Joel Bernard (Lille, France)

Attachment: Golf de Bondues (36 holes), Lille, France
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Website: www.joelbernard.typepad.fr/

Professional Qualifications

Member of the PGA of France since 1992
Level 1 Accredited Instructor hspse
BEES second degree (best High in France)
Actiontypes Golf Certified Instructor
Heartmath Golf Certified Coach
Member of the "High Level FFGolf Coach"
FFGolf Régional Coach (Nord-Pas de Calais)
Head-pro at Bondues Golf Club (8 teams playing in National First Division)

Bio

I started playing golf at 14 and I improved to Handicap 1 at the age of 17. I joined the French Boys training camp at Toulouse in 1988-1989 and turned teaching pro in 1992 at the age of 20.

I began my first five years of teaching at the "Golf du Septentrion" at Lille (David Leadbetter Academy) and in 1998 the Bondues Golf Club asked me to become their Head-pro.

Six months later, I joined the FFGolf and became Nord-Pas de Calais Régional Coach (30 days/year).

My main results as a teacher and coach:

1st National Merit clubs men in 2003 (top ten for 10 years)

1st National Merit performance golf schools in 2009 (2nd in 2001)

3rd in National Merit ladies (in 2000, 2001, 2002) (top ten for 10 years)

Training of 3 French Junior Champions

Training of 1 French Amateur Champion

Training of more than 60 youngsters qualified at the French Junior Championship

Training of more than a hundred players with single handicap and more than 10 under scratch

My students won more than 100 "Grand-Prix" (less than 4 hcp to compete in those events)

7 of my students are selected in the French National Team (amateur, mid-amateur, boys, girls)

3 students to join a "FFGolf Pôle Espoir" and 2 have integrated into the "FFGolf Pôle France"

5 have become professional golf teachers, 5 played on Tour (LET, Challenge Tour and Alps Tour)

I provides my teaching:

the Action type approach (Motor and psychological profile)
Techniques taught by renowned teachers in the world of golf (Leadbetter, Hardy, McLean, Pelz, Harold Swash, Utley, Stockton, etc. ...)
Analysis software video "V one pro digital coaching system" and analysis of emotions "freeze frame" used by Tiger Woods among others, Leadbetter, Harmon, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott etc.
Many teaching tools that accelerate the learning process
Concepts of mental preparation taught by Bob Rotella, Pia Nilsson, JP Valiant, etc. ...
My teaching experience (18 years of education from beginner to professional player)

Playing Achievments

Won 3 PGA teaching regional events, with more than 25 second and third places
Won 5 Pro-Am include the International Pro-Am of Cote d'Opale
11th, 21st and 16th in the Teaching PGA French Championship (2007, 2008 and 2010).

My best scores in competition:

64 (Vichy, France)

65 (Amelkis, Maroco)

66 (Toulouse Palmola, France)

66 (Dunkerque, France)

67 (Mormal, France)

Personal Message

If you want to dramatically improve your score with your putting, feel free to contact me. HSPSE Director of Instruction and Ryder Cup Team Coach Phil Kenyon has given me effective tools to help you. Whatever standard of player you are, with my coaching and playing experience, I am certain that I can help you to become the very best you can be.