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Before we start let's here what Mark has to say about the Harold Swash approach to putting:

"I have been a golf coach for over thirty years and there have been four factors that I would consider defining moments in my coaching development. All were THAT important to the development of my holistic approach to coaching, After meeting and learning from Harold and understanding the Harold Swash Putting Information – that now makes FIVE defining moments. It is information that has made me a better coach than ever before”.

Harold Swash has more than 40 years' of experience in the golf industry as a coach, golf club designer and inventor of putting training aids.

Harold has coached many of the top professional and amateur golfers with his innovative putting training techniques including Padraig Harrington, David Howell, Thomas Levet, Darren Clarke, Ian Woosnam, Constantino Rocca, Robert Jan Derksen and Nick Faldo to name just a few.

As a result of his passion for coaching Harold brings to the golfing public his Putting School of Excellence and as well as his team of Accredited Instructors worldwide.

The newest addition to the Accredited Instructors Honor Role is our very own Mark Gibson!

The Harold Swash Putting Schools and Accredited Instructors offers golfers of all abilities the chance to improve their putting abilities and their knowledge about Putting.

As well as drawing upon experiences from a lifetime in golf a major influence in Harold's coaching is his experience as a production engineer. Indeed it was through the application of physical laws and principles that Harold first theorised on what the required mechanics of putting should be.

Harold's coaching is therefore based upon scientific principles that will enable the pupil to develop a putting stroke that is less reliant on hand eye co-ordination and feel and one that is repeatable and reliable under pressure.

Harold has 4 fundamentals that represent the corner stone of his teaching.

Fundamental No1: The blade of the putter needs to be square to the target at both the address and strike position.
Fundamental No2: The blade of the putter needs to be square to the path through the hitting area.
Fundamental No3: The putter blade needs to have a slight up stroke through the hitting area.
Fundamental No4: The putter blade needs to have a smooth acceleration through the hitting area.

True Roll - The Guiding Principle:
The guiding principle that governs Harold's coaching and blends together his four fundamentals is the need to develop a true roll on the ball. The quicker a ball starts to roll after impact the better chance it has of staying on its intended line with its intended pace.

It is the underlying principle that directs Harold's coaching.

Harold and his Accredited Instructors views on the mechanics of the stroke such as the stance, posture, stroke plane and the grip just to name just a few are all geared to helping you achieve this basic principle.

The final word from Mark:"

"An absolute must for anyone who wants to putt better or coach putting like the best”