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I was a high handicap golfer going nowhere but now after 3 years working with David, I am not only a category 1 golfer, I am the current junior champion of my club and the course record holder. I have also reached the quarter finals of the club championship in the last two years. My ball striking has improved beyond all recognition and just in the last twelve months I have gained at least 30 yards off the tee. I am now hitting 2 clubs less into greens compared to what I was only a year ago. I have seen huge improvements in all aspects of my game including my bunker play and course management. My confidence and self belief, indeed my whole physiological approach to the game, has been transformed and I cannot thank David enough. He has been absolutely fantastic and the improvement in my all round game is simply way beyond what I ever thought possible.

Craig Mackay
Linlithgow Golf Club

My skill and knowledge has improved enormously. David has coached me for over 2 years and I now shoot in the low to mid 70's on a regular basis. His teaching on technique and swing mechanics is first class and he is a must see coach for golfers who want to be good consistent players.

I started working with David Burns three years ago and have won the club championship in each of these years and reduced my handicap to +1. Over the years I have worked with several other professionals in an attempt to improve but David has helped me in all aspects of my game. He has a fantastic knowledge of all aspects of golf but definitely excels in communication and his ability to demonstrate any shot imaginable. I have benefited greatly not only from range lessons but time spent on course management, pre-shot routines, breathing techniques, golf psychology and fitness for golf. I fully expect David’s reputation as a coach to rise even further in the next few years and I will continue to recommend him to players of all ages and abilities.

What I like about David is that he really loves being a coach. He's not some tour pro looking to eke out his income by pretending to be interested in his pupils. Believe me, as someone who's spent a few quid on lessons from playing pros, I should know!

We've worked on simple swing mechanics, and biometrics (as if I were an athlete!), and have as a result reduced the 'moving parts' in my swing, virtually eliminated the 'killer' shots and significantly increased my 'fairways and greens in regulation' numbers.

Since meeting David, my handicap has gone from 7.1 to 4.7 and I have a lot more self belief in my game.

Went to see David with a handicap of 8, within 7 months I was playing off 5 comfortably. He has a fantastic knack of being able to get you to swing the way he wants you to by explaining the concept in a way that you fully understand. He backs up his advice and teaching with video and so proves that what you are doing is correct no matter how weird it initially feels. He not only covers the long game but the whole shot process from putting, chipping, pitching through to driving. He always leaves you with a swing thought and practice drills to keep away the bad and bring along the good. By putting in place what he is teaching I am sure David can benefit any player who is willing to change and work on the drills. It is always a fast and enjoyable hour!!!!

David coaches with patience and clarity, and by using computer analysis, he has given me a clear picture of what I am trying to achieve.

I have often gone for a lesson just before an important game, and he has never failed to improve my game and give me confidence to play well on those occasions.

Sorry to do this, but felt I had to drop you an email given that – since last year - I’ve lost all my old friends! It is, after all, down to you and your ability to turn a hacker into a proper golfer who regularly cleans up in the Saturday morning bounce games with the lads!

Over the last 12 months, my handicap has improved beyond my wildest dreams! I’ve dropped from 16 down to 9 (8.6 to be exact so nearly 8) and in that time I’ve picked up a half dozen medal victories including the 2nd Class Club Championship at my club!

Your lessons were the best money I’ve ever spent. I highly recommend your coaching, which is clear, effective and most of all. . . fun!

Thanks again for your help!

Ps I’ve also won enough cash over the last year to buy myself some new friends!

I first met David Burns in the nineteen eighties at Dalmahoy where he was an outstanding teenage golfer.

However, illness prevented the realisation of the great promise that was there for all to see.

With his love of golf undiminished, David eventually turned to coaching golf and has turned into a first class teacher of the golf swing.

As a keen sixty two year old, I have been going to David for nearly two years on a monthly basis. During this time he firstly analysed my swing and all it’s faults and commenced to, bit by bit, address and correct the golf problems I suffer from.

I find his ability to communicate clearly the problems, both verbally and with the aid of cameras to be really helpful.

I am certainly more comfortable playing the game and I believe my swing is now much improved and hope that this progress will continue under David’s watchful and knowledgeable eye. My only regret is that I did not go to David for lessons earlier.

After falling out of love with golf when I was 18 I rekindled the romance 10 years on and David Burns has been the main catalyst for this. After several lessons with David I went from someone who had a horrible wrist position at the top to a swing that I now get complimented on regularly. My ball striking has improved so much I just wish I had known David when I was 18! We worked on improved grip, weight distribution, swing plane and correct wrist position at the top. The result is an improving low handicap, going from big cavities to previously scary blades and increased confidence in my game. I’ve had lessons with other pros in the past though David’s teaching methods made so much more of a lasting improvement to my game. His knowledge of swing mechanics is second to none and he is excellent at communicating the things that you are doing wrong. I recommend him to anyone of any standard.

I have been taking regular lessons from David for over three years and, since a move to Toulouse in the S. of France in October 2007, am still travelling back to Scotland and making it a point to get, at least, a couple of hours with him on these occasions (if you want verbal confirmation call David and he'll give you my phone number). I moved back to Scotland from Houston, USA in 2003 and have taken lessons there with Harmon (River Oaks Country Club) and Burke (Champions GC), among others, and can honestly say that I have not found better instruction. If you simply want a 'quick fix' to shave a couple of strokes of your "existing" game for an outing with "the lads" he'll do it! If your ambition, however, is to build a solid overall golf swing and game he will also do that BUT....'Rome wasn't built in a day'...he will break your swing down into all of it's individual components....grip, stance, ball position, takeaway, shaft angle/plane throughout the swing, movement initiating the downswing, club positions during the downswing, hip movement/rotation, 'beltbuckle position', follow through (as an indicator of what has happened before) etc etc. If you have a desire to be a better overall golfer AND are willing to put the time in to put David's instruction into practice I don't believe you will find better instructor 'full stop'."

After the summer 2006, I felt that professional coaching is the only way to improve my golf. By the recommendation of a fellow golfer I started golf lessons with David in November 2006.

I liked his coaching style, the analysis and the visual display aids he conducted. By comparing the swings from golfing greats, he made it easy for me to see why the shots went wrong.

I am pleased to say that the improvements made to my golf have been great; I now enjoy golf more, and start to establish better controls on shots. In fact, it is a real shock to watch my swing recorded in Nov. 2006! The only regret was that I did not take up lessons earlier.

My son, Andrew, aged 10, started tuition with David prior to experiencing any competitive golf. To date he has played in eight club events and won every single one! Already his swing is unrecognisable from what it was before tuition.

I had been playing golf for over 20 years prior to attending a series of lessons from David Burns. Although I was a category 1 golfer, playing to a handicap of 2, I had not improved my handicap for a number of years. I had assumed this was the best I could achieve with my ability as I had attended a number of other lessons with other coaches which had not resulted in any improvement to my handicap. David used the latest in technology combined with a friendly and easy to understand approach to help improve both my swing and mental approach to golf. Under David’s tuition I improved my handicap to +2. For anyone who is looking to improve their all round game, and have fun doing it, I fully recommend attending a lesson or series of lessons with David Burns. It is without question the best thing I have spent money on in golf in over 20 years’.

David makes golf lessons very simple to understand, fun and enjoyable in a relaxed and informative way. As a serious golfer of many years (28) and of differing handicaps but mostly in the 6 to 10 range I have tried on 21 occasions to qualify to play in my club championship, without success. After a few lessons from David I managed to do just that last year and eventually reached the semi-final where I was beaten by the eventual winner. Dave was of great help and support and he is always on hand to sort out any issues. My game has certainly improved by adopting Dave's coaching methods. Give him a go - you won't be disappointed.

I wondered if I was doing the right thing trying to learn how to swing properly at the age of fifty nine. Could I possibly change the habits of a life time? I played off eight which is a respectable handicap, so why not be content with that? The answer was that like most golfers, I wanted to prove to myself I could play to a lower handicap.

With a lot of patience and understanding, David started correcting my swing from the take away through to the finish. He has given me an understanding of the swing technique, much of which I didn’t know existed. His knowledge and teaching skill made the lessons easy to understand. This has allowed me to put into practice the various improvements and to achieve a new level of consistency. I now feel confident that I can become a category one golfer this year.

Thanks to David for his excellent advice and for the enjoyment he has put back into golf for me.

David Burns has transformed my game. I've gone from trying to hit a little white ball, to putting a golf swing on my clubs and being able to play golf. The difference is amazing - I'm now able to enjoy the game of golf.

David Burns is a gentleman and a great golf coach. He comes highly recommended.

When I first met David, I played off 12 and was prone to some really destructive shots which would absolutely wreck my round. David recognised that I could improve significantly if I could reduce the damage and has worked with me for 9 months on my swing and mental attitude.

Now my bad shots (and there's still plenty that could be better) are far less destructive, and he's helped me develop a much stronger state of mind which all in all has been a major factor in reducing my handicap to 5. I've also added approximately 40 yards to my driving distance.

Drew Matthews
St Andrews New Golf Club

I started taking lessons from David not long after I started golf and before I had a handicap. He quickly prioritised parts of my game in order to improve as much and as quickly as possible. I was then allocated an 18 handicapbut my game has improved so much I have reduced this to 11.4 and my best score to date is 75 scratch in my club championship qualifying. I fully intend to keep working with David and I expect my handicap to reduce further after some work on my short game.

At the beginning of last winter I was a 20 handicap golfer showing no signs of improvement. David Burns was recommended to me by a fellow member and after only two lessons I won the winter league. Since then I have won club medals, regional qualifying events and progressed to the latter stages of both the singles and doubles match play. I have subsequently reduced my handicap to 11 and fully expect to continue to improve my game and lower this further after further instruction this winter.

I saw David Burns giving lessons when I was at the driving range and was impressed by the non technical advice he was giving.  I had been playing badly and my handicap had gone up so I decided to book a lesson. 

The advice David gave me was easy to follow.  He keeps it simple and only gives you one or two things to concentrate on.  It really helps when you can see your swing on the video. He even wrote down the key points for me at the end of the lesson.  I managed to reduce my handicap by 3 strokes during the season.

I feel David is interested in making me play well even although I am a high handicap golfer.

Hazel Deerness
Harburn Golf Club