Golf is Too Hard! Tradition or Truth?
Ten years ago, two PGA Tour players got an idea to develop a way to help people of all ages get in and stay in the game. Their ideas focused on having fun executing four different golf strokes in a variety of games each producing feedback designed to help the beginner learn the game. Their methodology is drastically […]
Want to Swing Better? Let It Go!
You’ve been hoping to hit 300 yard drives, break par, play on the Seniors Tour, or just to win a friendly game of Nassau each weekend. You’ve focused intently on achieving those dreams. You’ve practiced every day for the last month and when you step out onto stage at the 1st tee, you begin strangling your […]
Heat Exhaustion or Heat Stroke? Both are serious. One can be deadly.
As temperatures rise in the summer months, so does the risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Both are serious. Heat stroke can be deadly. Heat exhaustion is more common. It typically strikes when people work or play strenuously in a hot, humid environment, causing them to sweat excessively. With diminished fluids and salts, the […]
Great golf shots all begin at the same place. Where do you start yours?
Whether it’s the first swing of the day or a tap in for double bogey on the 18th, every shot counts the same – one stroke. One swing. One shot on the way to a final score. Each one counts the same. So, each swing should begin the same way with the same pre-swing routine. […]
Want to Get Better? Describe Your Swing
Golf is a popular hobby and like most golf enthsiasts, I’ve read hundreds of magazine articles and dozens of books about the golf swing. I’ve tried scores of different clubs and chatted endlessly about golf with my golfing buddies. But, the other day I read something that caught me up short. A golf tour professional in a book I was reading was challenged by […]
Family Time: For What It’s Worth
So, you and your family would like to learn to play golf? Your next question is probably, “How much is it going to cost us?” Great question. Maybe it won’t cost as much as you think. Let’s for a moment assume that your family consists of two adults and two children; the youngest of which is 4 or more. […]
Play Your Children Smarter?
It might be fun, but playing with your children has much more going for it than just that. Not only does it help with your children’s concentration skills and to improve their attention spans, but it helps them to work through problems, triggers their imaginations, makes them more independent and, of course, helps to bring […]
So, are you ready to turn pro?
The golf season is well underway. How is your game holding up? Any better than last year? Be honest. What metrics do you use to measure game your improvement? Are you only comparing final scores? What about the numer of putts, fairways hit, greens in regulation, or shots within 50 yards? “If you can’t measure it, […]
Best Shot or Perfect Shot: Which is a Better Goal?
Finding work/life balance in today’s busy and highly competitive world could never be described as easy. For most perfectionists, however, it is downright impossible. Bob Rotella’s book, Golf is Not a Game of Perfect, explains how our pursuit of perfection stops us from achieving our best. Although many people tend to think of being a […]
Don’t Forget Your Exercise Warm-up!
Seasoned athletes and sportspeople know the value of warming up before training or taking part in their chosen activities, but for many of those who are new to exercising, the warm-up is often seen as a dispensable part of the process. Only when they find themselves suffering from the effects of pulled muscles and ligaments […]
