Coach of the Month: Anthony Dowens

Name: Anthony Dowens
Age: 47
Coaching at: Royal Homburger Golf Club 1899.

TrackMan User since:
July 2016.

When and why did you start playing golf?
Started at 6 became serious at 12 after a football injury.

What is your HCP?
PGA pro.

Which is your favorite golf course?
Love all links courses.

Do you have a favorite coach you follow and why?
Peter Cowen a fellow Yorkshire man.

Who is your favorite player and why?
Tiger greatest player ever.

What is your best golf related achievement?
If you have to ask what someone has achieved in Golf then they have achieved nothing, everyone knows the major champions & I am not one of them.

As a golf coach, what is the most common mistake among players you see?
Many players hold the grip too tight at impact.

What are your greatest professional strengths?
Looking after the customer, improving the Ball flight & knowing my own many many weaknesses.

What’s in your bag?
iPhone 7, Rolex & a load of balls
Since yesterday Apex irons with a Graphite shaft, I hit them 20 m further than my old Mizuno steel shafts.
Callaway Woods & a Scotty Putter.

How often do you play golf yourself?
6 rounds a year, too busy working.

What has changed since you started working with a TrackMan?
Teaching has become even easier, lessons go by so quickly & I know that I have the best teaching aid ever.

Which is your favourite TrackMan feature, and why?
Love the Screen Shot sending videos with voice messages.

How and where can golfers get in touch with you?
Royal Homburger golf club.
Email address: a.dowenspga@gmx.de

Do you have any suggestions, how TrackMan can do better or differently?
If I knew what Trackman could do better I wouldn’t be a Golf Teacher I Would be a multi millionaire in Silicon Valley.

The TrackMan system is Fantastic & I am sure no one uses it more than me.
I absolutely love it.

Disclaimer: The answers in this interview have not been modified or changed, nor do they necessarily represent the views of TrackMan A/S.