My Journey From Competitive Golfer to PGA Coach
I'm Simon Hobbs, a PGA Trainee Professional based at Okehampton Golf Club in Devon. Through Hobbs Golf, I provide simple, personalised golf coaching for players of all ages and abilities.
My aim is simple: to help you understand your game, improve your performance and ultimately enjoy your golf more.
My journey in golf began at Bowood Park Golf Club in Cornwall, where I developed a passion for the game from a young age. Like many golfers, I quickly became hooked on improving, competing and seeing just how far I could take my game.
I progressed rapidly through junior golf, reaching scratch at the age of 16 and a plus handicap by 18. During this time, I represented Cornwall at county level and competed alongside some fantastic players, including future PGA Tour winner Harry Hall.
One of the highlights of my amateur career was becoming West Cornwall Junior County Champion and Under-21 County Champion in the same year. I went on to reach a handicap of +3.2 and continued competing at a high level, gaining valuable experience that now plays a major part in the way I approach coaching.
Let's Not Overcomplicate Things
Golf can quickly become complicated. Different swing thoughts, technical information and conflicting advice can leave golfers thinking about far too much when they should be concentrating on playing the game.That's why I believe in keeping coaching simple.Every golfer is different, and there isn't one perfect golf swing that everybody needs to copy. My job as a coach is to understand your game, identify what's costing you shots and find the simplest, most effective way to help you improve.Sometimes that means working on your golf swing. Other times, improving your short game, putting, course management or decision-making could make a much bigger difference to your scores.The goal isn't to make your golf look perfect.The goal is to help you play better golf.
I'm based at Okehampton Golf Club on the edge of Dartmoor, where I offer golf lessons and personalised coaching to golfers from Okehampton and across Devon.Coaching is available for complete beginners through to experienced and competitive golfers, with each lesson tailored around your individual game and goals.My coaching includes individual golf lessons, short-game and putting sessions, on-course playing lessons and structured coaching packages for golfers who want to work on their game over a longer period.As I continue my PGA training, I'm constantly developing my knowledge of the golf swing, ball flight, short game, putting and on-course performance.Combining that education with my own experience as a competitive golfer allows me to look at the whole game rather than simply focusing on how a golf swing looks.
Whether you're looking to lower your handicap, become more consistent, improve a particular part of your game or simply enjoy playing more, I'd love to help.Book a golf lesson with me at Okehampton Golf Club and let's find out where we can make the biggest difference to your game.Let's not overcomplicate things. Let's play better golf.
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