Tag: Golf Range
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2025 in Review
Entering into the 2025 Season, I decided on four main goals: 1 – Play healthy 2 – Make more birdies 3 – Putt better 4 – Better inside 150 yards Based on the results of 2025, there is strong evidence that I completed AND exceeded these goals.
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Balance: The way back to health
Struggling with chronicle back and elbow issues due to poor conditioning in golf, I had to completely reset. I discovered that the foundation of my entire golf swing and healthy play is building and maintaining my balance.
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Word Cadences and Putting
Ever heard of the “Rhyming Peg-Word System”? It’s a memory trick that a magician taught as a class on a cruise I took last year. What intrigued me was the concept of linking memory with visualization. Most of us “passionate” golfers – I didn’t say obsessed – can remember specific golf shots associated with memories…
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My “Charlie Brown Syndrome” Must Die
My “Charlie Brown Syndrome” Must Die – In order for me to evolve as a golfer, I must shed my old mental demons – I have done this in other places in my life – purging this mental block is proving difficult in golf.
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Cycles: Growth Is Not Linear
I was “triggered”. Standing in the fairway having just returned to my previous spot to re-hit my 4th shot into the Par 4 first hole at River Bend GC: “This is not how I wanted to start.” My stomach turned over with embarrassment (the group behind was already in the fairway waiting for my group…
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Process: Timing
“I want golf to be fun again” – my friend, let’s call him “Dugan” – since well, that’s his name 😂 – said to me during a session. “My life right now is a bit chaotic and I just want golf to be a place that I can enjoy myself and get away from the…
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Golf Balls – Details Matter
The reality is Golf IS A VERY precise game, where the details matter and beyond discussions of equipment, like drivers, irons, wedges, putters, little is discussed about the details of the actual golf ball.
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8 Do’s and Don’ts for Beginning Golf
I enjoy working with those who are new to the game of golf. And I get a number of common questions. Here’s a list of common do’s and don’ts when starting the game:
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Warm Up: 8 chip, pitch, punch
After a proper stretch, it’s time to warm up your swing. I use this routine every time I play a round, tournament or just practice at the range. First things first! What are distances to the flags on the range? Before I touch a club, I want to know the distance and don’t trust the…
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The Warm Up
Golfers are strange athletes. Yes, golfers ARE athletes, whether they acknowledge it or not. And most amateur golfers don’t ever acknowledge the athletics necessary to excel at golf. Golf is the most self-deprecating sport and many golfers defeat themselves before getting to the first tee. Regularly, I notice players of all skill levels walk on…
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