Performance on Demand, Golf

Rob Watts

Dusan Gavrilovic

Performance on Demand golf is headed up by our two in house PGA golf professionals; Rob Watts and Dusan Gavrilovic. Both are active players and coaches with Rob, who is based at Castle Royal Golf Club in Berkshire, currently working with Darren Clarke and Scott Drummond from the European PGA Tour, among others. Dusan works extensively with the cream of our future young golfers, as well as being Director of Golf at Studley Wood Golf Club in Oxfordshire. Both players both successfully use the POD techniques in their training and indeed when out on the course themselves.

For more information about Rob Watts please visit www.robwattsgolfacademy.com

Nick Dougherty

"It's fantastic not only for your concentration but also your health. I feel confident and calm. It's all thanks to POD."
Nick Dougherty,
European Tour Player Winner
2007 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

"POD gives golfers the ability to identify when their heart is racing and do something about it. It gives them techniques to control themselves while under pressure and in tense situations so they can use those situations to their best advantage, both athletically and in life. The POD tools provide that skill set. This is important for high performance."
Laird Small
Executive Director, Pebble Beach
2003 National PGA Teacher of the Year

Case study

Ian Woosnam, 2006 European Ryder Cup Team Captain Reveals His Secret to a Winning Performance - POD® emWave™ Personal Stress Reliever™

The emWave Personal Stress Reliever represents a breakthrough in personal stress reduction technology. emWave is a handheld interactive device, small enough to fit in your purse or pocket. Weighing just 2.2 ounces, emWave is a discreet and effective solution for reducing stress anytime, anywhere.

Ian at the 2006 POD golf day

Ian Woosnam, 2006 European Ryder Cup Team Captain and 1991 Masters Winner, used the emWave along with POD stress reduction techniques as a way to prepare himself and his team for the 2006 Ryder Cup tournament. Golf is what Woosnam knows; captaincy however was a bit daunting. "Using the emWave Personal Stress Reliever enabled me to recognize the effects of stress on my body at any given time. Now I can take the pressure out. It helps you get into the zone as we players say, and sustain the right frame of mind. My recent tournament performances were helped by the use of POD. It amazed me; emWave can recognize stress levels not otherwise detectable.

I wish I had known about POD earlier in my career," Woosnam says.

Although the anticipation and initial stress was high, when it came time for the tournament to begin, Ian switched on his leadership skills and helped his team stay calm. The European Ryder Cup team was able to keep their cool, have fun, and stay in the zone.