddying when he was young. He practiced long and
hard when he was a young man in Mexico diligently honing his craft.
Lee certainly has a great understanding of the golf swing. Lee's swing
is a bit unorthodox as he reroutes the club on the downswing...not a
conventional golf swing to say the least. One thing Lee Trevino
understands very well is how the golf ball responds to the club face at
impact....which is the only thing the golf ball cares about. Do you
think the golf ball cares about how your swing looks? All it knows is
what is happening at impact.
At Formby Golf Driving Range and Golf School we help you to
understand and you probably have heard it a million times, you must hit
down on the golf ball to make it go up! Do you know what is really
happening when a golf ball is well struck at impact?
Most golfers "flip" the club face at the ball in a futile attempt to
make the ball go up...if there ever was a move in the golf swing that
robs you of power, this is it. Lee likes to imagine the back of his left
hand is the club face while he is swinging. On the down swing he
imagines "trapping" the back of his left hand into the back of the
ball...an incredibly powerful move that keeps the golf club at a right
angle with the left arm deep into the downswing. "Hit the back of the
ball with the back of the left hand" is Lee's mantra. World famous golf
swing guru Butch Harmon says he likes to feel like he has Bethlehem
Steel in his left wrist at impact.
So what happens to the golf ball at impact when it is struck correctly?
When you swing down on the ball at impact the golf ball actually spins
up the club face to the top grooves. This is what the grooves in the
club face are for...this is what gives the golf ball spin. How do you
think pro golfers stop the ball on a dime on the green? They are using
more of the grooves on the club face than amateurs. Golfers who flip the
club face at impact are only utilizing the bottom grooves on the club
face...the result; a weak, flat trajectory with little spin...Their left
wrist has completely broken down at impact.
Watch the golf pros left wrist at impact...most of them have a bowed
left wrist at impact...the opposite of the golfers who flip at the ball
where the left wrist has broken down. This bowed left wrist allows a
late powerful release into the golf ball...the secret to tremendous
power off the tee.
Next time you go to Formby Golf Driving Range and Golf School ,
think "Back of Left Wrist Into Back of Ball" as you start your
downswing. This mental image forces you to swing from the inside and
retain the release deep into the downswing. The ball will start sounding
different coming off your club face because you will now be hitting the
golf ball the way the club was designed to strike a golf ball. Your golf
ball will have a higher trajectory and it will go a lot further.
Hold it Right - Without doubt, the golf grip is perhaps the single
greatest challenge faced by the casual golfer. Your grip is your only
point of contact with the club and unless you get it right you will be
sorely challenged to improve your game. So at Formby Golf school and
driving range we patiently spend a lot of time on your grip; Yes! Proper
Hand set-up is crucial for your stroke.
Proper Positioning - Firstly, you must ensure the club grip is ahead of
the ball with the club grip initially in alignment with your leading
hip. If you are a right-handed golfer, the left will be your leading
hip. Switch if you are a leftie. This positioning will ensure that the
angle of the iron face is optimal for contact with the ball and for
transference of the maximum amount of energy on impact. Grip more with
Your Fingers - Proper positioning will also allow you to grip more with
your fingers than with the palm of your hand. Your result will be less
tension, especially at the upper end of your swing arc. If you avoid the
common mistake of griping the club too much in the palm of your hand,
you will have much more power in your stroke. Power strokes come from
relaxed muscles and by gripping more with the fingers you will enjoy
more dexterity in controlling the club and more refinement in your feel.
The More Relaxed the Better - Sometimes, when we are anxious about a
shot, we can squeeze just that little bit too hard. Tension is insidious
and before you know, it can creep up your arms and into your shoulders.
Unhappily, this can result in the overuse of certain muscles and the
overall action of your swing is not as relaxed or effective. On a scale
of 1-10, with 10 being the hardest you can comfortably grip, aim for a
normal grip pressure of about 5 or 6. A more relaxed grip will give you
a faster club head speed on impact and you can look forward to enjoying
those awesome long drives A Yoga Trick for You - You can more easily
maintain a state of focused relaxation by taking long slow deep breaths
as you set up. Breathe in and out through your nose with the tip of your
tongue pressed against the roof of your mouth (a yoga trick). This
automatically cultivates your body's natural relaxation response and you
will be surprised at how much greater ease you enjoy in your swing.
Choose Your Grip Type - In order of popularity, there are 3 common grip
types: Overlapping, Interlocking, and Ten Finger (a.k.a. the baseball
grip).
** In the overlapping grip, you place the little finger of your trailing
hand between the index and second finger of your lead hand. Rest the
lead hand thumb in the lifeline of the trailing hand.
** With the interlocking grip, hook the little finger of your the
trailing hand under and around the index finger on the lead hand. Tuck
the lead hand thumb in the lifeline of the trailing hand.
** The ten finger grip is as it sounds, with 10 fingers in perfect
contact with the handle. Grip the club with the lead hand and position
your trailing hand so that your little finger is right smack against the
index finger of the lead hand. Tuck the lead hand thumb under the
lifeline of the trailing hand.