Philosophy

Mark believes very much in a no stone unturned approach to coaching all his players whether tour players or beginners. His methods are thorough and carefully thought out but simple in their final delivery. He is a big believer of structured practice and a massive fan of video communication via email and internet. In short it's SMART coaching.

Specific
Measured
and
Realistically Targeted

From a coaching education point of view Mark has taken his influences from his early readings as a child of Hogan, Snead and Nicklaus. Since turning Professional he was able to work alongside John Jacobs and describes him as 'the master of the quick fix, and a lesson to all coaches' .As a late 80's early 90's trainee It would be impossible not to be influenced by the Faldo Leadbetter period, the advancement of anaylsis technology and more latterly the Tiger phenomenon.

However it is the experience of time spent with his players that Mark cites as the real development of him as a coach. 20 years in the trenches day in day out is the learning ground for any coach plus a thirst for knowledge and a desire to be the best coach he can be.