Credit Crunch Advice for Golfers from Paul Thornley, PGA Professional

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 12, 2008 – In times of economic hardship everyone is looking for ways to tighten their belts and golfers are no exception. Why so many of them persist in investing their hard earned cash on the latest drivers when all they really need to do is focus on improving their golf swing with some measured practice is the question being posed by PGA Professional Paul Thornley.

Paul, whose training aid Targetline (http://www.targetline.co.uk) has been praised by famous names in the golfing world like Ramsay McMaster, says: “The past fifty years have seen considerable developments in golf technology, yet the average golfer’s handicap has seen no improvement. Isn’t it obvious what this shows? It shows that the problem doesn’t lie with the golf club – it lies with the golfer!”

Paul Thornley believes implicitly in the importance of practice, and more specifically, measured practice and says that if golfers insist on spending money on equipment, it should be spent on a practice system rather than the latest driver.

Practice, however, is pointless unless it is measured practice. Paul says: “Your swing training aid must, without fail, offer feedback on your swing otherwise you will not know what you are doing wrong and you will have no idea how to correct it. Choose one like Targetline that allows you to take proper shots as if you were on the course; one that tells you how you have hit those shots, where your faults lie and how to correct them. Once you know what you are doing wrong you can focus your practice on fine tuning your action and adding power and accuracy to your shot.”

Paul summarises by saying, “Stop wasting money on expensive golf equipment! Instead, invest in a swing training aid that offers measurability, and focus your attention on the thing that will make all the difference to your game – your swing!”