Geoff Mangum of the PuttingZone Teaches Czech PGA

 

Prague, Czech Republic  – At the invitation of Karel Skopovy of the Czech PGA, Geoff Mangum spent two days training members of the Czech PGA in his system of the four skills for instinctive putting.

Clockwise from top left: Tomas Teissing (past President), Petr Mzurek (Board of Directors and Head Pro, Golf & Country Club Mstetice), Karel Skopovy (Board of Directors), Karel at Mstetice, teaching pros stroke and touch at Mstetice, Petr Skopovy (pro player and leader on Order of Merit), Old Town Square in Prague center.

About 40 PGA teaching and playing pros attended the two-days intensive training. The program covered reading putts, aiming the putter and setup, stroke dynamics, and instinctive distance control or touch.  Geoff Mangum’s instruction for putting is unique in that other teachers are limited almost exclusively to teaching some version of stroke, whereas Mangum approaches putting as a whole and combines the best of golf history with modern neuroscience for targeting and stroke movement processes in the brain and body for all four putting skills.

Karel Skopovy said: “We are very proud to have Geoff Mangum teaching the Czech PGA as the first stop in his European Tour. We have been learning many amazing and important aspects about putting that will help the Czech PGA become a leader in golf instruction in the PGA of Europe.” Tomaso Teissing characterized the presentation in a single word: "Brilliant!"

Geoff Mangum is already planning a return visit to the Czech Republic next Spring, for training new PuttingZone Coaches and teaching Czech players. Mangum said, “The reception among the Czech has been very warm and enthusiastic. We’ve had a fantastic two days, and I had a very nice visit in beautiful Prague. I am very much looking forward to working with my new friends again next April or May.”

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About Geoff Mangum and the PuttingZone:

Geoff Mangum is widely regarded as the most knowledgeable putting coach in the world and has spent twenty years studying and coaching putting to amateurs and professionals on all tours. The PuttingZone community includes seven international Acadamies and over 40 certified coaches in Canada, the United States, England, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. Mangum combines the best putting lore with modern neuroscience for human perception and movement in putting’s four skills -- reading, aiming, stroking, and controlling distance. The result is a permanent and dramatic increase in putting competence and the added confidence that comes with real skill. His new book Optimal Putting: Brain Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting was recently debuted to rave reviews at the January 2008 PGA Merchandise Show. For more information, visit Geoff Mangum’s PuttingZone, 518 Woodlawn Avenue, Greensboro NC 27401, email him at geoff@puttingzone.com, or call him directly at (336) 340-9079.

About the Czech PGA :

The Czech PGA is a full member of the European PGA and is the strongest PGA for the development of golf in Eastern Europe. Established in 1990, the teaching membership has now grown to 140 PGA members. Under the leadership of current President Petr Nitra, the Czech PGA offers a complete array of training, qualification, technology, and support services for professional teachers and players growing the game in the emerging economy of the Czech Republic, where the game is making rapid advances with new courses and growing numbers of golfers from all strata of society.