Strange golfer shows me a better way …

His swing was short, really short and had this funny loop to it. When I first saw it my initial reaction was to laugh. It was a golf team practise night and I thought Gary was a ring-in. How on earth could this guy, with this strange (some would say horrible) swing, be good enough…

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The builder’s mentality and why it’s wrong for your golf game

First off a confession. I’m absolutely terrible when it comes to building anything and working with my hands. One of my first jobs out of school was working in a metal foundry, and while I did have to use some tools and machinery, I hated it and decided then and there that it wasn’t for…

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[Video] This is how you learn new skills

The juggling post got some great feedback so I’ve decided to stick my neck out and create a video on how to juggle. I’m no expert and can juggle only 3 balls. Any experts out there can probably juggle 5 or more balls and will cringe when they watch the below video. But there are…

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Golfers are a strange bunch that’s for sure

An interesting time in my golf development was during the scientific study which happened back in 2004. I got to work really closely with some of the smartest people on the planet and I got to see first hand how their brains worked. It was fascinating, and once they got a sniff of something interesting,…

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Making your golf swing dance

I enjoyed this article so decided to add an audio podcast to it. Thanks to Holdini for the inspiration Too many of us treat our golf swings like they’re going to break. We tread carefully. We’re precise. And we take our time to be sure we don’t do anything wrong. But this is not how…

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The death of the golf teacher

Death of the golf teacher Notes: The idea here is to create first and edit later. Not only is this the best way for the magic to shine through, it’s actually more fun. Traditional teaching sometimes misses the point, and expects the learners to get skills right the first time. There’s often little room for…

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Some thoughts on golf training aids

Golf training aids. Some more ideas: The best training aid/drill is swinging the golf club and hitting balls. Don’t get too reliant on golf training aids and drills. Always, always, always make sure you finish of any training drills with hitting balls. Don’t ever lose sight of your main objective – hitting the ball.

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Please start

Please start: The key to the improvement process. Other notes: Mistakes are good. There’s never the perfect time to start anything. Most people wait too long before they start. Ready, Fire and Aim is a good motto. Unless you’re building bridges or trying to put a man on the moon.

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