The Zone Interactive Golf Magazine (UK) The Zone Issue 25 | Page 34

ZONE FEATURE

Jim McLean

approached him about the possibility of ghost-writing his autobiography, Torrance said: "An autobiography? Me? Who on earth would want to read that? Anyway, what goes on between me and my players is private." Jim McLean is a fantastic coach, but he charges $2,500 for half a day, which is way out of the reach of most ordinary people. You can, however, learn a lot from him simply by checking out his tips on the internet and seeing how you can apply them to your game. Michael Breeder is another who is cut from the same cloth. Coaches come
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and coaches go, just as players do. The bottom line is that any teacher is only as good as his pupil. It applies in life and it applies in our weird and wonderful world of golf. The one thing all the best coaches have in common is an ability to get their message over to their pupils. Before you go for lessons, make sure that the pro you are going to see is a good communicator - if he isn't, then you will be wasting your time and your money. And if something that he says doesn't make sense, ask him to explain it.
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