On Saturday 6th August Nick carried out the third stage of The Ultimate Tuition Break. Here is his account of his experiences at St Omer...

Having spent the last month since The London Club trying to accurately retain the knowledge imparted and diligently follow the drills supplied by Simon Holmes and JJ Rivet, I felt quietly confident that my swing had started to take shape. The personalised exercise program had started to pay dividends in that my initial physical restrictions had began to be removed and I was able to get in the positions that Simon and JJ were trying to get me into.

We arrived at what must be the premier golfing venue in France, St Omer, and had the opportunity to test the course prior to the reassessments the next day.  Having recently staged a European Tour event we knew that we would have our games severely tested.

The golf course at St Omer is very challenging with numerous changes in elevation, though it is very fair from the tee. Club selection is tested throughout the round with every club in your bag in play. The greens were large, a nice pace and with lots of very tricky putts you will need to putt well to put a score together.

The hotel seems very new and is both clean and functional with great food and service.

The next day started with a physical reassessment with Rob Hillman - Chief Tour Physio - which showed that the exercise program had indeed improved my flexibility but that there was still some limitations. To assist this I was supplied with an even more targeted exercise program.
   

Armed with the physical reassessment information I was then put through my paces on the About Golf Technology to review the bio-mechanics of my ‘new’ swing. The improvement was graphically demonstrated to me along with the areas that still require a lot more work. The importance of maintaining a proper foot grounding throughout the entire swing with the thought process of swinging the club easier to hit the ball further and more importantly more consistently still will take a lot more work.

So armed with a lot more information I am even more determined to continue this improvement and remove the physical limitations to build my ideal golf swing.