Durland Golf

Mark has extensive experience teaching a variety of students including top professional golfers to first-time beginners. He teaches both male and female students, junior and senior golfers, and is also qualified in teaching individuals with disabilities or special needs. He understands that students are all different and have to be taught as individuals.

A proponent of the fundamentals of golf, Mark, bases his communication with students on simplicity. He is constantly searching for new ways to downsize the golf swing and its components. His instruction includes a variety of drills and training aids that help students to make the appropriate changes to their golf swing. The drills he suggests help students to retrain their muscle memory, while the training aids are an excellent way for his students to receive feedback.

Mark believes that the game of golf is as hard as we make it. The game of golf contains simple fundamentals that work together with simple body and club movements. If we continue to overanalyze our golf swing further confusion is inevitable. This confusion leads to doubt. Once doubt enters into the equation and our confidence is damaged, the game has won.

Mark teaches that a golf swing starts with sound fundamentals (grip, posture, ball position and alignment). Since the fundamentals are pre-swing - before the club ever starts in motion - they can be done the same way each time. This defines consistency which is what most students are searching for. After the set-up is sound, Mark will help a student understand how to swing the club in square positions. This will produce a consistently square clubface at impact resulting in farther, straighter golf shots. In an effort to simplify his approach, he addresses other swing issues as needed.

Mark believes that to make a change in the golf swing takes time and practice. If a student is looking for short term success, Mark will work exclusively on the short game. Many students have taken five to ten strokes off their score in one month with intensive short game training. As for the full swing, it can take a student six to eight months to retrain their full swing.

In his quest to keep current on the new trends in golf and fitness, Mark continually reads top authors, travels the country to observe top teachers, and attends industry shows and seminars in an effort to provide his clientele with the best instruction possible.