AFTER the disappointment of missing the first cut of her burgeoning career, Jodi Ewart hopes video calling technology will help to make her a tournament winner in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour.

Despite being based more than 4,000 miles away from her roots in North Yorkshire, Ewart has been arranging convenient times to work on her swing with long term coach Andrew Marshall.

Marshall, the club professional at Catterick Golf Club where the pyschology graduate first learned the game, has been logging in to Skype to try to ensure Ewart's positive start to life on Tour continues.

"We only started it a few weeks ago really," said Ewart, brought up in the village of Middleham. "It's been fantastic so far because Andy is someone I trust a lot. He was my first coach when I started playing at the age of eight. He is someone I really respect and listen to."

The pair have downloaded Skype on the laptop equipment so Marshall can offer advice and suggest changes to Ewart's movement when she practices in Florida.

"I just head for the range and set up the camera so Andy can watch me," said Ewart. "I started to take videos on my iPhone and send them over to Andy to look at. Then we started to do it on Skype, it's fantastic and it just shows what can be done now.

"We are not doing it every day, every week, we are just doing it when we think it is needed. Hopefully it will help me along the way."

Ewart turned to Skype in the aftermath of missing the cut at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii last Friday. She has now travelled to Alabama for the Mobile Bay Classic which starts later today looking for a return to her early season good form.

After finishing tied 66th at the ISPS Handa Australian Open in early February, Ewart followed up a tied 18th at the RR Donnelley Founders Cup with tied seventh at the Kia Classic and tied 26th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

It means in her first year on the tour in the United States she has racked up more than $82,000. Such a tally would already have ensured enough earnings to retain a card for next year.

"There are more events this year, but last year it was $70,000 that earned a card," said Ewart. "I can't think I have already done it, I have to keep going. I'm not just going to be happy with getting my card, I want more than that."

Ewart's successful amateur career has provided plenty reason to be optimistic. As well as appearances in the Curtis Cup, she recorded five collegiate wins.

Even when she left the University of New Mexico behind in 2010, she made quick progress on the professional stage. She recorded nine top ten finishes on the Symetra Tour, while securing part-exemption status on the LPGA last season by finishing tied 33rd at Tour School.

However, this year was different. Ewart finished fourth at Daytona Beach to claim one of the 20 places on the LPGA Tour, then a few weeks later she also secure Ladies European Tour qualification by winning Qualifying School at La Manga.

"I would obviously like to win an event this year," said Ewart, planning to play in a few European Tour events later in the year. "It might be my first full season but my game is up to it. It's different being a pro to being an amateur, it brings different pressures. I think I have the right mentality to cope.

"I could not really have asked for a better start to the LPGA Tour. Two top 30 finishes has to be something I am happy with. I just have to try to make sure I build on that. I think I am more than capable of winning an event. I just have to try to keep my focus."