Tour player learns to putt more freely
Earlier this week I had the privilege of an all-day coaching session with Matthew Guyatt. Matt plays here in Australia and on the Japanese tour. I hadn’t met Matt before but through a mutual friend I had heard quite a bit about him. I learned that Matt is an excellent ball striker, has a wealth of…
“But the golf swing isn’t a natural thing”
This is often the argument presented when I tell others that most modern instruction is too technical and doesn’t work too well*. My response? But learning is instinctive to us all. So despite the fact that nobody is born with a golf club in their hand, we all possess an amazing capacity to learn. Sadly,…
“But the golf swing isn’t a natural move”
Yes, but learning is natural. And being told to hold the club exactly like this, swinging on this plane, cocking your wrists and rotating like that goes against our instincts. We hardly ever make other skills this complicated. Sometimes, the best solution is to walk up to the ball and hit the guts out of it.…
Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood Other stuff: You can check out the story I wrote from 2002 here.
The problem with trying to fix your golf swing
To get the full back story about this golf lesson, head over to this post that I wrote earlier in 2013. Richard really is one of the best golfers I’ve played with. He plays quickly Doesn’t stuff about in any shape or form Doesn’t take himself too seriously Is always good for a laugh Can…
An automatic golf swing
Grayden has been reading my stuff for years. We’ve done a lot of back and forwards via email (don’t think we’ve actually spoken yet) and he has been a regular contributor on many of the blog posts. Grayden’s progress has been real – there’s been ups and downs but I’m sure now he is playing…
A no fuss golfer
Richard is an exceptional golfer. Sadly, most can’t see the brilliance of the way he plays the game. To many, he is quirky and a little unorthodox. To me, Richard plays almost the perfect game. Over the last week I was lucky enough to play five times with him. Each game highlighted the power of…
