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David Leadbetter leads a clinic at LGA Leeds in 2015.

David Leadbetter leads a clinic at LGA Leeds in 2015.

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Chris Parker was born in England in February 1978, he grew up in the West Midlands and began playing golf at the age of 8 influenced by his father who is an avid golfer. It was quickly identified that Chris had a natural talent for the game and progressed quickly competing in many amateur and junior tournaments at club and county level, before attending University of Central England. After having a successful University career it was only natural for Chris to pursue a career in golf, turning professional in 1998. In 2002 Chris graduated from the PGA of Great Britain gaining Distinction in Coaching. It was during this time period that Chris was drawn to the teaching and philosophy of David Leadbetter were he began his Leadbetter Certification. In 2003, Chris began working for The Leadbetter Golf Academy in Germany. Moving in 2011 to The Leadbetter Academy in Munich as Senior Instructor and Head of Training were he coached some of the best amateur golfers in the Munich area and accompanied LPGA tour players such as Sandra Gal at European Tour level.

During his time in Germany Chris has presented golf clinics with his fellow members of the LGA team for the British and German PGA, presented at the Malmo, Hamburg, Cologne, and Munich golf exhibitions and wrote several articles covering all different aspects of the game on behalf of the leading German golf magazines.

In 2013 Chris moved back to the UK where he will be found Directing The Leadbetter Academy on behalf of David Leadbetter at Leeds Golf Centre The Home of Modern Golf.

Most winters, Chris finds the time to travel to The Leadbetter Headquarters at Champions Gate Florida, and has had the opportunity to work with David Leadbetter teaching many European and PGA Tour players such as Fredrick Jacobson, Bernd Wiesberger and Gary Boyd, Champions Tour players such as Andy Bean, Mark McNulty, LPGA players such as Na Yeon Choi, Suzanne Pettersen, Sandra Gal, Jennifer Song and many more.

Through the opportunity to work with David and other leading instructors Chris feels that he is continually learning which can only advance his skills and ultimately help those who he teaches. This is what gives Chris the drive to further educate and develop himself to becoming the best possible golf instructor.


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Tuesday 9 March 2010

Bunker Play

The fundamentals

Set up to the ball square with your left foot turned out. The ball should be positioned inside the left heel with the ball position line running through your left breast and ear (seen in photo 1), a line drawn from the middle of your sternum should be positioined 1 inch behind the ball. This allows the bodyweight to be slightly left in the set up. The shaft of your club should be vertical to allow the bounce to do its job through impact. The knees are pressed towards the target to encourage leg work through the shot. To allow a high soft landing shot try out the butterfly grip (left hand should be in a strong position on the club, you should see at least three knuckles on the back of your left hand. The right hand is placed in a weak postion on the club, the V between your right fore finger and thumb should point towards your left ear).

During the backswing the club should flow and have good tempo, the club face rotates slightly open by its own acord due to the butterfly grip to promote that high soft flight.




During your swing the body rotates back and, evenly more important, through!! during the forward swing, so that the club can return square at impact, while the feet and legs work with the body rotation through to the end of the swing.
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