The only real way to make any kind of permanent change to the golf swing is through repetition. It sounds like a given, but often times we start learning something and achieve some success then move on to something else before going through enough repetition to commit it to muscle memory. It’s like rolling a boulder up a hill. If you stop pushing too soon, it’s going to roll back down to the bottom. Repetition doesn’t [...]
posted in Mental Game, Practice Tips, Putting Tips •
Golf is a numbers game. To excel, it requires both art and science. The art can be there from birth and might even be developed some over the years. But the science is there for everyone to use to their advantage. This is one of the reasons that I’m a serious stats guy. I’ve been a little overwhelmed with the journey that I’ve just embarked on, so I’ve been a little lax in keeping my [...]
posted in Golf Philosophy, Practice Tips •
Well, I got over my apprehension about bringing my video camera out to the range with me. I was hoping to be able to share some stills and some of the video so we could analyze them together, but I’m having some technical issues. When I step frame by frame using my camera hooked up to my TV, the position of the club is apparent through the entire swing, but when I transfer the video to my PC, [...]
posted in My Progress, Practice Tips •
One thing I’ve learned from my video lessons over the years is that what I perceive that I’m doing is usually very different from what I’m really doing. The interesting thing about the golf swing is that our bodies are really smart about committing repetitive motions to muscle memory. Unfortunately, they don’t bother to figure out if those motions are good or bad.
Typically, we all find out that we have some bad swing motions and go about changing [...]
posted in Practice Tips •
One thing that struck me as I watched the 2007 Masters was how professionals of that caliber can spray the ball all over the place off the tee and still manage to score. It seems obvious, but how many of us work on recovery in our practice sessions? More often than not, we’re hitting full shots or some kind of short game shot.
One of the ways I spruce up my practice time and give myself a little recovery [...]
posted in Practice Tips, Recovery Tips •
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