Some thoughts on The Masters
The Masters has been run and won. Once again it dished out some amazing drama and was compulsive viewing for us golfers. Here’s my take: Phil Mickelson made one mental error (his tee shot on 12) that probably cost him shooting one of the best ever rounds in major golf. It nearly seems unfair but…
A funny little shot
The below video shows me attempting a shot from water. The ball was completely submerged and surrounded by mud. To complicate matters my backswing was impeded by the wall and I couldn’t quite get in the right position. The trick here was not to panic – I went through the automatic process and committed to…
When to take a golf lesson
Dear golfer, Sometimes you may need to have a golf lesson to improve an aspect of your golf game (swing). But you should only do this after; You have found your natural golf swing and played at least three rounds automatically. I would prefer that you gave it months rather than weeks. There is a…
Flow
Dear golfer, I’ve spent much of my adult life studying, researching and playing golf. Since my first golf lesson I’ve been fascinated with coaching and finding better ways of improving. I even got involved in a scientific study of the golf swing. I translated the data into a usable golf swing model called BioSwing. Despite…
Craig Parry – a real golfing champion
Did anyone watch Craig Parry win the Australian Open golf yesterday? I did and thought the golf and coverage were excellent. I honestly thought that Craig Parry had retired but when he popped up on Friday with a course record 64, I knew that “Popeye” was back and going to give the tournament a real…
Club Championships – a club golfer's major.
It’s Club Championship time at my club again and I always find it interesting to see how the club golfers deals with the extra pressure and chance to get their name up in lights. Over the years I have noticed a funny phenomenon. It happens each year and I’m sure it will happen again this…
Michelle Wie – what has gone wrong?
I like watching golf events. I watch a lot of golf on TV including the LPGA Tour. This morning I was watching a replay of Michelle Wie performing in the Samsung World Championships. I first saw her in 2003, I think she was 13 years old and playing in a Nationwide Tour event. I couldn’t…
My favourite golfing article – how to conquer fear in golf
The following article is an excerpt from my all time favourite golf article. These words are from the book, The Hogan Manual Of Human Performance – Golf, by Gerry Hogan. One of the last chapters is called The Conquest of Fear and is in my opinion worth the price of the entire book plus more.…
