Your “spot” is key for a good short game
A key element of short game practice is developing your skills of visualization and feel. The more you can use your eyes to tell your body what it needs to do to hit it the required distance, the better your…
Pre shot routine repetition is the key to better golf
Golf is a game in which we need to be able to learn to switch from enjoying our surroundings and our playing partners into a highly focused state which connects us with the shot required. Learning how to practice this…
Good Golf is about Visualization, Feel and Ingraining Positive habits
Good golf is about developing strong mental habits. When we are on the golf course, we naturally feel more pressure than when we are practicing, so our practice time needs to be spent ingraining positive mental habits, so they become…
Why Tom Watson can win The Open Championship
We all know that golf is a crazy game. And Tom Watson leading The Open after three rounds is a testament to that. That a guy of 59 years old can lead going into today's final round at Turnberry will…
Pebble Beach Golf Course: The best golf course in the world
I have been fortunate enough to live in the San Francisco Bay Area and experience the many golfing delights that this part of the world has to offer. Northern California has natural beauty in abundance and the favorable climate and…
What is the fastest way to lower golf scores?
Yesterday I played a round with a Callaway Sales Manager at The Wisley Golf Club, Surrey, England. With optimism, he informed me of Callaway's latest technological advances in club manufacturing and how they are making the game easier for the…
How Can You Improve Your Golf Focus?
Learning how to practice the inner game and golf focus is the key to playing better golf. After all, it's your mind that controls your preparation and your swing, and it's your mind that has to process the outcome of…
Lucky Golf Secret: You Can Learn How to Be Lucky in Golf
I hear many golfers talking about opponents or playing partners being "luckier" than they are. They think the game is somehow unfair. This begs the question: Are some people luckier than others? Is it possible that the universe looks more…
Mental Toughness and Composure are the keys to success at the US Open
The US Open provides the toughest test of the four majors. The winning score is typically over par, which for the best players in the world, doesn't happen very often. The courses are long and tough and Bethpage Black in…