All around the globe, golfers are toiling away on the driving ranges, trying to improve their games. Yet, many of these golfers will not improve – some may even go backwards. And the few who do improve might have done so at a slower rate than they could have. This article explores 5 reasons why golfers […]
The World gasped in awe again as Tiger Woods pulled off “that shot” at the WGC Mexico Championship. It’s not the first time he’s done something like this, and it probably wont be the last. Tiger Woods is known, not so much for hitting fairways – but for hit amazing ability to get himself out […]
In my article “Tiger Woods Reveals Secret To Success” (CLICK HERE to read), we talked about the importance of distance control. Hitting greens in regulation is one of the biggest correlates to handicap – and with 94% of amateur golfers being short of their target, this means that a lot of shots can be gained by […]
As a coach, I play “good cop, bad cop”. Sometimes, I berate you, push you outside of what’s comfortable, tell you the hard truths that no one else wants to tell you. And, sometimes, I put my arm around you and tell you that everything is going to be alright. I do it all in […]
There’s a really funny thing about striking a golf ball that you may have noticed – and it’s frustrating as hell. Imagine you hit a dreaded shank on the range. You then stand back farther from the ball (a logical intervention), and maybe you even set the next one up a little out of the […]
How was your year of golf this year? Did you get better? You might want to read this – especially if you feel you have been spinning your wheels all year, like most golfers. Listening to golfers on the range, I hear conversations like this, from Bob; Hey Jim. I noticed that all the top […]
You want to shoot lower scores, right? This article will highlight one of the biggest keys that will help you. As a teen-golfer with an obsession with Tiger Woods, I always remember watching an interview where he was discussing some advice that his mentor, Mark O’Meara, gave to him. Make sure that your approaches into […]
It’s coming to that part of the season where the big tournaments are at their finales. This makes it a nice time to discuss the idea of tournament preparation. Go to any range, anywhere in the World and you will see the same thing – hordes of golfers working on their swings. After all, isn’t […]
Scrolling through my twitter feed this week, I came across this awesome visual from Erik Henrikson – director of innovation and testing at Ping. Press the play button on this image below. Some animated data viz fun on a Saturday night … pic.twitter.com/yVsW3cbO8s — Erik Henrikson (@Ehenrik) September 9, 2018 It looks at the difference […]
As I’ve alluded to In many different articles before, the difference between a great shot and an awful shot can often be minuscule. As an example – say you hit a perfect ball-turf strike on one swing. If, on the very next swing, you made an almost identical movement pattern but dropped just 1/2 an inch […]