[True Story] This really annoyed me …
I was in Melbourne last week on some golf green business. I also got chatting to a young golf pro whose story annoyed me. Young Pro loves golf and wants to be the best player he can be. Like a lot of trainee golf pro’s he’s finding things a bit tough. The work is boring.…
Your golfing questions answered
Been meaning to do this for a while … What’s your biggest golfing frustration? Or what is the one golf instruction question you want answered? Enter your question in the comment section below and I’ll answer it. Go on, try me. It’s completely FREE. Don’t be shy. It feels good to put your issue in…
“But the golf swing isn’t a natural thing”
This is often the argument presented when I tell others that most modern instruction is too technical and doesn’t work too well*. My response? But learning is instinctive to us all. So despite the fact that nobody is born with a golf club in their hand, we all possess an amazing capacity to learn. Sadly,…
A very simple golf lesson
Amanda is a 16 year old golfer. She’s talented but a little stuck. Her coach told me that she has been “messed up” and is working on getting her game back on track. I could see right away she has a flair for the game. She wasn’t interested in talking, but preferred to putt and…
This would never happen …
Tiger Woods walks into a pro shop and asks the instructor for a lesson. If the pro had any integrity he might say something like this, “Are you serious? You’re Tiger, like the best player ever! I’m not interested. Here’s my best advice: Stop mucking about with your swing and over analyzing. Dude! You’re Tiger…
A better golf lesson
“I must be lifting my head. I’m doing something wrong. I can’t hit the ball!”. These were the comments coming from Andrew. No doubt he was struggling a bit with his golf game, but he was about to get some Strachan coaching. Me: You’re not lifting your head! This is a story you’re making up…
Golf technique doesn’t always matter
It’s easy to forget what we’re trying to do. Oftentimes we think we need to hold the club in a specific way or swing the club in a certain way to get the result we want. This is not always the case. Sometimes golf technique isn’t so important. Your objective should be to get the…
Maybe the best quote in relation to golf coaches
Scotty is a legend. He looks at golf instruction from a different perspective. He thinks us golfers are a crazy lot and need to back our learning capabilities more. Last week he sent the below quote to me. I wasn’t expecting it but it rocked me – maybe the best quote I’ve seen in relation to the…
