Find your groove

Jan 18, 2010 | Golf Instruction

It’s important that your find your groove. Another way of saying this is finding your natural golf swing. This means that you’ve got to find (and use) the golf swing that feels good to you. More importantly, it means you’ve got to use the golf swing...

An automatic champion

Jan 13, 2010 | Golf Instruction

Geoff Ogilvy’s performance in the SBS Championship really impressed me. It was obvious that he was playing his game and determined to stick to what he was comfortable with. His after match press conference gave more insight that any automatic golfer should take...

A lesson for everyone

Jan 12, 2010 | Golf Instruction

The last round of the SBS Championship in Hawaii made fascinating viewing. Not only in the course a beauty (I haven’t played there but I have it on good authority it is) there were some fantastic lessons to be had. For us automatic golfers there were some great...

A dangerous trap

Jan 12, 2010 | Articles

A follower of this website was interested to know my thoughts on power. He was getting mixed up on a golf forum – with the forum users arguing about the source of power in the golf stroke. I think golf forums are a dangerous trap. I have been there and done that...

A mechanical golf swing advantage

Jan 10, 2010 | Golf Instruction

Want to know how you can improve your golf swing quickly and gain an unfair advantage at the same time? Even since witnessing a presentation by the Austrian Ski Team’s biomechanics, I’ve been fascinated with how to get someone to improve a physical skill....

Congratulations to Matt

Jan 7, 2010 | Articles

I spent some time with Matt at the end of last year. We worked on some things and the resulting blog posts were very popular. I was pleased to hear that he shot his best score ever on Monday, a 68 off the stick. The 43 stableford points were also enough for him to...

Don’t try and be the perfect golfer

Jan 5, 2010 | Articles

It’s normal to try and be a perfect golfer. Make that putt, hit the green and strike the ball with accurate power. But sometimes the perfect mindset leads us to get defensive. We clam up – and end up playing with fear and self-doubt. Playing perfectly...

Focus

Jan 4, 2010 | Articles

We can all get a bit overwhelmed on the golf course, worry about our score concern about our swing thinking about upcoming holes And that’s only a start! A great mindset to overcome this thinking is to say to yourself: What do I need to do on this shot? That one...

My favourite blog post for 2009

Dec 31, 2009 | Articles

Actually it is a series of posts I wrote. They’re from when I spent some time with Matt, a young player from my club. The lessons below are a great way to improve your golf and start playing better. They are not about rebuilding your golf swing or getting tied...

Don’t get distracted

Dec 26, 2009 | Golf Instruction

Golf delivers many distractions. Other players Your score Possibilities – like, “If I make this putt I’ll be on track for my best score” Hazards and other trouble Your mind There’s more but that’s a good start. I played nine holes...