Chart Hills launches Performance Centre
Chart Hills Golf Club has
always been
a popular
place for
some of the game’s top
names to not only play the
game, but also to practice
their skills, with the Kent
venues’ practice facilities
among the best around.
European Tour player Benn Barham, European Senior Tour player Peter Mitchell, and Ladies European Tour player Dannielle Masters are just some of the more famous names to have honed their talents on the driving range and short game practice area, as well as out on the Nick Faldo-designed Championship golf course.
Building on its reputation as a centre for excellence, the Biddenden-based club has recently opened the Chart Hills Golf Performance Centre, which aims to bring together the club’s team of PGA professionals alongside experts in the field of sports biomechanics, physiology and psychology to provide a completely holistic approach to golf coaching.
Open to existing golf members free of charge, the Golf Performance Centre will also be open to golfers from outside the club who are looking to take their game to the next level.
For an annual membership fee of £500, Golf Performance Centre members will have access to all of the world-class practice facilities at Chart Hills, as well as the changing rooms, clubhouse, bar, restaurant and lounge. Other benefits include 80 practice balls for every visit, invitations to attend six outdoor PGA workshops and six ‘Mind to Perform’ golf psychology workshops.
Members will also receive a free subscription to the Mind to Perform website and e-newsletter, and be given a 10% discount on all needs assessment sessions. Each centre member will also receive a membership bag tag and an exclusive gift as part of their joining package.
The Performance Centre’s team will be headed up by Director of Golf and respected coach James Cornish, who has been at the club since 2004, who will be ably assisted by PGA Level II coach Anthony Froom and PGA Advanced Professional Karl Steptoe, who will be running the psychology element of the coaching. Rosemary Livesley, a qualified sports therapist, will be looking after the physical elements of golf improvement. Her area of expertise involves designing bespoke exercise plans, injury management, deep tissue massage, nutrition and dietary analysis.
One-to-one coaching sessions start from £45 for 45 minutes, rising to £200 for a package of five lessons, while a one-hour Needs Analysis Assessment costs £59. This involves a complete equipment check, a swing analysis session and the designing of a tuition plan.
Karl Steptoe is running a series of bi-monthly psychology workshops, with March’s session entitled ‘The Mentally Tough Golfer’, focusing on developing techniques to cope when under pressure. The tuition workshop are also run bi-monthly, with each session lasting three hours and involving a guest speaker, equipment supplier or the performance centre’s own staff. There will be a maximum ration of six golfers per member of staff at these sessions.
For more details on joining the Chart Hills Golf Performance Centre call 01580 291148
or email jamesc@charthills.co.uk.
European Tour player Benn Barham, European Senior Tour player Peter Mitchell, and Ladies European Tour player Dannielle Masters are just some of the more famous names to have honed their talents on the driving range and short game practice area, as well as out on the Nick Faldo-designed Championship golf course.
Building on its reputation as a centre for excellence, the Biddenden-based club has recently opened the Chart Hills Golf Performance Centre, which aims to bring together the club’s team of PGA professionals alongside experts in the field of sports biomechanics, physiology and psychology to provide a completely holistic approach to golf coaching.
Open to existing golf members free of charge, the Golf Performance Centre will also be open to golfers from outside the club who are looking to take their game to the next level.
For an annual membership fee of £500, Golf Performance Centre members will have access to all of the world-class practice facilities at Chart Hills, as well as the changing rooms, clubhouse, bar, restaurant and lounge. Other benefits include 80 practice balls for every visit, invitations to attend six outdoor PGA workshops and six ‘Mind to Perform’ golf psychology workshops.
Members will also receive a free subscription to the Mind to Perform website and e-newsletter, and be given a 10% discount on all needs assessment sessions. Each centre member will also receive a membership bag tag and an exclusive gift as part of their joining package.
The Performance Centre’s team will be headed up by Director of Golf and respected coach James Cornish, who has been at the club since 2004, who will be ably assisted by PGA Level II coach Anthony Froom and PGA Advanced Professional Karl Steptoe, who will be running the psychology element of the coaching. Rosemary Livesley, a qualified sports therapist, will be looking after the physical elements of golf improvement. Her area of expertise involves designing bespoke exercise plans, injury management, deep tissue massage, nutrition and dietary analysis.
One-to-one coaching sessions start from £45 for 45 minutes, rising to £200 for a package of five lessons, while a one-hour Needs Analysis Assessment costs £59. This involves a complete equipment check, a swing analysis session and the designing of a tuition plan.
Karl Steptoe is running a series of bi-monthly psychology workshops, with March’s session entitled ‘The Mentally Tough Golfer’, focusing on developing techniques to cope when under pressure. The tuition workshop are also run bi-monthly, with each session lasting three hours and involving a guest speaker, equipment supplier or the performance centre’s own staff. There will be a maximum ration of six golfers per member of staff at these sessions.
For more details on joining the Chart Hills Golf Performance Centre call 01580 291148
or email jamesc@charthills.co.uk.
