Learning to push your comfort zone

Jan 9, 2013 | Golf Instruction

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...

The perfect golf swing conundrum

Jan 7, 2013 | Golf Instruction

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...

A no fuss golfer

Jan 6, 2013 | Articles

Richard is an exceptional golfer. Sadly, most can’t see the brilliance of the way he plays the game. To many, he is quirky and a little unorthodox. To me, Richard plays almost the perfect game. Over the last week I was lucky enough to play five times with him....

A Golfing Misadventure

Dec 20, 2012 | Articles

Yesterday was my last chance to catch up with Scotty Barrow before my big move to Queensland. We decided 9 holes were in order and chose a public course just north of the Melbourne CBD. This course has received some publicity as management has been taken over by some...

Perfect Putting Mindset

Dec 19, 2012 | Putting

“I can’t get comfortable on the greens today”, said Tim on the 5th hole. I was walking around with him for a practice game prior to the Australian Tour School. He was striking the ball superbly, but didn’t have the confidence or feel on the...

Still going strong at 82!

Dec 16, 2012 | Articles

This message comes from Harry who’s 82 years young. It’s emails like this that keep me motivated to keep producing content and sharing my ideas. Over the last two months I have reduced my handicap from 26 to 19 not without a lot of practise with the...

Playing your best golf more of the time

Dec 13, 2012 | Articles

2012 has been an interesting year. Things haven’t always gone to plan but like most things, this has resulted in some important lessons. The big thing has been to follow my gut more and despite what others say, to keep trucking. And this isn’t just in...

10 things I like about Peter Senior

Dec 10, 2012 | Articles

Peter Senior’s win at the 2012 Australian Open was remarkable. And it had less to do with the fifty-three year old beating bigger, stronger and younger competitors, or taming a difficult course in horrendous conditions. Nope, what was remarkable to me was his...

Is golf broken?

Dec 7, 2012 | Articles

I caught the end of a conversation on SEN radio yesterday with Kevin Bartlett and Jon Ralph (this link is hopelessly out of date). In fairness to all, I came in towards the end of their chat, but the conversation seemed so biased and over the top that I feel compelled...

Typing madness

Dec 7, 2012 | Articles

My mate Andreas was (and still will be) an unbelievable typist. He broke all the school records and I think his best speed peaked at around 120 words per minute. Compared to the rest of us, he was a freak. His fingers danced across the keyboard while most of the class...