Category Archives: Golf Podcast
Ashton Agar: A brilliant performance
A brilliant performance Notes: It’s not golf but I think we can learn from all sorts of sporting performances. I was so impressed by this young guy’s attitude and ability to “play the game” – it was certainly remarkable. In my mind there’s no doubt that he played automatically throughout his innings. Fantastic stuff!
The death of the golf teacher
Death of the golf teacher Notes: The idea here is to create first and edit later. Not only is this the best way for the magic to shine through, it’s actually more fun. Traditional teaching sometimes misses the point, and expects the learners to get skills right the first time. There’s often little room for…
Learning how to stay focused for each golf shot
Staying focused for golf. Notes: Mental toughness in golf is little more then being able to focus on the job at hand. When you can avoid the many distractions that abound, and simply focus your mind on what you want to achieve, you’ll play better and more consistent golf.
Some thoughts on golf training aids
Golf training aids. Some more ideas: The best training aid/drill is swinging the golf club and hitting balls. Don’t get too reliant on golf training aids and drills. Always, always, always make sure you finish of any training drills with hitting balls. Don’t ever lose sight of your main objective – hitting the ball.
Here’s a great little chipping drill
A great little chipping drill. Some notes: Always start with the small chip shots. Don’t try and hit the ball too far. Place ball back in stance. Keep leading arm strong. You can experiment with opening and closing the club face.
Please start
Please start: The key to the improvement process. Other notes: Mistakes are good. There’s never the perfect time to start anything. Most people wait too long before they start. Ready, Fire and Aim is a good motto. Unless you’re building bridges or trying to put a man on the moon.
Don’t be in a hurry
I read the other day that the founders of Google were so convinced of their product and the fact that people would use it, that they were happy for people to take their time in visiting the Big G. Why? Because they knew the longer people waited, the better their search engine would be. This…
