How to become a great golfer
The Internet is full of information on golf. You only need spend a few minutes and you can find hundreds (yes hundreds) of golf websites all promising the same thing. Instant gratification and improvement. Now you’ve got to be careful here because there is a huge difference between marketing hype and reality. It takes years…
Perfect golf is a myth
Playing perfectly seems like the right thing to do. But it isn’t. The “perfect golf” mindset is holding you back from playing better golf. It makes you tight It makes you play safe You’ll think too much about your swing You’ll analyse your game and make up stories You’ll lack confidence You’ll continue to go…
Allowing the magic to happen – Club Championship article #4
The Club Championship final is played over 36 holes. My opponent was the leading qualifier and was the inform player in the club. I knew I would have to play well to beat him as he had been posting some great numbers. I used to always struggle with important matches. I had the ability to…
Overcoming poor golf – Club Championship article #3
The thing with golf is that you’re never going to be able to play each shot well. If you play long enough, there will be times when you hit the worst shot at the worst possible time. You’ve only got to watch Tiger Woods for a duration of a tournament to see that he can…
Tiger Woods is not a perfect golfer
Tiger Woods has came and conquered the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath. He now has a win on Melbourne’s famous sandbelt and can tick off another achievement in his long list of accomplishments. But Tiger is not the perfect golfer. He does not hit the ball perfectly all of the time. He makes mistakes and…
Expectations – Club Championship article #2
Expectations can ruin your score. They take you out of the moment and encourage you to make up stories. Expectations are your conscious mind’s way of hijacking your game and fighting for control. It’s a hard lesson to learn and something every golfer will need constant reminding of. By the morning of the second round…
Club Championships – article #1
Would you like to play better golf when the pressure is on? This series will look at how I approached my recent Club Championship and overcome pressure and injury to perform well. There’s some good lessons to be had. Round 1 As usual the first round causes it’s fair share of nerves. Everyone wants to…
An Artful Champion
Here’s a great golf story. It’s from the Artful Golfer and one of the few golf blogs I read. I like this post because he goes into great detail – what he was feeling, what he was trying to do and his thought process. A useful learning experience for us all. Here’s some further thoughts…