• Block Vs Random Practice

      Whilst this article could fill a dissertation (and I am not known for my bite sized articles), I will try to keep this briefer than it should be. There are two main types of practice you can perform. One is called ‘block’ practice and the other is called ‘random’ practice. They both can be […]

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  • Effective Warm up for Golf

    Most good golfers will perform a good warm up, but even I myself have been guilty of just picking the 7 iron up and beating balls on the range. However, if it were to be a tournament day, I would approach a warm up very specifically. In reality, your tournament days and practice days should […]

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  • In THIS ARTICLE HERE we looked at how learning can sometimes be a little wavy rather than purely linear. Through practicing patience during the start of the session, you can continue to push the boundaries further. One thing I have noticed however, especially amongst more experienced players, is the ‘elastic band theory’ (EBT) of learning. […]

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  •   I wrote last week CLICK HERE about how learning sometimes has a little delay whilst the neurons in your brain are strengthening and being myelinated over time. This article continues on from that, and introduces the up and down nature of learning. When you are learning something new, often you can progress quite nicely […]

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  • Delayed Learning

    One of the biggest lessons I can pass down to someone learning golf, or anything, from my experiences as a player is this – patience. Although not one of the key factors in learning, it certainly helps. This is just a quick article to allow you to understand the learning process a little more, and […]

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  • Better technique = better golf?

    Which swing is better? Swing 1 Or swing 2 Please Ignore the clothing. Most of you looking at the swings would say, not contest – Swing number 2. The takeaway is better, the hands move away in synch with the body, the shaft plane halfway back is great, the top position is neutral in terms […]

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  • Long term vs Quick Fix

    A few people emailed me asking me to describe to them more about The Golfer’s Toolbox. A lot of people said “Isn’t this just a quick fix?”. Let’s look at another example. This is a Video of Mark Crossfield, fellow PGA pro and very popular online instructor (check out his other vids). Lots of people – instructors […]

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  • We hear all the time about course management. This deals primarily with tactics of how to plot your way around the course, picking sensible targets to aim for, and also allowing for your shot patterns to occur. Game management is subtly different, although there may be a cross over between this concept and course management. […]

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