How the world’s best tennis players can help your golf game

The Australian Open Tennis has been fantastic. Some great matches, well worth staying up passed midnight for. From a coaching point of view, there is also some stuff we can apply to our golf game. Here’s some stuff that I’ve noticed. They play one shot at a time: I know it’s a cliche, but whether…

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What to do when you play bad golf…

Instead of tweaking and adjusting your swing (as I know you do now), try this. Relax. Seriously, try and relax your body and mind. (I learned from a really smart scientist that if you can relax your face muscles you’ll also relax your mind. It really works!) Take a deep breath. And swing with more…

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There is nothing better than

having the golf course to yourself. It’s magic. I went out and played tonight with a handful of clubs. I haven’t done it for over a year and I thoroughly enjoyed it. – Hitting chip shots from all sorts of places – Playing two or three balls – Experimenting with different shots Plus there’s the…

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When you lose your golf game

the normal thing to do is to go searching, – change your swing – try a quick fix or two – change your equipment But there’s a better option worth consideration. And that is to do nothing. Accept the fact that you’ve hit a few poor shots and get on with it. – keep swinging…

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Why Shane Warne would make an excellent golfer

Shane Warne would make an excellent golfer. At least he would do if he was able to approach golf the same way that he bowls a cricket ball. The Twenty20 cricket has held my attention for five minutes. It’s sort of exciting at first, but then all the matches seem to have a sameness about…

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I’m quitting golf

That’s it! I’ve had enough and am walking away from the game. Played my first competition game of the year and it was a total disaster. It wasn’t just bad, it was downright awful. Here’s just some of what transpired. – on the first hole I decided to lay-up off the tee (instead of bashing…

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Why attention is more important than your golf swing

Golfers still think their golf swing is most important. It isn’t. When you’re thinking about your swing, you can’t be experiencing your best golf. We might think we’re doing a really good job when we’re trying hard and thinking about things. But we’re not. Here’s a different way of looking at things. Instead of trying…

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Some random golf tips

I don’t usually recommend typical golf tips. For the most part they don’t work and really don’t allow you to improve your golf. Here’s a random bunch of golf tips that might help. 1. Spend 5 minutes a week practicing 1 metre putts (the carpet at home is perfect) 2. Buy some Almost Golf Balls…

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