The Putting Yips
The putting yips could be one of the worst things to happen to a golfer. Unless you’ve experienced first hand the fear, self-doubt and embarrassment the yips inflict, you probably don’t understand the fuss. But they’re real. When your stomach tightens and your mind races you know you’re in trouble. When a short putt becomes…
12 reasons you're not playing good golf
If you’re struggling to play your best golf then the chances are you’re making one or more of these mistakes… Thinking about your swing while you’re over the ball. Playing with your head and not your heart Changing your swing or style while out on the golf course Trying too hard Playing shots you know…
Playing your best golf under pressure
Dear golfer, Pennant golf started in Melbourne yesterday. Pennant golf consists of playing a golfer of similar standard in match play over a neutral course. For amateur golfers it’s a rare chance to experience team golf, have a caddy and play in front of a (small) crowd. The pressure is intense. Ryder Cup players say…
3 things to play better golf right away
Dear golfer, Here’s the top three things you can do to start playing better golf straight away. Stop fixing your golf swing: That’s right! Leave it alone and learn to play with what you’ve got. Continually fixing your golf swing leads to golfing misery. You will never find your real potential if you keep searching,…
Sublime St. Andrews
“Freezing, challenging and just totally sensational. I just didn’t want it to end” Mark, from the Old Course, St. Andrews Scotland G’day golfer, This is my 100th blog post and I want to tell you about a success story. Mark came to me in December frustrated with game. He had been playing for about five…
A quick note
Sorry for the interruption… I’ve changed the way I’m corresponding with all my clients and blog readers from now on. All future correspondence will be through this blog. If you haven’t already done so could you please place your email address in the sign up form on the right of my blog. I’ve done this…
Better driving…
Dear golfer, I’ve been getting some comments since I’ve released The Shuggy about driving the golf ball better. I’ve spoken about this before but I think my key concepts are worth mentioning again. Forget about hitting fairways. The ‘fairways hit’ stat is misleading. The best players don’t hit all of the fairways – some days…
I made the mistake
Dear golfer, I had to apologise to a client during the week. It was my fault not his. After a lesson my client went away excited about playing golf more instinctively and automatically. Unfortunately he hadn’t quite grasped the concepts fully and didn’t make any progress. That’s my fault not his. We rectified the situation…
