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It’s tempting to try a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Change putter. Work on your grip. Fix your pivot. Adjust your stance. Swing softly. Nobody is probably going to laugh at you if you try lots of stuff. You may even get someone’s approval. It’s almost accepted as normal. But…
Aussie Rules football is highly competitive. Lots of money and teams will do almost anything to get an edge. Collingwood FC have just employed a skill acquisition coach. In my mind this is where improvement is going to be found. Typically, these teams employ past players who are conditioned to think the same way. A…
I can think of some horrible times I was paralysed with fear. I was too scared to take the club away – worried that my swing would deviate from plane or I’d cock my wrists the wrong way. Thank god those days are over! Why are golfers so afraid of making mistakes? A school of…
Here’s a quote from Adrian Otaegui. Never heard of him? Neither had I but this young Spaniard birdied 5 holes in a row on route to a second round 62 in the latest offering on the European Tour. Here’s what he had to say: “I was focused and didn’t know that I had made five…
Tiger Woods walks into a pro shop and asks the instructor for a lesson. If the pro had any integrity he might say something like this, “Are you serious? You’re Tiger, like the best player ever! I’m not interested. Here’s my best advice: Stop mucking about with your swing and over analyzing. Dude! You’re Tiger…
“I must be lifting my head. I’m doing something wrong. I can’t hit the ball!”. These were the comments coming from Andrew. No doubt he was struggling a bit with his golf game, but he was about to get some Strachan coaching. Me: You’re not lifting your head! This is a story you’re making up…
Annabelle Strachan arrived at 10.57pm on the 6th March. She’s a little beauty, weighing in at 4.4kgs and is 55cms tall. Mum and Bub doing really well.
I haven’t had the best start golf wise to 2015. Played my last game Boxing Day 2014 (seems like 5 years ago). Then hurt my back – stupid nerve and disk not wanting to play ball. Then got sick. Not sure what I had but golf was the last thing on my mind (have now…
