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The Wilding Golf Performance Centre lets you swing away and then compares your style with the pro's on a computer.

"If you're at the driving range hitting balls, you haven't got a clue what's going on," says founder Shane Wilding, "but here you can see your posture onscreen along with an analysis of your swing, and it really helps.

"It's like when I ask, 'When did you hit your last three-shot?' and 'How far exactly you can hit?' All this information and the statistics of a single shot tell you where you need to improve."

There are four driving bays and two putting studios at the centre, each with its own set of cameras and mirrors, and a rehabilitation clinic where any injuries can be assessed and treated.

The centre welcomes all levels of golfers, and it employs nine instructors who can give advice in Thai, Chinese, Korean or English.

Apart from practising your driving and putting, you can try your skills on 35 simulated courses that are virtual copies of famous links like those at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill.

Prima Thammaraks, 16, a student at Redeemer International School, finds it a great place to practise.

"I like not having to walk very far while I'm trying out my driving and putting," she says, "and the fact that I can see onscreen the exact distance the ball travels makes it easier to assess my swing."

The Wilding centre is on Soi Asoke 3. Call (02) 661 7115 or visit www.WildingGolf.com.

 

Watchara Saengsrisin

The Nation