In recent years you have created the Lee Westwood
golf school and your new coaching smart phone app, is
coaching something that you would look into past your
playing years?
“I’m really proud of both. The golf school improves the kids
as players but also as people. I’m biased but I think the
programmes are really good and really beneficial. The app is
going well and people can actually record their swings, with
each club, alongside mine and make changes to improve
their game. It works for players of all levels and we’ve had
some great feedback on it.”
If you could give one piece of advice to club golfers what
would it be?
“It might sound stupid, but two bits of advice are to make
sure you’re facing the way you want to hit the ball and learn
how far you hit it. If your set-up isn’t right you have to make
a lot of adjustments to have a chance of getting the ball
where you want it to go. One of the things I often see in
pro-ams is players under-clubbing. If you’re at the range,
hit 10 balls with each club and see roughly how far the
middle five have gone. It’s a really simple thing but you’d be
surprised at how few people do it.”
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If you could change one thing about golf to make it more
accessible to people what would it be?
“It’s something I feel quite strongly about. Golf could be less
expensive and it needs to be quicker. Five hours is too long
for people to be out of the house and there needs to be a
shorter format of the game.”
We know that you like a bit of banter and you love football,
the same can be said for Ian Poulter, who is the better
player out of you both?
“Nottingham Forest are obviously better than Arsenal so it
would have to be me wouldn’t it?”
It might sound
stupid, but two bits
of advice are to
make sure you’re
facing the way you
want to hit the ball
and learn how far
you hit it.