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Coach of the month: Douglas Wood

Coach Of The Month | 0 | by Christian Hahn
Coach of the month: Douglas Wood

Name:
Douglas Wood

Age:
46

Coaching at:
Wanna Be A Champion – Serengeti, Woodhill and Fancourt.

TrackMan User since:
2014

When and why did you start playing golf?
My dad inspired me to play the game when I was 7 years old.

What was your HCP when you turned Pro?
+3 and turned Pro in 1994.

Which is your favorite golf course?
Kingsbarns in Scotland.

Do you have a favorite coach you follow and why?
I don’t have a favourite coach; I follow various coaches and enjoy listening to their opinions.

Who is your favorite player and why?
Seve Ballesteros, he fought with a different passion.

What is your best golf related achievement?
Players we have had winning on the different Tours.

As a golf coach, what is the most common mistake among players you see?
When the player does not relate what they are working on back to the D-Plane.

What are your greatest professional strengths?
My creativity when solving problems for players.

What’s in your bag?
Callaway

How often do you play golf yourself?
Not as much as I would like to, a couple times within the year, it gets difficult with all the traveling to various tournaments.

What has changed since you started working with a TrackMan?
The ability to explain what the club is doing is much easier with Trackman.

Which is your favorite TrackMan feature, and why?
My favourite feature would be the ability to choose individual tiles to show students and being able to show them the graphics at impact.

How and where can golfers get in touch with you?
Wanna Be A Champion Golf & Fitness Academy
Contact Numbers: +27 824130215 or +27 725673676
Email: doug@wannabeachampion.com or admin@wannabeachampion.com
Website: www.wannabeachampion.com

Do you have any suggestions, how TrackMan can do better or differently?
It would be great if we could integrate Trackman and 3D into the same software.


Coach of the month:
Would you like to be the next TrackMan coach of the month?
All you have to do is sign up on TrackMan University and complete Level 1,
we will randomly pick a new coach every month.

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

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