{"id":378,"date":"2021-11-20T23:31:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T23:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/?p=378"},"modified":"2021-11-27T07:22:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T07:22:16","slug":"378","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/2021\/11\/20\/378\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas 2021!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"379\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/2021\/11\/20\/378\/picture1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Picture1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"477,849\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Picture1-169x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Picture1.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-379 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Picture1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Picture1-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Picture1.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>Hello f<\/strong><strong>rom M<\/strong><strong>ark,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here we are again rapidly approaching Christmas.\u00a0 It\u2019s been another challenging year due to the pandemic.\u00a0 My team and I hope you and your loved ones are safe \u2013 and fully vaccinated.\u00a0 Vaccination is a sensitive subject with a lot of misinformation to be found.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong><strong>s my dad taught me &#8211; \u00a0\u201cbe careful of what people tell you, \u00a0look further to understand what they are really saying\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Every day is a win and a bonus gift!!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, let\u2019s talk GOLF! Golf in Australia has been busy as with less travel, many people are turning to this wonderful game with students spending more time on their practice.\u00a0 That is always great news for a coach.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>An interesting statistic is that there have been more Indoor Putting Mats sold in the past 12 x months than in the previous 10 years!! That says a lot.\u00a0\u00a0 On the subject of PUTTING did you know:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>for a single-figure golfer, it is about 40% of the game.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>for a middle handicap golfer, it&#8217;s 30% of their score.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>For a beginner, it\u2019s the difference between a normal round &amp; a best-ever round. \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>CAPTO &#8211; It\u2019s been a very rewarding year for putting lessons.\u00a0 \u00a0I designed a Putting Lesson Process where I:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>collect data from the student on Capto (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.captogolf.com\"><strong>captogolf.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>). <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>match the data to video collected including routine and process.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>make corrections and recommend practice routines.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Capturing a new CAPTO session with the student will quantify the improvement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2007, after spending 2 x days learning the Art of Putting with Harold Swash (regarded as the best putting coach in the world), it gave me more tools to improve the putting of my students.\u00a0\u00a0 This information has been invaluable and I have used it with great success.\u00a0 \u00a0In putting, there are two simple measures of improvement.\u00a0 Firstly the lessening number of 3 putts;\u00a0 Secondly to make a higher percentage of putts of ten feet and less.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I have been coaching this wonderful game for 40+ years now and with experience comes clarity and simplicity for the student.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This year, I am very proud to say that I have had success with ladies&#8217; and men&#8217;s club championships. Congratulations and well done to all my students.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I have again been involved in delivering development sessions for the PGA to our young developing PGA Professionals. It\u2019s not only fun, it&#8217;s challenging to make sure I stay current with all the trends in coaching!\u00a0\u00a0 At one of the sessions, I was asked if I was an \u201cold school coach\u201d.\u00a0 In reply, I listed all of the technology I use in my lessons, day today and the young pros were stunned.\u00a0 The person who asked the question then cheekily answered \u201cOld school with young school thoughts\u201d. I did chuckle at that. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It made me reflect on how far coaching has come. Coaching is a combination of art and science and when I was starting out, coaching was completely an art, not a lot of science.\u00a0 Today coaching is a lot more science-based.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>One thing I am passionate about when I am helping develop the PGA Coaches is that they understand that the best coaches have a blend, the correct blend of art &amp; science. That blend varies from student to student.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On a personal note, I was very humbled and proud to be awarded LIFE MEMBERSHIP TO THE PGA.\u00a0 This is an incredible honor when you look at the names of other Life Members.\u00a0 The PGA is an Association with 2,600 members and is 110 years old.\u00a0 I am #40 in Life Membership so it\u2019s a great honor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"369\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/2020\/11\/26\/merry-christmas-2020\/picture2\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"378,546\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture2-208x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture2.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-369 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture2-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture2-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture2.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Loic has had another stellar year with his Junior Programme continuing to grow and improve.\u00a0 Some of his juniors have represented RACV Royal Pines Resort very well in events all over the state. It is wonderful<\/strong><strong>\u00a0to see how much the juniors enjoy their class time with Loic!!\u00a0 There is no greater compliment than having a parent entrust the development of their child to someone else.\u00a0 \u00a0Many parents become Loic\u2019s clients as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"370\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/2020\/11\/26\/merry-christmas-2020\/picture3\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"362,524\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture3-207x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture3.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-370 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture3-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture3-207x300.jpg 207w, http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture3.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nancy ha<\/strong><strong>s had an amazing year.\u00a0 Her students have done her proud. Billy Dowling has 20 under par for 4 rounds in the QLD Junior Championship. \u00a0MoMo Sugiyama has been awarded a University Scholarship to the USA and she also won a Tournament in the College Programme.\u00a0 It\u2019s difficult to win internationally when there is no travel, but she did it!!\u00a0 MoMo is part of the US College scheme now but Nancy is still guiding\u00a0<\/strong><strong>her golf!!\u00a0 Sakura (MoMo\u2019s sister) also won in South Australia in a major\u00a0<\/strong><strong>GA event and has now also been awarded a University Scholarship to the USA as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nancy\u2019s classes are always full and there is lots of fun &amp; laughter, especially when Nancy gets them competing at the en<\/strong><strong>d of a session.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"371\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/2020\/11\/26\/merry-christmas-2020\/picture4\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture4.png\" data-orig-size=\"124,167\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture4.png\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture4.png\" class=\"wp-image-371 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Picture4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"200\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ali Orchard has settled well into my team.\u00a0 She is very busy on Sundays while the rest of the team is having a day off.\u00a0\u00a0 Ali has also s<\/strong><strong>tarted s<\/strong><strong>ome very popular and enjoyable Junior Classes. \u00a0\u00a0When I observe, it is easy to see how much the juniors love their time with Ali.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last but not least, not only are the juniors developing their golf but the coaches are also instilling great qualities and ethics into not only their golf but their daily lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>From everyone at Mark Gibson\u2019s Exceptional Golf, we wish you a Merry Christmas &amp; Happy &amp; Healthy New Year filled with lots of<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0golf!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Look forward to seeing you at the Teaching Centre soon.<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I have had a gr<\/strong><strong>eat Coaching Year with 2 x Gold Coast Club Champions; \u00a01 x FNQ Champion; and<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Good Golfing from Mark and the Team, Loic, Nancy &amp; Ali.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"372\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/2020\/11\/26\/merry-christmas-2020\/mark-gibson-signature-july\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mark-Gibson-Signature-July-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"150,38\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mark-Gibson-Signature-July-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mark-Gibson-Signature-July-.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mark-Gibson-Signature-July-.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372\" src=\"http:\/\/www.markgibson.com.au\/wpfolder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Mark-Gibson-Signature-July-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello from Mark, Here we are again rapidly approaching Christmas.\u00a0 It\u2019s been another challenging year due to the pandemic.\u00a0 My team and I hope you and your loved ones are safe \u2013 and fully vaccinated.\u00a0 Vaccination is a sensitive subject with a lot of misinformation to be found.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As my dad taught me &#8211; 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