Is golf broken?

I caught the end of a conversation on SEN radio yesterday with Kevin Bartlett and Jon Ralph (this link is hopelessly out of date). In fairness to all, I came in towards the end of their chat, but the conversation seemed so biased and over the top that I feel compelled...

Typing madness

My mate Andreas was (and still will be) an unbelievable typist. He broke all the school records and I think his best speed peaked at around 120 words per minute. Compared to the rest of us, he was a freak. His fingers danced across the keyboard while most of the class...

Automatic golf express

At it’s heart, automatic golf is really simple. You turn up, clear your mind, choose a club and then go hit the ball. Any golfer can do this. But it can be hard. Your Pesky mind likes to jump in and ensure you don’t get carried away. Plus there’s the...

This should never happen

Golf can sometimes get us down. But it’s too good a game for the desperation to last for more than a day or so. It’s just not that serious. Bad stuff happens. I can remember being upset when I stuffed up in one of my first tournaments. On this occasion I...

A golf learning paradise

My best ever golf experience was spending a week or so in Scotland with Kendal McWade. Kendal was a PGA pro who woke up one morning and realised what he was teaching was a load of rubbish. He was teaching his pupils the same way that he was taught the game. But this...

What I taught 3 of Australia’s best coaches

Last Thursday I got to play golf with three excellent coaches. It was a social outing, but I was keen to learn as much as possible from these guys. Scott Barrow has been talked about here (and here) before, David Rath is the High Performance Manager at Hawthorn...