Knowing Your Distances for Better Golf
While many golf equipment manufacturers focus their marketing on clubs that achieve greater distance, the weekend golfer has been left behind wondering why their new $400 driver is not achieving the results they were promised. In this week’s article, we share some useful information that will make the biggest impact on your game, and how […]
What Are You Afraid Of?
Watching someone try to hit the ball for the very first time is interesting. What they tell their bodies to do is often an expression of the way they live their life. For example, do they turn their back to the target? Golf is one of the only sports where each participant should turn their back to the […]
Want to Play the Greatest Confidence Game?
Do you ever doubt? Everyone knows that Zach Johnson won the OPEN Championship this year, but did you know that he won with mediocre statistics? He was 60th in driving distance and he was 40th in greens in regulation. But, at the end of the playoff he alone stood at the top for one reason – CONFIDENCE. Repeatable […]
What Do You See: Obstacles or Beauty?
Ask someone to describe the 7th hole at Peeble Beach Golf Links and they’ll probably mention the ocean waves crashing against the seawall on the left, right, and far sides of the hole. They’ll also tell you about the bunkers that are short, long, and left. They also might mention the wind that frequently blows there. […]
Winners Plan to Deal with Pressure
Saturday on the professional tours is known as moving day. Naïvely, I thought that meant those who made the cut would move into the better hotel rooms of those who missed the cut. While that might occur, moving day is actually a strategy where golfers take riskier shots on Saturday to move up the Leaderboard […]
Respect the Game (and Each Other)!
How you treat people in your life will say a lot about you. Do you hold up the group behind you? “I paid my fee. They can wait their turn.” Do you press the group ahead? “Hey, while we’re still young!” Or, do you rake bunkers for another in your foursome who is struggling? Do […]
Want to Welcome Millennials? Join Their Conversation!
There is a saying that Prussian king Frederick the Great (1712-1786) lost the Battle of Jena (1806), meaning that for twenty years after his death, the army perpetuated his successful organization instead of adapting to meet the changes in the art of war. Many rules outlive the purpose for which they were intended. What rule, […]
What are Your Four Majors?
As we head into the last major of the year, I want you to ask yourself a question. What are your four majors? Be reasonable. As much as we all would love to play Augusta, it either takes big connections or a bigger checkbook. So, what are your four majors? St. Andrews? Ballybunion? Valderramma? Turnberry? Or, […]
Expert Packing Tips for Your Golf Trip to Scotland or Ireland
So, you’ve decided you are going to Scotland or Ireland for a life changing golf trip. Now, you find yourself wondering what to bring. Here is a quick helpful list of what to bring and what to leave at home. Bring Golf balls, lots of ‘em. Heather eats them alive and they are much cheaper […]
Get a Grip on Your Golf Fundamentals
If you’ve met Grant, then you’ve probably heard him say the word ‘Lekker’ which is a friendly South African term for ‘Great’. The word pronounced like lacquer is a compliment when you get something right, and it can also be used when you have a lekker time at the beach, or a lekker barbeque with […]
