Dr Mark F. Smith is a Director of Education at the University of Lincoln in the UK. He is a sport scientist with more than 20 years' experience in exercise physiology research and applied consultancy practice. Having worked with a number of professional players, he has made significant contributions to the emerging importance of physiology in the development of golf performance. He has published golf science research in a range of leading international scientific publications, has worked as a scientific advisor for leading organizations and has been on the International Editorial Board for the World Scientific Congress of Golf Science.