The Often-Neglected Key to Good Golf
October 30, 2009
The putting stroke is the simplest of the swings we use in the game of golf, and it probably should be the starting point, the foundation on which a golfer builds his game. It is also true that the target in putting is a sassy, sometimes inaccessible hole [...]
Posts Tagged ‘practice’
Putting in Perspective
Patience is a Virtue in Every Language
Golf Lessons from Different Cultures
May 1, 2005
I have had the good fortune as a teaching professional to work with people from a variety of cultures. It is one of the best parts of my job, getting to meet so many interesting people from so many interesting places. And the one word I usually try to [...]
About Junior Golf
Getting Kids Started in the Game
January 5, 2005
People frequently ask me about the best age to get their children started at playing golf. The easy answer is that it is not really a question of age, but of interest and attention span, which is obviously different from one child to the next. I have given [...]
Fit to a Tee
Making the Most of the Winter Months
February 12, 2006
It is a slap in the face, the way CBS broadcasts these images into our homes. Less than twenty four hours after a foot of snow fell here in the east, we are taunted by the footage from the Monterey Peninsula where the tour players and a [...]
Kiss Three-Putts Goodbye
How to Learn Distance Control in Putting
October 27, 2004
“There is no point in taking a putting lesson,” I have heard people say. “It is an individual thing,” they say. While I agree that there are many different styles of putting that get results, there are also some underlying principles that help most people get better [...]
Of Two Minds
Playing and Practicing Require Two Different Mental Approaches
October 13, 2004
Playing golf and practicing are two completely different parts of the game, with different goals and mindsets. For this reason golfers who try to play and practice at the same time are not really doing either.