Congratulations to Matt

I spent some time with Matt at the end of last year. We worked on some things and the resulting blog posts were very popular. I was pleased to hear that he shot his best score ever on Monday, a 68 off the stick. The 43 stableford points were also enough for him to...

Don’t try and be the perfect golfer

It’s normal to try and be a perfect golfer. Make that putt, hit the green and strike the ball with accurate power. But sometimes the perfect mindset leads us to get defensive. We clam up – and end up playing with fear and self-doubt. Playing perfectly...

Focus

We can all get a bit overwhelmed on the golf course, worry about our score concern about our swing thinking about upcoming holes And that’s only a start! A great mindset to overcome this thinking is to say to yourself: What do I need to do on this shot? That one...

My favourite blog post for 2009

Actually it is a series of posts I wrote. They’re from when I spent some time with Matt, a young player from my club. The lessons below are a great way to improve your golf and start playing better. They are not about rebuilding your golf swing or getting tied...

A karate chop

Here’s an analogy: A good karate chop is one technique done 1000 times. Not 1000 different chops done once. The golf swing is the same – you want to find your golf swing and then keep doing it over and over. Why? Because when a karate person gets attacked...

A reason why some golfers struggle with automatic

It’s a process not an event. An event is a quick fix, tip or some desperate attempt to hit a good shot right now. It’s the sort of mindset that many golfers revert to under pressure or when things get hard. (here and here for a start). Automatic golf is a...