President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has launched a brand new dimension in golf improvement with the revealing of an online-based golf coaching programme within the nation.The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that the online-based golf coaching programme is the primary of its variety in Africa.
An elated Runsewe informed NAN that he was joyful that the idea which was as soon as a dream had grow to be a actuality, noting that he had additionally sponsored some professionals for trainings overseas and organised a number of digital golf coaching for Nigerian golf professionals on the Golf and Well being Signature, Abuja to make sure that Nigerian golf hits the world stage in no distant time.
He stated {that a} whole of 5 professionals specifically; Elisha Markus, Aminu Baba, Musa Ayuba, Sharon Wesley and Daniel Pam have been chosen to pilot the coaching programme, including that they’d be uncovered to worldwide greatest apply and requirements.
“It is a dream come true. Some few years in the past, I realised that our {golfing} right here within the nation was too native and there was a necessity to show our folks.
“Within the course of, I travelled to South Africa and met some professionals. Throughout our dialog, I realised that our professionals right here within the nation are a bit far off as regards to IT primarily based coaching of golf.
“Immediately, that 12 months, I went to the Botswana Embassy and acquired visas for 2 Nigerian professionals to journey to Botswana for some related golf coaching course. They went, got here again, and have been very useful to us.
“Afterwards, I realised that there was nonetheless a necessity to show our professionals extra to the sport. Nonetheless, it was a bit troublesome as a result of excessive price of getting to carry some professionals from overseas or taking our professionals in another country.
“I needed to name on the resident professional in Botswana, Kelosiwaag Mpoh, who agreed to come back over to the nation at a decreased price. He got here and gave about 15 Nigerian professionals some publicity on the trendy coaching methods,” he stated.
The NGF boss, nonetheless, famous that he not too long ago found {that a} golfer should not need to go on the course each time to take classes.
He stated he discovered that generally, one can select to do it on-line, particularly on this trendy world of web know-how and communication, including that this new discovered discovery was what birthed the thought behind the coaching.
“I felt that this innovation ought to begin from Nigeria and as of at this time, we now have succeded to usher in one of many greatest manufacturing firms to take 5 of our professionals in 4 strategic primary areas of coaching in golf, i.e. hitting lengthy drive, bunker shot, chips, and placing.
“We’ve two professionals on lengthy drive coaching, and one every on bunker shot, chipping and placing.“Bunker shot coaching grew to become very essential as a result of most Nigerian golfers see the bunker as a really troublesome a part of the sport, whereas if one practices it, one can find out that it’s as straightforward as each different shot within the recreation.
“These 5 professionals will kick begin our pilot on-line coaching programme on golf. That is the very first time we’re going into this, and we’re very proud and joyful that we’re ranging from someplace,” he stated.Runsewe stated that lots of people have been already very excited in regards to the coaching and have began asking for the movies, even with the quick discover.
He stated he was very proud and excited in regards to the new idea, including that the fantastic thing about the coaching was its distinctive similarity with what obtains around the globe, including that almost all professionals overseas run related on-line trainings.
“One primary benefit of that is that when the video goes viral, folks may even name a particular professional to take them on particular trainings primarily based on private phrases and settlement.
“So, it’s like opening a brand new window for on-line classes and golf improvement in Nigeria.“This could additionally go a good distance, by way of grassroots improvement of the sport as alot of our colleges can make the most of the chance by enjoying these movies to assist educate the younger ones,” he stated.
He pressured that the explanation why we’re not doing properly in golf is as a result of we usually begin late, including that it was extraordinarily essential to begin early as a result of by the point your bones are set, you begin battling the sport.
He stated the coaching would additionally go a good distance in serving to some enterprise executives that not often have time to go to the vary to coach with their professionals.
“With this new innovation, they will take a 30-minute break and log on to observe these coaching movies and apply whereas within the workplace.
“So, these are among the the reason why we now have to embark on these on-line coaching programme, to provide Nigerians good classes in golf and to additionally expose them to one of the best worldwide apply.
“That is certainly a place to begin, and a whole lot of extra movies on golf coaching will likely be developing shortly. We’ve a whole lot of professionals in Nigeria, and they’re superb, however lack publicity.
“So, with this, we can even have extra of the professionals coming on-line to realize extra publicity,” he stated. (NAN)
