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When playing your way challenges the norms

I believe in being different. It’s not that I’m against traditional concepts, it’s just that most of them haven’t worked that well for my golf game. This is a risky post to write (that’s why I’m writing it) because I could come across as a renegade and golf basher. But that’s not my intention. We…

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Iphone friendly golf website

Golfgooroo.com is now more friendly if you’re viewing on an Iphone or other mobile device. You can now read all the posts/pages in an easy to view format. The layout should load quickly and give you a chance to catch up on the latest content if you’re on the move. Works for, Iphone, Ipad, Android,…

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Improve your short game – free lessons

I’ve put together a number of lessons on how you can improve your short game. As you know chipping, pitching and bunker play are vitally important and if you don’t embrace them you will struggle to get the most from your game. This was definitely my story until I fully appreciated the magic of the…

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Some golf awareness exercises

My long awaited comeback has been postponed thanks to Melbourne’s wet weather. So instead of playing golf, the next best thing was to write another golf lesson. There’s been a bit of discussion of late about golf awareness. This is something that had a huge impact on my golf development and formed a large part…

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Golf game review video

Here’s a video of Des hitting a drive on his home golf course. He’s a very good player but hadn’t seen his swing/game on video for a while. There’s some good lessons here for every golfer. Feel free to leave your comments below. Thanks to Des for letting me share this lesson. Resources: The Shuggy…

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The importance of “banter”

The lack of golf “banter: of recent times has been disappointing. Most of it is my fault for changing the website and not encouraging it enough. I also think we’ve all forgotten how important a learning tool it can be. Sharing thoughts, ideas and stories can help us all learn and improve. If there was…

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The golf banter

One of the most popular features of the blog was the back and forth banter between users. I hadn’t installed this on the new website (oops, sorry about that). Thanks to two regular readers for reminding me I have now reinstalled this function. This means you can get (it’s up to you) an email notification…

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Overcoming self doubt with your golf game

I shot the below video a few years ago and the message is still as true as ever. If you get worried and concerned about your golf game this video has a great little method for dealing with pressure, doubt and fear. Feel free to leave your thoughts. References: If you’d like to learn more…

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