I was waiting for a lesson one day and set up our Trackman device. While waiting, I decided to hit a few shots with my 7 iron. The wind was hard left to right and I was trying to hit the straightest shot I could, holding it up against the wind. I wasn’t trying to […]
When I was chasing the dream of becoming a professional golfer, I put a hell of a lot of time into getting better. I would regularly practice 40 hours a week or more – and when I wasn’t practicing, I would be thinking about golf, watching golf, and analysing the swings of the best players. […]
This idea is vitally important for all golfers and sports-people who desire to learn and perform to their best. I will attempt to take this massively complex topic and condense it into an easily understandable and applicable form, via use of examples and analogies. Imagine you are suffering with a toe-strike one day – In […]
This week, I had an interesting lesson which hit home an important topic. While this idea is second nature to me, I realize that many players do not even realize the importance of the point in this article. The Start I arrived at the lesson tee to see the pupil warming up. They were hitting […]
What if a simple change of focus could completely revolutionise your golf game, or ruin you as a golfer? You may not be aware of it, but, as a golfer, you have many options for where you can place your focus. And luckily, there is a lot of scientific research on each different type of […]
What separates the wheat from the chaff? Why can some people practice so much yet not get better? By understanding deliberate practice, it will help you to not only create a more efficient practice routine, but will help you play better on the course too. I realize that most of you will be thinking; Phft… […]
If your golf swing is stuck with the same old patterns and you can’t seem to break free, this article could produce the lightbulb moment you need. This week, as we continue the countdown to the top 10 golf practice tips, we look at a ‘seldom-used’ form of learning. Experimentation Perfect practice makes perfect […]
Have you ever wondered why you swing the club the way you do? Of course you have – you wouldn’t be reading this if you hadn’t. What if your body was extremely intelligent? What if your body could figure out things that even the best instructors in the world don’t even know about yet? […]
This article will help you understand a little more about how to make a mid-season technical improvement without causing disruption to your game. Performance is not learning Most people don’t understand this; they naturally believe that if they are performing something well they are learning. But performance and learning are often poles apart. For […]
One of the first questions I ask a new pupil as they stand over the ball is “What swing thoughts do you have?” I am often met with something like this Well, I put my feet together and then take a small step either side of the ball, making sure the ball is in the […]
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