Golf Tips on Golf General Observations
If the game was so easy that we could all play it well, we would be so bored with it that we couldn’t be bothered to.
5 A "good swing" when first experienced feels anything but good. read more...
6 What you think the top players and top coaches mean and what they are truly trying to communicate are quite often miles apart. read more...
7 If you are finding the game difficult, it may just be you’re attempting the impossible. read more...
11 One reason we all struggle at golf is that we are told from the beginning how difficult the game is and not only do we listen, we believe it. read more...
15 For the handicap player, a dominant body action only ever gives you an illusion of power. read more...
26 It is not how good your good shot is it’s how good your bad shot is. Every player should aim to develop a good quality bad shot. Perfectionists do have a problem with this. read more...
28 Here is a strong message for younger players coming into the game. You must decide and set the level you want to play to. Poor goals give poor results. When you set a goal, do not be afraid of asking “How high is high”. read more...
31 The purpose of the Golf action is, "To Swing the club head". Many of you will now be thinking that this is stating the obvious and that you already do this. But do you? read more...
32 Remember that a Top player does not have just one swing but as many different swings as shots he can visualise. read more...
33 A slump is not something you catch; it is something you unwittingly create. read more...
34 Technique equates to about 30% of what the game is about. Sadly many players put 100 % effort into that 30%. read more...
53 The swing most players have today owes its existence to the early ideas and beliefs formed from their first introduction to the game. read more...
54 If you swing the club as it is designed to be swung, you will hit a right to left flighted ball most of the time. read more...
56 I feel it is important you understand that changing one part of your swing will alter all of it. read more...
58 The closer you can match your real swing to the practice swing, the better player you will be. Make it a goal to do it. You will have to forget about results for a while but if you can stick with it, then in the long term, this single idea can transform you game. read more...
59 To truly understand what is meant by passive hands, you need to have an understanding of what active hands are. In other words you need to have educated hands. read more...
63 I personally believe that prolonged exposure to the standard on the Tour can in a lot of cases impair the ability to explain and deliver the relevant and realistic message to the ordinary golfer. We could argue that TV expert analysis should carry a golfing health warning. read more...
66 Don’t spend more time focused on your faults; focus on what is actually required to make things happen. read more...
71 There is nothing in our human experience that serves as a frame of reference to help us to relate to the physical action required that is compatible with the unusual design of the club. read more...
76 Going for quick fixes gets you on board the Carousel of Quack theory where you keep going round year on year only to keep arriving back at the same place and still no better a player. read more...
77 There are clubs that suit players and clubs that certainly do not and Professional help is essential to get you on the proper path. read more...
88 Poor golfers are continually trying to not hit the shot they do not want. read more...
89 I stress the importance of the club head becoming an extension of your arms and hands by saying that if I was to stick a pin in the clubface; the player holding the grip should go “Ouch! read more...
101 All successful players, either consciously or unconsciously draw from the huge reserves in the 70% “Psychological Well". read more...
