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Golf Lessons in London: What to Expect from a Data-Driven Lesson at Project Golf London, Moorgate


If you've been Googling 'golf lessons in London' and wondering what separates a genuinely great coaching experience from an hour on a mat with generic tips — you're in exactly the right place.

This post will walk you through exactly what happens inside a lesson with me, Kevin Delaney, at Project Golf London in Moorgate, EC2. No fluff, no jargon for jargon's sake. Just an honest, detailed breakdown of a process I've refined over more than 20 years of coaching golfers of every level — from complete beginners to PGA professionals.

By the end, you'll know whether data-driven coaching is right for you, what to expect from your very first session, and why so many golfers in Central London are choosing this approach to genuinely improve. If you're ready to jump straight in, you can book a golf lesson here.


 


Why Most Golfers in London Plateau — And How Data Changes That

The honest truth? Most golfers take lessons, feel good for a few days, then slip back into the same patterns. It's not because they're not trying hard enough. It's because most instruction is built on feel and guesswork — both for the coach and the golfer.

You're told 'keep your head still' or 'turn your hips more', but without objective data, neither of you actually knows what's happening at the moment of impact. You're coaching the sensation, not the reality.

This is why I built my entire coaching approach around TrackMan technology and biomechanical analysis. When you can see exactly what the club is doing — ball speed, club path, face angle, angle of attack, spin rate, smash factor — you're not guessing. You're diagnosing. And once you diagnose correctly, you can fix things properly and permanently.

"My students gain an average of 15–20 yards in distance within their first coaching block — not by swinging harder, but by swinging smarter."

 

Step 1: Your Player Assessment — Starting With You, Not a Generic Framework

Before we even step up to the TrackMan unit, I take the time to understand you as a golfer and as a person. I use a structured player assessment to build a complete picture:

•        What are your current scoring patterns — where are you genuinely losing shots?

•        What does your practice look like — how often, where, and what are you working on?

•        Do you have any physical limitations, injuries, or movement restrictions I should know about?

•        What are your goals? Lower handicap? More distance? Just enjoying the game more?

This isn't box-ticking. The assessment shapes everything that follows. A 65-year-old golfer with a hip replacement needs a completely different coaching plan to a 30-year-old competitive amateur trying to get to scratch.

You can complete your player assessment form here before your first lesson to hit the ground running.

 

Step 2: TPI Body Screen — Understanding Why Your Body Moves the Way It Does

As a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Instructor, I include a body screen as part of my initial assessment process. This is something very few coaches in Central London offer, and it's one of the most powerful diagnostic tools available.

A TPI screen evaluates your mobility, stability, and movement patterns — specifically the physical characteristics that directly influence your golf swing. We look at things like:

•        Hip mobility and rotation capacity

•        Thoracic spine mobility (your ability to rotate through the backswing)

•        Shoulder mobility and stability

•        Core stability and sequencing patterns

Here's why this matters: if your body physically can't get into a position, no amount of swing instruction will get you there. Coaching a movement pattern your body can't access is a waste of your time and money.

Once I understand your physical profile, I can tailor every drill, every movement cue, and every practice task to work with your body — not against it. The result is faster improvement and fewer compensations creeping back in.

 

Step 3: TrackMan Baseline — Your Golf Data, Laid Bare

This is where things get genuinely exciting.

Project Golf London in Moorgate is equipped with a full TrackMan studio — the same technology used by tour players and coaching staffs at the highest levels of the game. Once we've completed your assessment, we take a TrackMan baseline. You hit a selection of clubs while I capture your data across the key metrics:

•        Ball speed — how efficiently you're transferring energy at impact

•        Club head speed — your raw speed and whether you're maximising it

•        Smash factor — the ratio of ball speed to club speed (your 'efficiency score')

•        Launch angle — whether you're launching the ball optimally for carry and distance

•        Spin rate — too much spin kills distance; too little kills control

•        Club path and face angle — the two biggest factors in your ball flight and shot shape

•        Angle of attack — are you hitting up, down, or through the ball correctly for each club?

Most golfers have never seen these numbers. The baseline is often revelatory — you may have thought you had a swing speed problem when actually your smash factor is the issue. Or you've been told your swing is 'out to in' but the data shows something more nuanced.

I wrote a detailed post on how to understand TrackMan numbers for beginners if you want to go deeper on what each metric means before your session.

 

Step 4: Video Analysis — Seeing What You Can't Feel

Data tells us what the club is doing. Video analysis tells us why.

We capture your swing from two angles — face-on and down the line — and overlay this with your TrackMan data to build a complete picture of your mechanics. We're not just looking for things that 'look wrong'. We're identifying the specific mechanical cause of whatever the data is flagging.

For example: if your TrackMan is showing an out-to-in club path with an open face (the data signature of a slice), the video helps us identify exactly where and why that's happening — whether it's your takeaway, your transition, your hip clearance, or something in your address position.

This is the difference between treating symptoms and solving root causes. When you fix the right thing, the improvement sticks.

 

Step 5: Your Personalised Coaching Plan and Practice Programme

Once we have the full picture — your assessment, your TPI screen, your TrackMan data, and your video analysis — I build you a structured, prioritised coaching plan.

This isn't a list of ten things to work on. It's a clear, sequenced plan that identifies the one or two highest-priority changes that will unlock the biggest improvement in your game. We then build a practice programme around those changes, so that your time at the range between sessions is purposeful and productive.

Every element of the plan is tied back to data. So when we reassess next session, we're not asking 'does it feel better?' We're looking at whether the numbers have moved in the right direction.

 

Step 6: Skillest — Coaching That Continues Between Sessions

One of the biggest problems with traditional golf lessons is the gap between sessions. You have a great lesson on Saturday, but by Tuesday you're not sure what you should be working on, and by the following Saturday you've drifted back towards old habits.

I use Skillest — a dedicated coaching platform — to bridge this gap. Between lessons, you can:

•        Send me videos of your swing directly from the range or course

•        Receive feedback, corrections, and updated practice drills from me

•        Access your full practice programme and coaching notes at any time

•        Use the Shadow Pro function to practise with structured guidance between sessions

This hybrid model — where in-person TrackMan sessions are supported by ongoing remote coaching — is what delivers the consistent, measurable progress that single lessons rarely achieve on their own.

 

Who Is This Style of Coaching For?

Data-driven coaching at Project Golf London works exceptionally well for:

•        Beginners who want to build correct fundamentals from the start, not unlearn bad habits later

•        Mid-handicappers (8-18) who've plateaued and can't work out why

•        Low-handicap and competitive golfers who want to squeeze marginal gains from better data

•        Golfers who've had lessons before but found the improvements didn't last

•        Business golfers in the City who want to improve efficiently without wasting time on guesswork

If you're in Central London and serious about improving your golf — whether you're starting from scratch or trying to break 80 — this approach delivers results.

 

Where Are You Based? Project Golf London, Moorgate EC2

All in-person lessons take place at Project Golf London, a state-of-the-art indoor golf facility based at Moorgate in the heart of the City of London. It's one of the best-equipped private coaching studios in the capital, with full TrackMan technology, high-speed cameras, and a premium hitting environment that means weather is never a factor.

Location: Moorgate, EC2 — easily accessible from Bank, Moorgate, Liverpool Street, and Barbican stations. Right in the heart of the City, making it ideal for golfers working in finance, law, or any of the industries based in Central and East London.

Lessons are available Monday through Saturday, with early morning and lunchtime slots available for City professionals.

 

Lesson Packages and Pricing

I offer both single lessons and structured coaching packages designed for meaningful, lasting improvement:

•        Single lesson: £80 for a 55-minute session — ideal for a specific area of your game

•        Multi-lesson coaching block: from £450 for a package of 6 lessons — the recommended route for golfers serious about sustained improvement

I also offer online coaching via Skillest for golfers who can't get to London in person — full swing analysis, structured coaching plans, and ongoing feedback wherever you're based.

See the full breakdown of golf lesson packages and pricing here.

 

Golf Lesson Gift Vouchers

A golf lesson with a TrackMan-equipped Advanced PGA Professional makes one of the best gifts you can give to a golfer in your life. Whether it's a birthday, Christmas, or a corporate gift, I offer lesson vouchers that can be redeemed for any of my lesson formats.

 

Ready to Book Your Golf Lesson in London?

If you've read this far, you're serious about improving your golf — and that's exactly the kind of golfer I work best with.

Whether you're a complete beginner picking up a club for the first time, or a low-handicap player chasing your best golf, I'll build you a coaching process that's honest, data-driven, and built entirely around your game.

Book your first lesson today at Project Golf London, Moorgate — and find out what your TrackMan numbers actually say about your game.


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