A Constraints-Led Approach to Golf Coaching

Ian Renshaw is an Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Ian co-authored the Foundation text in this book series (Renshaw, I., Davids, K.D.., Roberts, W., & Newcombe, D. (2019). Sport Coaching, Training and Performance: Principles of Constraints-Based Practice. London: Routledge) and is also a series editor. Ian's teaching and research interests are centred on applications of ecological dynamics to sport settings. Ian has worked with numerous elite sports teams and national bodies providing coach education and skill acquisition consultations. In his spare time, Ian lives on the golf course.Peter Arnott is a Golf Coach based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Peter obtained his Master's degree in Science Research in 2019. His thesis involved interviewing 7 European Tour players on their experience of preparing for, and then playing on the European Tour. He has also presented at the English Institute of Sport, World Scientific Golf Conference in St Andrews, Scotland, and to the Rio Olympics 2016 Gold-winning U.K. Women's field hockey team on effective practice and technique change. As a professional coach, Pete has worked with players of all ability levels from European Tour Players, Mini-Tour Players, competitive youth golfers, elite amateurs, and recreational players alike.Graeme McDowall received an MPhil in Sports Coaching (Education) from the University of Birmingham, UK. He is a Lecturer in Golf and Sport at Scotland's Rural College (The SRUC) and a member of the Professional Golfers Association of Great Britain and Ireland. His main area of interest is skill acquisition in sport and as well as being a practitioner in this area with the high-performance golf programme at the SRUC, Graeme has delivered numerous skill acquisition presentations at key industry events and has shared his knowledge of this area with many of the world's leading golf coaches.