Posted by Double Eagle in My Progress -
You may have noticed that I skipped the progress update last Sunday. I’m going to do these in two week increments during the winter because there’s just not much to talk about. There’s very little golf-related stuff I can do. When the season starts back up, I’ll go back to weekly updates.
I feel like the last two weeks haven’t been good for me. I’m in a bit of a funk that I’m trying to get out [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Game Improvement -
I’ve recently been in touch with Doug Kercher, an Australian PGA golf professional. He’s been teaching the game for over 17 years and has been playing on the Australian Senior Tour since the 2006 season.
Doug has developed an interesting game improvement system, that I think might help me get more forward motion in my quest this coming season. It’s called Golf - Your Perfect Plan for Practice and Play
You can read a little about it here. If [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Book Reviews -
How I play Golf, by Tiger Woods is a look at how the greatest player in the world approaches the game.
It’s part technique and part philosophy. The book was released in early 2001, a mere four seasons after Woods lit the PGA Tour on fire.
He’s undergone a couple of big swing changes since then and has also moved on to a new coach, switching from Butch Harmon to Hank Haney. The more things change, the more they stay [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous -
This contest is closed. Click here for the result.
Since the holiday season started, I’ve taken time to write a letter to Santa and also give some gift ideas all under $50.
Now, it’s my chance to play Santa. I have a brand new dozen Titleist Pro-V1 golf balls to give away to a Life in the Rough reader. I thought it would be fun to run a contest.
To enter, simply drop a comment on this post telling [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Driving Tips -
You may recall me mentioning the X-Factor concept on occasion.
McLean first described it in 1992. Basically, the theory is that power is generated in the golf swing, not based on the amount of shoulder and hip turn, but by the difference between the two.
In the January 2008 issue of Golf Digest (p. 66-73), McLean updates the concept again, with more research resulting from analysis of 15,000 students from his golf schools as well as analysis of a number of [...]
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