Logan willing to lend an extra hand
Cochrane Castle pro Alan Logan has furthered his coaching career after qualifying as a certified putting instructor.
Last year Logan decided to focus more on his coaching, setting clear goals and investing into technology and the CPI Course to further develop his coaching knowledge with an eye on the short game.
He explained: “It refreshed my memory of things I might have heard of or looked at in the past. When I logged on I realised there was a huge amount of content and really took time to look at it. I really enjoyed it. It gave me a structure, which will be great to use for my coaching.
“Before the CPI Course I would simplify my putting lessons to just three basic things and select the best ones to work on and provide tasks, games or drills for each, but wouldn’t go into too much detail. Now I can go into a lot more detail with my students.
“As an example one of my students came to me and he was a good player but his putting style needed some work.
“I changed his setup and posture and straight away we both saw the results. He was able to putt with much more rhythm. If I had been giving that lesson before becoming a CPI I would have simply worked on the areas with drills and would not have made the changes that I did.”
Logan has always loved golf and becoming a golf professional was what he always wanted to do. After lowering his handicap to 2, he trained at Lochwinnoch Golf Club and spent some time in the United States.
However, he revealed that completing the putting course has only helped futher his talents.
He added: “As a junior I never had much coaching but really had my eyes opened when I received my PGA manual, attended seminars and really searched to find the secret of the perfect swing.
“I am pushing myself to coach more. It is a great way to engage with members. I am part of the marketing committee at the golf club and we all would like to see additional members join the club.
“As the professional I can help connect golfers and encourage them to play more.”