Why Shane Warne would make an excellent golfer

Shane Warne would make an excellent golfer. At least he would do if he was able to approach golf the same way that he bowls a cricket ball. The Twenty20 cricket has held my attention for five minutes. It’s sort of exciting at first, but then all the matches seem...

Some random golf tips

I don’t usually recommend typical golf tips. For the most part they don’t work and really don’t allow you to improve your golf. Here’s a random bunch of golf tips that might help. 1. Spend 5 minutes a week practicing 1 metre putts (the carpet...

Do you recognise this guy?

A short video of me playing the new hole at Metropolitan Golf Course under the watchful eye of Michael Clayton. In this video Clayton is doing his best to put me off by whacking his club into his bag.

Bubba Watson on playing golf

The below video on Bubba Watson is almost like I scripted it. He has a lot in common to how I think golf should be played. Watch the video and see further comments below. Some things to consider about Bubba’s comments: 1. When he is on the driving range before...

Some advice on learning a better golf game

The best thing about this golf blog and writing about the game is helping everyday golfers from around the world. Yesterday alone I received a call from Japan and the below email from a newish golfer from the USA. I’ve been playing for a year and just...

Was Ben Hogan a technical golfer?

Andrew sent me the following quote from Ben Hogan; “If you were teaching a child to open a door, you would help the child learn about the door knob, so he could open the door for himself. You would not open the door and explain what you did.” Golfers should not be...