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Feeling pressure to tinker with my swing
Suffering a short-term hangover from playing in the Jess Carson Foundation charity tournament at Queenstown Harbor last week. While the team did well and shot 11-under, which was good for 2nd place, I’m starting to feel the urge to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Golf, golf tournament, Myrtle Beach, Queenstown Harbor, swing
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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
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
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 Season – Great Opening Day!
Teed it up today at my local muni to get the season underway and if today’s round is an indicator of things to come, it’s going to be a great year. I’ve been working on conditioning as part of my … Continue reading
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Tagged conditioning, exercise, Golf, golf season, opening day, Stan Utley, swing
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Do you golf like a gorilla or a surgeon?
What kind of personality do you play to on the golf course? Are you constantly trying to muscle up, bust the driver, and hit all the par fives in two? Do you get your greatest thrill from thrilling others? Or … Continue reading
Golfers: Don’t forget to recharge the batteries
Last week was rough. I was coming off a great video lesson with FixYourGame.com and worked hard pounding balls in my backyard range all week. Saturday’s practice was seriously overdone as I started at one course in the morning for … Continue reading
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Tagged Golf, lesson, Maryland National, Ocean City, short game, swing
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Getting wedded to length
Recently, a friend loaned me a Big Bertha FT3 driver. When hit well, this club delivers 20-30 yards over my Taylor Made R7. How enticing to play from areas of the course not previously visited! Next time out, I found … Continue reading
What’s on your reading list?
Top picks from my golf library: Best swing instruction: Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons by Ben Hogan Best on the mental game: Putting Out of Your Mind by Dr. Bob Rotella Best story: Final Rounds by James Dobson Best professional insights: … Continue reading
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Tagged Golf, instruction, opinion, PGA, reading, sports, swing
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