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The video clip on the right, originally produced by Setanta Golf for the Out of Bounds series, features Kendal McWade, founder of Instinctive Golf Coaching and Paul Eales, European Tour Winner and Instinctive Golf Master Coach during a recent IG Goaching School.

It gives an excellent insight into the concept of Instinctive Golf and you can see our coaches at work with a diverse range of pupils.

The 'concept' of Instinctive Golf Coaching was born out of Kendal's own experiences within the game. After 15 years as a professional he came to the realisation that he had not learned any other sport or motor skill in the manner he was attempting to learn/teach golf, which would be fine if the method delivered, but the reality was that not only had it not delivered, it had in fact destroyed him - and he wasn't alone. As he shared his experiences with others he began to realise that thousands of golfers had had the same experience, and hundreds of them were golf pros.

The journey that followed led to the founding of Instinctive Golf Coaching, and as Kendal began to understand more about how we learn he became a more effective and empowering coach. That gave him the opportunity to work with some incredibly gifted players, and he has now worked with over 20 European Tour pros including Ryder Cup star Paul McGinley. But IGC is not only for golf's elite. It is as effective with the complete novice as it is with the Tour players because it is based on our ability to learn and problem solve - and we are all amazing at that.

So What is it all About?

Well, Instinctive Golf Coaching is committed to changing the mindset that believes golf can only be mastered by being taught the correct technique. Teaching good technique is extremely logical but unfortunately the reality is that all too often logic doesn't work. Golfers still believe there is a 'secret', a magic move, and once they get it everything will be fine. They read about how to do it, watch how to do it, listen to how to do it, and yet for most the game remains frustratingly elusive. Why? Well because that is not how we best learn motor skills. We are all individuals. We are all unique, and therefore so are our golf swings. Instinctive Golf Coaching does not believe that it is our job to impart some opinion on how you should or shouldn't swing the club. Our job is to help you acquire new skills. Instinctive Golf is the future of golf coaching because it is the simplest most effective way of learning and developing your golf! It's fun, it's natural and it's empowering. But Instinctive Golf's most unique quality undoubtedly lies in the fact that it is task-led, rather than technique-led. Being task-led means it is more naturally aligned with our instinct to learn than any other coaching method. At Instinctive Golf Coaching we call upon that amazing instinct to learn and problem-solve to help our pupils develop new skills.

What Does 'Task-Led' Mean?

Think about how we learned to catch, throw, whistle, ride a bike, or in fact any motor skill. The techniques we developed for each of those skills was always initiated by a task. The task kick-started the exploration, and that exploration ultimately developed our own unique technique. Rather than try to explain to our children how to walk, we simply clapped our hands and encouraged them to come to us. "Catch the ball" is all we needed to say to evoke an appropriate technique, and through repetition the technique evolves and improves and the outcomes become more predictable. The task develops the technique rather than the other way round. When we look at it in the context of golf, isn't it the outcome (or task) that we all want to improve. If you slice you want to be able to draw. If you shank you want to hit it out of the middle of the clubface. If you're inconsistent you want to be, well more consistent! Etc. Etc.

At Instinctive Golf Coaching you will learn things that no books or coaches have ever mentioned. Things so critical that effective learning cannot take place without them. If you've sliced all your life, Instinctive Golf will have you drawing and hooking the ball at will. If inconsistency has plagued you for what seems like forever you will finally understand where the 'secret' to consistency lies, and discover that with just a little commitment how easily it can be attained. Whatever your issues are, by the end of your time with Instinctive Golf Coaching you will have discovered that you are indeed capable of much more than you ever thought possible.Your Instinctive Golf session will be a totally unique and empowering experience - why not put it to the test by contacting us to arrange a coaching session.

Look forward to seeing you!

Kendal