The performance programme is unlike anything else Gary offers. It's a structured coaching partnership — built around your game, your goals and your commitment to genuine, measurable improvement on the course.
Before any performance programme begins, Gary carries out an on-course assessment. It costs £75 — and there's a reason it's set at that level rather than the standard session rate.
The assessment is Gary's opportunity to see your game as it really is. Not on a mat, not on a driving range, not under the artificial conditions of a lesson tee. On the course, in the situations that actually cost you shots. How you think, how you manage a hole, how you respond when a shot doesn't go to plan — Gary needs to see all of it before he can make you any kind of meaningful promise about improvement.
The reduced fee reflects that this session is as much about Gary evaluating fit as it is about you experiencing his coaching. The performance programme is a significant commitment for both parties. Gary needs to know your game — and you need to experience his approach — before either of you decides to commit to the full programme.
"I can tell a great deal about a golfer from watching them play nine holes. The decisions they make, the shots they choose, the way they carry themselves between shots. That information is worth more to me than any amount of time on a range."
What you get from the assessment isn't just a coaching session — it's a complete on-course evaluation of your game, a clear picture of exactly where your shots are being lost, and an honest conversation about whether the programme is right for you. For £75, that's exceptional value regardless of what comes next.
Once Gary has assessed your game and agreed that the programme is the right fit, the 10-session structure begins. It follows a deliberate, alternating cycle that most coaching programmes never come close to replicating.
The playing sessions happen on the course — Gary alongside you, observing and coaching in real time as you play real golf. The training sessions that follow are built entirely around what the playing sessions reveal. Every drill, every exercise, every piece of work in training has a direct and specific purpose — connected to what happened on the course and designed to make a measurable difference next time you play.
This is where the programme earns its reputation. The playing sessions feed the training. The training feeds the playing. Progress is visible, measurable and continuous throughout the programme.
There's a widely held belief in golf that more practice means better golf. Hit enough balls, spend enough hours on the range, and improvement will follow. Gary's experience of over 35 years coaching tells a very different story.
The training sessions within this programme are not about volume. They're not about repeating the same movements until they become habit. They're about precision. Every session has a specific target, a specific purpose and a specific connection to your on-course performance. The work done in training is chosen because of what the course revealed — and measured by what the course confirms next time out.
"I'm not going to tell you everything that goes into the training sessions before you've been on the course with me. That wouldn't be fair — to you or to the process. What I will tell you is that players who commit to this programme don't just practice more. They practice differently. And that difference is what changes their score."
What that specifically looks like for you depends entirely on what Gary finds on the course during your assessment and your playing sessions. That's by design. The programme is personal — and the training is personal too.
The programme is available in two formats. Both follow exactly the same structure, the same alternating cycle and the same guarantee. The difference is the environment — and for some players, that environment is part of what makes the programme work.
Gary will advise which format is the better fit for you following your initial assessment. Both are subject to the same eligibility — the programme is only offered to players Gary believes are the right fit for it.
Before the programme begins, Gary agrees a guaranteed number of shots improvement with you. This isn't a target, an aspiration or an estimate. It's a commitment — from Gary to you — based on what he has seen during your assessment and what he knows the programme will deliver.
Progress is measured on the course throughout the 12 weeks. Not on a simulator. Not on a launch monitor. On the course, in real scoring conditions, against the same benchmark you started with. By the end of the programme, that guaranteed number of shots will be off your score.
A specific number of shots improvement is agreed with Gary before the programme begins. That number is your target, your benchmark and your guarantee — backed by 35 years of coaching results at every level of the game.
The programme starts with the on-course assessment. This is the only cost that's fixed and visible upfront — everything else is discussed and agreed personally with Gary once he's seen your game and confirmed that the programme is right for you.
Full programme pricing differs between one-to-one and group formats and is confirmed personally with Gary following your assessment. It is only offered to players Gary is confident he can deliver the guarantee to.
The assessment is the first step. Everything else follows from there.