Silvermere Golf Academy

I have been incredibly lucky to have worked with Jason Banting for over 12 years during my golfing career. He has taught me a lot about the mechanical side of the golf swing and improved my game immeasurably.

As well as being an awesome golf coach Jason has brilliant people skills, his positivity is infectious and as long as I have known him he has been 100% supportive and committed to my golf game. Jason is so much fun to be with and makes any coaching session a fantastic balance of golf skill and enjoyment of a game that he is totally passionate about.

I started having lessons from Julian because my swing had got so bad, a huge pull or massive slice was the norm! Over many months Julian has manged to change my swing quite dramatically, so much so that over the last 12  months I’ve won 5 trophies, I’ve played my best round ever last month, a gross 79 not bad for a 68 year old 17 Handicapper, this proved to me that my decision to take lessons after years of putting up with my “old swing” was so right!

I still have slight lapses but Julian is always there to get me back on track. He has a very relaxing teaching style this coupled with his friendly sense of humour make the lessons very enjoyable!

I went to see Jason with a long-standing problem of not being able to down strike my iron shots. Within 2 swings on the GC Quad Jason identified the fault and corrected the fault. He is a very good coach, technically and in communicating the information. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for lessons.

I came to Jason as a complete novice having never swung a club before, within 9 weeks I was playing to a 34 handicap and continuing to improve constantly, he has helped me find a real love and enthusiasm for the game, his coaching method is so friendly and extremely positive I absolutely love my lessons and can’t wait to learn more and more and improve under his mentoring, learning to play golf with Jason is like learning to play golf with a friend, but he really brings out the best in you and your swing, he is in my opinion one of the best golf coach’s out there.

I started working with Jason after I met him at The Portuguese Open in 2006 where he was coaching Ryder Cup player, Steve Richardson.

It was a pure coincidence but turned out to be a wonderful blessing. He made some interesting observations about my swing and from there our relationship developed, both professionally and as close friends.

Jason is a true professional, very detailed yet uncomplicated. In tournaments he allows you to play with freedom and without unnecessary swing thoughts. He worked with me on all aspects of the game, including the physical element and was very helpful with the mental side of my game…a necessary evil for all players. In addition he occasionally caddied for me on the European Tour where he was a great asset, one of the best caddies that I have ever had by my side.

Jason is very ambitious and extremely passionate, which is why he is a very successful teacher, whether he’s coaching a European Tour player or a regular club golfer. He is also one of the good guys, a genuine person with a wicked sense of humour and who is great company. I have recommended Jason many times and will continue to do so.

I regularly visit the fantastic practice facilities at Silvermere on a regular basis and I decided to have a lesson from one of their professionals. I teamed up with Colin Iddon and was impressed from the first lesson that I converted it to a block of 5. We covered: 2 lessons general swing and alignment, green side chipping, putting, short chipping. I came away with a few simple ideas/tips and practiced at it. All of this has had an immediate effect and handicap has come down from 19 to 16 and generally playing 7 shots better / round and waiting for handicap to drop even more. I was pleased with the improvement in my game that I took another block of 5 lessons to keep the downward momentum going.