Expert Golf Tuition

Being a golf coach is the activity which gives Gillian the most pleasure and satisfaction. Whether teaching complete beginners, the average club golfer, or fellow pros, the objective is always to allow them to maximise their enjoyment of the game.

One to One Coaching

Many Highland golfers of all skills and experience speak highly of the results of one to one lessons with Gillian, "I just love it", said one 12 handicapper recently, "I know I'm not really very good, maybe I never will be, but Gillian has improved my game enormously. I was a 20+ handicapper, and I now enjoy golf's challenge much more. With Gillian's expert instruction I hope to get down to 9 this year".

Group Coaching

As well as “One to One” teaching, Gillian is available for 'Group Coaching' where her excellent communication skills and desire to contribute to others come into their own. However, the major benefits to players are brought about during 'Personalised' coaching.

Teaching Style

There are 3 aspects to her coaching that stand out -

• Firstly, she can provide a COMPLETE SUPPORT SYSTEM for her pupils in terms of their golfing development. She is the ultimate PERFORMANCE COACH. The experience she has gained as a PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT PLAYER enables her to offer this approach. She has an expertise in every aspect necessary to improve PERFORMANCE. This includes fitness and nutrition, course management, the art of scoring and most importantly, in line with her belief that golf is the ultimate psychological sport, the all-important MIND FACTOR.
  
  
• Secondly, her approach is HIGHLY PERSONALISED. She is not a generic coach. The emphasis is very much on the individualisation of support and the recognition that different players require different coaching.
  
  
• Thirdly, she uses a DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT IS BRAIN COMPATIBLE FOR LEARNING. She would say that she is a 'technical coach but that she coaches in a non technical way'. Recent research into how the brain learns new motor skills points the way ahead for coaching. "It is so important as a coach to present information that is brain compatible in terms of learning. If it's not brain compatible no real learning can take place"
  

"I'm not so much a teacher as a 'learning facilitator'. As human beings we're not designed to be taught, we're designed to learn. My whole coaching philosophy is built around this premise" - Gillian Stewart

Where to find expert tuition

Gillian is providing a professional coaching service at the following golf clubs -

• Fortrose & Rosemarkie
• Muir of Ord

Muir of Ord and Fortrose & Rosemarkie are real, typical Scottish links courses, both designed by James Braid and largely untainted by modern ideas. Fortrose, on the Black Isle, is quite unique in that the layout is almost encircled by the sea. With whins bordering most of the fairways, accuracy rather than length is the main requirement. Most importantly both courses are playable by, yet challenging for, all standards of golfer.