Some golf awareness exercises

My long awaited comeback has been postponed thanks to Melbourne’s wet weather. So instead of playing golf, the next best thing was to write another golf lesson. There’s been a bit of discussion of late about golf awareness. This is something that had a huge impact on my golf development and formed a large part…

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Golf game review video

Here’s a video of Des hitting a drive on his home golf course. He’s a very good player but hadn’t seen his swing/game on video for a while. There’s some good lessons here for every golfer. Feel free to leave your comments below. Thanks to Des for letting me share this lesson. Resources: The Shuggy…

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The importance of “banter”

The lack of golf “banter: of recent times has been disappointing. Most of it is my fault for changing the website and not encouraging it enough. I also think we’ve all forgotten how important a learning tool it can be. Sharing thoughts, ideas and stories can help us all learn and improve. If there was…

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Overcoming self doubt with your golf game

I shot the below video a few years ago and the message is still as true as ever. If you get worried and concerned about your golf game this video has a great little method for dealing with pressure, doubt and fear. Feel free to leave your thoughts. References: If you’d like to learn more…

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The golf banter

One of the most popular features of the blog was the back and forth banter between users. I hadn’t installed this on the new website (oops, sorry about that). Thanks to two regular readers for reminding me I have now reinstalled this function. This means you can get (it’s up to you) an email notification…

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An incredible story

It can take some time for learning to kick in. We can stuff and fumble about before we really “get it”. This is pretty normal and I’ve certainly had my fair share of ups and down while learning to play better golf. John “Steady” Stead is a good case in point. I met him first…

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Why you don’t play well all of the time

You probably already know this: most golfers fail because when they play they’re thinking too much about their swing. They’re thinking and not playing golf. Thinkers worry about their grip, stance, swing, score, playing partners and what people are thinking about them. It’s all pretty boring and totally ineffective. The sad thing is most of…

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The very best golf coaching

There is no better way to improve your golf than with a coach who is dedicated to helping you. When the instruction and delivery is correct, magic can happen that allows for improvement far beyond what you’d think possible. Coaches need knowledge in mechanics, natural learning, psychology, strategy and equipment. Timothy Gallwey, author of the…

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