Oh dear I shudder when I read an article with this type of heading. It sounds very mystical, a secret knowledge, a happening, a flow, a state of mind where shot accuracy and striking are effortlessly automatic. Golfers know this...
Mood and your golf game What do you think, do golfers have more than one swing? Is there a driving range swing and golf course (playing) swing? Is the notion that there might be more than one swing accurate or...
Such a 'rookie' mistake Isn’t golf frustrating? You hit one shot nicely down the range, then top the next one, the next one flies well wide of the target, and the next is thinned! It drives us bonkers! So many...
1 Minute Read At the risk of horrifying a lot of golfers with the title. 'Set-up is not important, the direction the clubface is pointing at impact is'. I should rephrase it to this. 'Set-up is only important, if it...
Flipping the focus A warm summers evening with a light breeze, is a rarity near Skegness on the east coast where I practiced, but there was one evening just like this that I remember so vividly. It was at the...
An ideal or a fable One of the golf theories that has stood the test of time, centers on trying to groove a repeatable swing. Which, on the face of it, seems sound enough advice. The view of many...
My 'wrongs' can turn into your 'rights' 4 Minute Read 'Then', 15 years ago when I was in my 30's, and for 18 months or so, I spent a good deal of time practicing. During that time I went through...
How good are you from 3ft? If there was any part of my golf game that seemed easier than the rest it was putting, although, I dont think I had any natural aptitude for it. I just think I practiced it...
11 biological systems Having found that improving my golf game was a lengthy process of ups and downs, I began to get very interested in how our bodies learn to play. I became convinced that intellectual learning wasn't enough. I...
You and me (regular Joe the golfer) What do you think about when you are practicing or playing, and ready to hit your shot? Not much, a swing key maybe. Do you try to recall a certain ‘feel’, or are...
Where did Cerakote originate? Cerakote was developed in the US in 1984 and is a subsidiary of NIC Industries What is Cerakote? Its a ceramic and polymer coating, which is sprayed onto hard surfaces, before being oven cured, to create...
Duffers nirvana Chipping problems plague golfers of all levels at times, ask Tiger Woods and Martin Kaymer. Within the amateur game, poor technique can be a big reason for bad chipping, as can, not enough practice. Making a poor club...
Phil Barnes commercial photography Good 'swing' Is the word 'swing', too generic a word to describe the action of hitting the golf ball and can it lead to misunderstanding? It just might. During games, playing partners would often say 'good...
Travelers Championship Practice ground Conundrum During my period of practice in 2015 I noticed something that I thought was important. In the early months it was very difficult to get any sort of consistency in ball striking. I expected that anyway...
All change Winding forward to 2015, at the age of 52, I was able to pick up the clubs again after a health issue had stopped me playing since my mid 30's.Gone from the top of world rankings was Tiger...
