Instinctive Golf coaches in the making "at work" at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort in Murcia, Spain last month (Cal Carson Golf Agency image). Click on the image to enlarge it.

Instinctive Golf coaching
doesn't use cameras or computers: It's natural
and non-technical

THE KENDAL McWADE STORY:
FINAL PART

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
(Scroll down to read the first two parts of this article about the Hayston Golf Club professional and founder of the "Instinctive Golf" coaching movement).
In the earlier parts of this article, I explained how Kendal McWade's life was changed when he read a book by an American, Fred Shoemaker, who questioned the traditional approaches by golf professionals to teaching and coaching the game.
So what’s the difference between Fred Shoemaker’s revolutionary theory to Kendal McWade’s “Instinctive Golf?”
McWade, picture above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, explains it thus:
“My version of Fred Shoemaker´s teaching is definitely a different beast but driven by the same understanding that human beings have an innate ability to learn and problem solve
And that’s what we are really trying to access.
“How do we problem solve and how does that tie in with golf and how do we get in our own road as it were with golf and fail to develop skills as we manage to do in other sports.
"If I was to give an overview of what Instinctive Golf is, it is probably natural, non-technical skill development.
“We don’t use cameras and computers. We are certainly not into telling people what they are doing wrong. We are into drawing out rather than the filling people up with stuff.
“We’re into exploring their ability to learn and their ability to, in a conscious, pre-determined manner, to carry out a predetermined shot
“Once that experience has been had by the pupil, if the outcome is not what they want the experience allows them to apply the club in a different way to see if they can achieve a different outcome.
“It’s what we call experiential learning, which is the way that most learning occurs. I throw a ball and it doesn´t go in the bucket. I learn from the experience and I make a new throw, making adjustments.”
McWade’s “Instinctive Golf” company has embarked on a training programme involving about 50 or 60 golf pros in Europe.
“The good news is that we welcome everyone who wants to become an instinctive coach. Not all out coaches are PGA-qualified professionals," says McWade.
"A number of years ago we had a decision to make. Should Instinctive Golfing Coaching be only for PGA professionals or not? After a lot of consideration we came to the decision that what we do should be available to anyone who, like us, has a passion for the game and for helping people.
“We are going to continue that and grow it, take it around the world. Our ultimate goal is for ‘Instinctive Golf’ to become the No 1 natural, most effective brand of coaching golf in the world.”
+You can read more about Kendal McWade and his method on his website: www.instinctivegolf.com