As a golf coach with a desire to help my pupils long-term, I look to improve my players on more than just a technical level. One of the greatest things I can help a golfer with is their “golf IQ”. What does this mean exactly – you are about to find out. Self-Coaching A […]
This is a short blog post for me, but an incredibly important one if you are going through a swing change or have ever struggled with one. I have a gift as an instructor. It has developed over the course of my coaching career into quite an art form – I can make you change […]
This week, I caused a bit of controversy when I tweeted the following. Woah, what! I know what you’re thinking these are the best players in the world – how can you possibly say they are rubbish?” Well, first, this is not what the quote represents. Secondly, we have to define an important word in […]
I’ve always been very goal-oriented. I remember as a kid writing down what scores I wanted to achieve and by when, as well as how far I thought I would hit each club as I got to certain ages and became stronger and better. As an adult, I have become better at the goal-setting process […]
There is a saying in golf (and in other movements); The more moving parts you have, the more chance of something going wrong This has almost become common thinking without anyone questioning it – after all, it makes logical sense. If I fire a gun while jumping up and down on a trampoline, I am […]
My good friend and mental coach, David Mackenzie, recently developed a pretty cool audio program for golfers to help with pre-round confidence. This is a guest blog with some of David’s top tips for boosting your confidence before you play. 1. Choose to be excited, not fearful of the possibilities Today you are […]
I had a lesson the other day which highlighted something so simple which can make you improve quicker. As simple as this idea is, the average golfer is not doing it. Player X was working on a swing change with me guiding/coaching him. As is very common, he was struggling to transfer his beautiful looking […]
When I was a junior golfer, I was never happy with my game. While I believe this may have been a powerful driving force to my rapid improvement (I practiced endlessly to try and master the game), I look back now and see how this also held me back. Expectations and Happiness I always […]
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 […]
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