Dr Nicky is a Golf Performance and Practice Coach with a PhD in Optimising Practice for Peak Performance in Professional Golf. Specialising in research based coaching strategies, Nicky combines the science of motor learning, skill acquisition, mind-set, golf statistics, psychology and performance with the art of coaching to help players develop their skills and lower their scores on the golf course.
Nicky coaches players of all ages and abilities including juniors, seniors, beginners, club golfers, elite amateurs and tour professionals. With elite players, Nicky often works as a specialist performance and practice coach and works as part of a team, complimenting the work of her clients swing coaches and fitness professionals.
Nicky continually strides to find ways to help players develop their skills and crucially transfer them from practice onto the golf course and into competition. In some of her research, Nicky was able to help players improve their shot accuracy 4 times faster than conventional methods. Nicky has presented some of her research at the World Scientific Congress of Golf and the World Golf Fitness Summit.
Nicky is author of the book Better Practice Better Golf, The Ultimate Guide to Golf Practice and Playing Your Best Golf on the Course, which she wrote with world renowned performance expert Dr Dave Alred MBE. She has also written 6 workbooks that compliment Better Practice Better Golf which are available from Amazon.
Nicky is based in Bristol, UK and coaches at 3 different venues across the city. This enables her to offer the best facilities for her clients needs (golf course, grass practice ground, short game area, floodlit under cover driving range). She offers putting, short game, long game, on the course coaching and tournament support.
If you would like to start working towards achieving lower scores, having more fun and enjoyment on the course and playing Better Golf, send Nicky a message at nl@nickylumb.com
15 years as a PGA Professional