What my Dad taught me about playing golf
My Old Man is a terrible golfer and not someone who should be let near a golf course – he’s only played a handful of games and there’s nothing there that would suggest he’d trouble the scorers in a good way. In his professional life he was a system’s analyst – a really smart person…
Hey, it’s not about the sand iron
This comes after the video about Phil Mickelson hitting a shot off the cart part. Here’s a comment from Lukey and I imagine many others would be thinking the same thing. but for one thing I don’t want to ruin my sand wedge Here’s my response… Here’s a question for you Lukey? (and everyone else…
Why golf can be hard
I found this site late last year and have been tossing up whether to write about Dan’s mission. I’m conflicted because to put your dreams out there, to tell your story, requires lots of courage. And sometimes it’s all too easy for others to be critical of what you’re trying to do. To keep going,…
Doing something different.
Received the below from James… Back in the late seventies and early eighties when I was stationed at MCAS Cherry Point, I used to golf with a lot of retired Marines. I gleaned a good bit of wisdom from them, and want to share this piece of advice I got from Jerry on the tenth…
A major golfing breakthrough
I used to panic, get nervous and generally stuff things up. No matter how hard I tried, how much I practised or how much I wanted to succeed, I could never get my body to do what I wanted. It’s bloody frustrating and I’m sure your golf game has delivered similar results. This is the…
Learning to push your comfort zone
This email is rather typical of what I receive each week. Thank you for all your work helping us golfers to improve, in your article about grip from the biomechanical research you say: Grip the club across the base of your trailing hand. could you please explain exactly what this means, where in you right…
The perfect golf swing conundrum
The search for the perfect golf swing gets in the way of playing the game. Perfection should be reserved for the golf teacher and the analytical. The problem is that nobody can agree on what is the best way. Should you swing on an upright plane or flat? Is a slower swing better than fast?…
