It’s time for a vacation!

I’m doing something I’ve always wanted to do: taking a road trip west, to the Lone Star state. I’m off for two weeks of sightseeing, enjoying the scenery and the wonder of the open road (anyone who has been to New Jersey will appreciate why the open road is so appealing).

It’s not a golf vacation, but I intend to play at least twice while I’m gone and maybe track down a driving range or [...]

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It’s been a rough couple of weeks. Not so much with respect to golf. It’s one of those times when “real life” interrupts dreams. Nothing drastic, just a tight deadline at work that led to a good deal of stress.

It’s interesting that I really didn’t work much more than the normal number of hours, but the constant stress just turned me into a lump of worn out couch potato. It’s amazing how much fatigue can come [...]

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We’ve been getting a lot of rain around here recently. When that happens, even if the sun has started shining again, the course gets saturated and the game changes some. With an awareness of the issues and a few adjustments, you’ll be ready to tackle a round on a wet course.

Length Becomes a Premium

Without a doubt, when a golf course is wet, it plays longer, sometimes significantly. Just about all shots will roll less after landing, if [...]

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That’s right. I said it. You want to play better golf? Positive attitude is a great way to do it.

I’ve never read a book that covers the mental game that advocates anything but a positive attitude on the golf course. I’ve never heard otherwise in a lesson or from a pro or from watching an instructional program on television.

So why is it that so many players have such a poor attitude on the course? I’ll [...]

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