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Putting
Name: Jeremy Harrold
Name: Fred Fearn
Age: 37
Age: 42
Club: Perton Park, Wolverhampton.
Club: Leek – 4 years as head Pro.
Career: Head Pro since 1995
Career: Originally from Leicestershire, Full time Golf Pro for 9 years
Favourite Player: Seve Ballesteros
Jeremy has been a Midlands Tour Pro regular for over 15 years and has amongst his highlights set two course records at Chesterton Valley, and most notably at Patshull Park shooting a 64 in 2001. A round that included just 28 shots on the back nine. He also won the Staffordshire/Shropshire/ Herefordshire Matchplay in 2002. Jeremy has an uncomplicated style of coaching and likes to also advise on the mental side of the game. As for his iron tips he will concentrate on getting you out of trouble and pinging those approaches close. “It’s vital to have a sound technique to rescue you from a bad tee shot and also I will be focusing on accuracy in approach shots to hopefully take the pressure off long putts” . Check out Jeremy’s first column next month.
Staffordshire Golfer
Favourite Player: Jack Nicklaus
Fred has a healthy coaching programme going on at present with approximately 175 golf pupils on his books, many of them juniors. Despite his all-round knowledge it’s the putting that Fred counts as his forte. In 2001 he set a personal best by going round Whittington Heath in a mere 22 putts using a Rife putter which he was testing for the day. Needless to say that very same putter is still in Fred’s bag! Fred custom fits Rife and Ping putters on site at Leek, As well as teaching he advises also on the right putter for the player’s style. As for his mission statement Fred makes a strong case for his chosen area. “You can get away with a slight lack of accuracy on other shots but on a putting green you can ill afford to be offline, missing too many 5 footers can ruin a good round, the correct putting technique is absolutely vital for golfing success.”
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