Beginner Friendly
16 years as a PGA Professional
Dr Nicky Lumb is a Practice & Performance Coach with a PhD in Optimising Practice for Peak Performance. She helps golfers improve how they train, prepare, and perform so their work in practice leads to lower scores and more consistent performances on the golf course. Nicky’s coaching combines evidence from motor learning, skill acquisition, performance psychology, and golf statistics with practical, experience-based coaching. Her work focuses on developing robust skills, effective routines, and confident decision-making that holds up under pressure. She works with club golfers, juniors, elite amateurs, and tour professionals, often supporting players as part of a wider performance team, complementing the work of swing coaches. As part of her doctoral research, Nicky demonstrated that structured, targeted practice can improve shot accuracy up to four times faster than conventional practice methods. She has presented her research at the World Scientific Congress of Golf (Best Research Presentation) and the World Golf Fitness Summit. Nicky is the author of Better Practice Better Golf and a series of accompanying practice workbooks, and is the founder of Golf Practice Buddy, a practice app which provides shot-by-shot guidance to help golfers develop skills and perform under pressure through structured, purposeful practice. Based in Bristol, Nicky coaches across multiple venues and provides on-course coaching, practice ground and range sessions, short-game and putting coaching, and tournament support, using facilities best suited to each player’s development and performance goals. If you're looking to play better golf, perform under pressure and shoot lower scores on the course, contact Nicky. Read More
