Chris Parker Golf Performance: Try some of these golf specific conditioning training exercises during the winter 👍💪👌

BIOGRAPHY

Chris Parker was born in England in February 1978 and grew up in the West Midlands. He began playing golf at the age of 8, influenced by his father who is an avid golfer. It was quickly identified that Chris had a natural talent for the game and progressed quickly, competing in many amateur and junior tournaments at club and county level, before attending University of Central England. After having a successful University career it was only natural for Chris to pursue a career in golf, turning professional in 1998. In 2002 Chris graduated from the PGA of Great Britain gaining Distinction in Coaching. It was during this time period that Chris was drawn to the teaching and philosophy of David Leadbetter where he began his Leadbetter Certification. In 2005, after successfully completing his certification, he began working for the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, moving in 2010 to the Academy in Munich as Senior Instructor and Head of Training. In 2013 an opportunity arose for Chris to return to England where he took on the position of Director of golf for the newly established Leadbetter Academy at Leeds Golf Centre. Now settled down Harrogate for the past 12 years and bringing up his young family, Chris is looking forward to the new opportunities awaiting him at The Grooves Golf Academy at the prestigious Rudding Park Hotel Golf & Country Club.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Try some of these golf specific conditioning training exercises during the winter 👍💪👌

This first exercise helps us understand and work on winding and coiling into our trail side during the back swing motion for a right handed golfer. As our hips and shoulders turn my lead shoulder works down and around over towards my trail side, while my trail pocket goes back towards the wall behind. My weight naturally transfers to the inside of my trail heel and inside of my trail leg creating resistance from the ground up, and been now in an ideal position to transition for the downswing.

The second exercise helps work on the transition movement of the trail side. Having a band in my trail hand we can see my trail wrist is set my trail arm is folded. When I make a short back swing motion and pull down on the band, this makes my trail side drop creating some torso side bend to my trail side while my trail knee drives towards my lead leg this transfers weight from my trail side to the lead side naturally. With a certain amount of side bend and rotational lateral weight shift during the downswing helps improve swing, low point and impact position.

For this final exercise, we are training more of the motion post impact where my lead leg is extending and weight is approximately 85% to 90% through my lead side. The trail leg will push away from the ground while the arms remain extended during the follow-through.

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PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy Chris’s philosophy is very much the ‘Holistic Approach’ where he looks at ALL aspects of a players golf game. He is passionate about evolving the way golfers are coached and how humans perform on and off the course. He uniquely tailors his instruction for the individual needs of players, providing the necessary framework for technical and skill development in all areas of the game. Chris uses the most cutting-edge technology to help the client grow their game. Trackman with High Speed Video Analysis Sam Putt Lab (ultra sonic highly accurate putter movement data) Sam Balance lab (measures weight distribution and weight transfer) Sports Box Ai 3D (body motion data) Most On-Course date tracking Apps This provides everything he needs to know on FACT to what the body and club are doing at the same time and this helps in providing a well structured lesson to maximise a player's performance. Chris likes to stay in contact with players; setting targets / challenges to obtain feedback from his players while they are not taking lessons.