Club Championships – article #1

November 9, 2009
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Pressure of the Club Championships

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Pressure of the Club ChampionshipsWould you like to play better golf when the pressure is on? This series will look at how I approached my recent Club Championship and overcome pressure and injury to perform well. There’s some good lessons to be had.
Round 1
As usual [...]

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An Artful Champion

November 3, 2009

Here’s a great golf story. It’s from the Artful Golfer and one of the few golf blogs I read. I like this post because he goes into great detail – what he was feeling, what he was trying to do and his thought process. A useful learning experience for us all. Here’s some further thoughts [...]

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The 3 round challenge

November 1, 2009

Each new student receives my three-round challenge. This requires them to implement automatic golf for the duration of 3 rounds.
They can’t think about their swing.
They’re not allowed to worry about their score.
They must play in a free flowing and instinctive manner.
And they must do this for a minimum of three rounds.
Why?
Because it is a test. [...]

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Course strategy with Matt

October 26, 2009
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Golf with Matt

Matt and I spent 90 minutes on the practice fairway hitting shots, chipping balls, playing bunker shots and putting. We finished the session by playing 9 holes. This is where it all comes together and is the only true way to measure your game. If you can’t take your game onto the golf course then [...]

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A five minute bunker lesson with Matt

October 22, 2009
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Golf with Matt

Bunker play requires a sound understanding of the technique involved. From here the standard green-side bunker shot becomes straight forward.
The key concepts are:
1. Ball forward in stance – because you are not striking the ball but rather the sand first. (the opposite of the chip shot)
2. Open club face – the sand iron is designed [...]

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A simple putting philosophy

October 21, 2009
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Golf with Matt

Matt is a simple mind. He will never get too technical or concerns himself with golf theory. This is a good thing and a personality trait that should fast track his performance. Mindful of keeping things simple here’s the putting strategy that I gave him…
Practice only two types of putts – 30 footers and 3 [...]

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