Mullingar Golf Academy

⛳️ Pitching From the Rough – 30 Yards and In
Struggling to get clean contact from the rough? Try these setup and swing keys to improve consistency and control around the greens.
Setup Keys
✅ Weight favouring your lead side
✅ Ball positioned slightly back in your stance to promote a steeper angle of attack
✅ Open, narrow stance to allow better hip rotation through impact
✅ Stand slightly closer to the ball for improved control
Swing Keys
✅ Add a little more wrist hinge on the backswing
✅ Feel like you’re hitting down on the ball to create cleaner contact and reduce grass interference

The goal is to minimise the effect of the rough, strike the ball first, and generate more predictable spin and distance control.
Save this for your next practice session and let me know if it helps your short game! ⛳️

⛳️ Flop Shots with James Quinlivan
Today I’m teaching you how to hit high, soft flop shots over a bunker and stop it quickly by the flag.

Set-Up Keys
✅ Ball position forward
✅ Clubface open
✅ Weight favouring your left side
In The Swing
• Make a longer swing based on the distance you’re trying to hit
• Feel the right hand releasing through the shot — this helps add loft
• The goal is less interaction with the turf so the club glides underneath the ball cleanly
Good Tip
If there’s no obstacle in the air, don’t be afraid to fly it closer to the flag with height and softness rather than letting it release out.
High flight. Soft landing. Saves pars. 🔥⛳️

Hey, it’s James Quinlivan at Moyvalley Golf Club. In this video, I’m going to show you how to hit a chip-and-run shot.

For this shot, I use a 9 iron and my goal is to land the ball between the 4 tees I’ve placed in the ground as my landing spot. This gives me a very focused practice session and helps improve my chipping for all types of courses by training me to land the ball exactly where I want.

For me, this is the best way to practice the chip-and-run shot because you’re not just randomly hitting different shots. Instead, you’re focused on repeating the same flight over and over again, which builds consistency and confidence around the greens.

Hope this helps your golf game in 2026!

🏌️‍♂️ The Future of Golf Coaching is Here 🚀
Introducing the power of 3D Smart2Move force plates — where data meets performance.
Modern golf coaching is no longer based on guesswork. With Smart2Move 3D force plates, coaches and players can now measure exactly how the body interacts with the ground during the swing to unlock more speed, consistency, and efficiency.
✅ Improve ground force usage
✅ Increase swing efficiency & power
✅ Identify balance and pressure patterns
✅ Get real-time feedback with measurable data
✅ Build personalised coaching plans based on facts, not feel
The best players in the world are already using force plate technology to gain an edge. Whether you’re coaching elite athletes or helping club golfers improve, Smart2Move is changing how golf performance is understood and trained.
📈 Smarter data. Better coaching. Faster improvement.
The future of golf coaching isn’t coming — it’s already here.

Short sided bunker shots can feel intimidating, but with the right setup and commitment, they become a real scoring weapon ⛳️
Key takeaways:
1️⃣ Clubface to the sky
2️⃣ Ball position forward
3️⃣ Weight on the left
4️⃣ Firm, committed swing
5️⃣ Aim to strike 1–2 inches behind the ball
Trust the loft, accelerate through the sand, and let the club do the work 👌

We have new Cobra sets for Juniors now in stock. Really amazing quality. If you want to give yoir kids the best chance to get better we recommend Cobra Golf Mullingar Golf Academy.

This is a synopsis of what Rory would’ve worked on Saturday night after he played his third round in Agusta. We saw on Saturday he struggled with left shots with his irons and right shots with his driver. In this video I’m going to show what I think he was working on and what he mentioned in an interview so hopefully this will help anyone who suffers with hooks and blocks. Hope you enjoy video and helps your game for the 2026 season. Well done to Rory.