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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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Wednesday 3 March 2010

Pitching

Back to Basics
The pitch shot is little more than an elongated chip. The fundamentals are exactly the same as the chip, and the swing technique is based on the same philosophy. So how is a pitch different than the basic chip? The difference is the length and speed of the swing, which ultimately makes it possible to produce a wider variety of shots than is possible with the chipping motion. The pitching swing is longer in the terms of your arm swing, wrist cock, shoulder turn and footwork. As a result, you generate much more clubhead speed. When you add speed to the equation, a new world opens up in terms of what you can do with the ball. With speed comes the possibility of increasing your backspin, hitting the ball higher than normal and producing good shots from difficult lies. The pitch includes high, soft shots from around the green as well as the half wedge from 20 to 35 meters – a shot that causes most amateurs to become nervous.

Here I’m playing a 25 meter shot to my target. Align with your stance and wedge squarely at the target and position the ball just inside the left heel, the shaft should be fairly vertical this is to use the bounce on the sole of the club, which maintains the loft of the club, and stops the club face from shutting during the backswing, and the leading edge of the club digging into the ground during impact. The bodyweight should be positioned towards the left side in the address position so that the middle of the sternum is in line over the ball.

Here are three different lofted wedges 48’ 53’ and 58’ it is important select the appropriate combination of gap, sand and lob wedges to provide you with the proper short game distance control.What is bounce on a wedge? Bounce is built into the sole of a wedge to keep it from digging into the turf or sand. The greater the bounce, the more the sole resists digging. Bounce helps prevent "fat" shots by keeping the club moving through the turf or sand.Having enough bounce is particularly important on all shots. Too much bounce can make shots from firm conditions more difficult to execute.
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