Golf course design and other lessons

Apr 21, 2014 | Articles

I have always enjoyed playing golf with Mike Clayton (and here) – we are members of the same club and have played many times over the years. He’s a good golfer (obviously) but his passion these days is directed to course design. A game with Mike takes you on a...

Simple coaching is the best

Mar 27, 2014 | Articles

The boy was playing footy with his Dad. It’s a scene that repeats itself all over the world and I was interested to see how the little play session turned out. The boy kicked the ball. It was a clumsy attempt, the little boy obviously new to kicking objects....

Strange golfer shows me a better way …

Mar 13, 2014 | Articles, Golf Instruction

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,...

Off to Barnbougle Dunes

Feb 21, 2014 | Articles

I’m off to play Barnbougle this morning. Here’s a shot from the plane. Great that you can write a blog post @ 9000 feet.

[Part 4] Golf Mastery and other thoughts…

Feb 16, 2014 | Articles

You can read the previous posts over here Back to the 15th hole and that long putt. I was inspired by Baddeley’s putting performance and the fact I was the guy who had showed him the technique that is now described as “look and shoot”. My philosophy is simple…...

It’s time to sacrifice a little …

Feb 10, 2014 | Articles

Automatic golf simplifies the game. It takes the very complicated and gives you a way of making it easier and more enjoyable. More reliable too. With simplification comes sacrifice. You can’t play the game and still be concerned with your backswing. Does it...