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My secret to playing better more satisfying golf
Time to pause at the quarterly mark of the golf season and evaluate how my improvement plan has performed to date and check my readiness to hit the meat of the summer schedule. I’m happy to report it’s working better … Continue reading
Found the perfect warm-up routine!
I’ve been experimenting with several warm-up techniques this season and have finally hit on one that fully prepares me to play. Several routines have left me fidgety and uncomfortable for the first few holes until my natural rhythm takes over, … Continue reading
Golfers, careful in the gym!
Dang! Just spent five days on the short-term DL because of a stupid move during my workout last Sunday. Instead of my final drill where I swing a club upside down, I stupidly switched to a five pound dumbbell. 20 … Continue reading
2012 Golf Improvement Plan – Quarterly Review
Three months into my improvement plan and I passed a major test on Friday. Again, the simple goal has been to better my satisfaction through improved ball striking. Between a family vacation at Disney followed by a brutal week at … Continue reading
Play to your strengths, fix your weaknesses
What should you work on to improve your golf? Easy for a PGA professional; they work on everything because they have the time and generally spare no expense. For amateurs it’s a balancing act based on time, money, skills, and … Continue reading
What are the Do’s and Don’ts of golf alignment stick drills?
I bought my “alignment sticks” about a year ago and have some good findings to share. Do go to your local Home Depot and purchase as many 48″ fiberglass driveway markers as you like. They are only $2.29 each and … Continue reading
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Tagged alignment sticks, drills, driving range, Golf, practice, Tour Sticks
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Golf Improvement – Where Do I Invest?
Several friends and colleagues have been asking me lately on how to best improve their golf games. Since golf can require a serious investment in money and time, it’s best to approach from the two main perspectives; the beginning player … Continue reading
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Tagged Golf, improvement, instruction, lessons, short game, swing
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2012 golf improvement plan – Early returns are in!
I’m six weeks into my improvement plan and I’ve got some early feedback and lessons learned to share. To reiterate, the plan was to work on core strength and conditioning in hopes of better ball striking and to couple that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Rotella, Golf, improvement, practice, short game, Stan Utley
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Dave Pelz, Dave Stockton, Stan Utley; who’s the best?
Who is the top short game guru? I’ve received a lot of inquiries on the subject and my choice may surprise you. I’ve read many books, watched many tips, and practiced enough techniques (mental and physical) to establish a ranking. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Rotella, Dave Pelz, Dave Stockton, Golf, short game, Stan Utley, tips
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Are you addicted to practice? Apparently I am.
I’ve been chewing on some advice that Vet4Golfing51 passed on in response to my 2012 improvement plan. His premise was that I didn’t play enough and that play improves performance more than practice. I just looked at my 2011 records … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, chipping, Golf, practice, putting, short game, Stan Utley
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My 2012 Golf Improvement Plan
Every year I seem to try something new in the off season in hopes of improving my game and this year will be no different. Last year was a concentrated effort to improve my swing through regular film review, construction … Continue reading
Book review: The Art of the Short Game by Stan Utley
I read The Art of the Short Game (Gotham Books – 2007) over the Christmas holiday and actually tried out the techniques at my local muni’s practice green, and wow! YOU NEED TO GET THIS BOOK! Those who follow this … Continue reading
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Tagged bunker shots, chipping, Golf, instruction, pitching, short game, Stan Utley
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Great putting tip; done with Stockton!
Earlier I had written a post on the Stockton putting method and my attempts to implement. A few rounds of trying to pull my left hand at the target eventually killed all feel on my lag putts and I hit … Continue reading
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Tagged Golf, instruction, opinion, putting, sport, Stockton, Tiger Woods
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Golf tips – what’s the best and worst?
On a recent business trip, I pulled out the latest Golf Tips magazine and scoured cover-to-cover looking for that elusive nugget to give me an edge. This being their “100 best” issue, I was certain I would find the treasure … Continue reading
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Tagged Golf, golf swing, golf tips, instruction, opinion, sports
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I’m moving to the Dave Stockton putting method
I haven’t read Dave Stockton’s new book Unconscious Putting, but during a recent appearance on The Golf Channel the guru piqued my interest while plugging his paperback. He reiterated tips from his earlier manifesto, Putt to Win, which I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Stockton, Golf, instruction, practice, putting, short game, tips
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Fabulous Putting Drill!
Something wonderful happened the other day during my putting practice and I’m still trying to figure it out. I was at the tail end of a short game session and had decided to leave putting for last. I putted nine … Continue reading
FixYourGame.com – review
Brant Kasbohm, Director of Instruction for FixYourGame.com is on to something. I first learned about this great on-line golf lesson service from reading TheBirdieHunt’s review and watching his lesson artifact, and was impressed. For $19.95, Brant will review video you … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable, Brant Kasbohm, FixYourGame.com, golf swing, instruction
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Tips for playing new courses
Playing your best golf on new courses has always been a challenge. Unfamiliar surroundings and lack of local knowledge can wreak havoc on your confidence, but there are several strategies I’d like to share to counter this. Don’t try to … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Opinion, Travel
Tagged Golf, golf tips, Pinehurst, strategy, travel
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The backyard range is open!
I’m finally set up with my new Callaway driving net and Dura Pro range mat. Construction of my hitting platform is done and the backyard range is open! Check out this video snippet of the first shot. Now my family … Continue reading
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Tagged Golf, instruction, practice, golf swing, driving range
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Copying Tiger’s power move
Look closely at the swings of these young guns next to Tiger and notice what they all have in common except for the last (Luke Donald). They finish with the club nearly pointing at the target which indicates a tremendous … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Scott, golf swing, instruction, Rory McIlroy, sports injuries, Tiger Woods
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