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Matt Wolff: Read my book…Now!

February 28, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

Matt Wolff, the young phenom with the odd swing is in a funk. His mom says it’s a pattern: when he plays great, he’s all smiles and hail hearties; but when he plays badly, he withdraws into some dark places. And lately, Matt Wolff has be playing really badly. He blamed one round and his […]

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, golf consciousness, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, Practice, Suggestions for golf, Tiger Woods

Golf Breaking News

January 23, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

Lots to cover today. My golf swing. Totally in the tank. I am lost in the golf wilderness. And that’s just at the range! Fifth back surgery for Tiger. Pain started again at the Father-Son/Daughter tourney. He may still play in the Masters, from what his friend Notah Begay says. Angel Cabrerra arrested in Brazil. […]

Filed Under: backswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf consciousness, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The Majors, The Masters, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Bryson DeChambeau, Butch Harmon, Danielle Kang, Jordan Speith

The Importance of Pace

November 29, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

It’s what is most different in the swings of touring pros. And it’s what can throw a swing out of kilter possibly more than anything else. Essentially it exists on a continuum of two elements: slow to fast. It is pace, and you can see it in the way people walk, eat, talk, pay for […]

Filed Under: backswing, Balance, Course management, Downswing, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, golf consciousness, Golf Improvement, inspiration in golf, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, pace, Practice, Rhythm, slow play, Slowing down, Swing tips, The Downswing, Women's golf

Completing the Backswing: An Essential to Solid Contact

November 9, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

As I continue to experiment with the mechanics of the golf swing, I begin to realize more and more the importance of completing the backswing. There’s no cookie cutter formula for this, but there are some general guidelines. In addition to a one piece takeaway, which I’ve written about before, the hands and the club […]

Filed Under: backswing, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Golf courses, Masters, Owning your swing, pace, Rhythm, The drive, The Majors, The Masters, Women's golf Tagged With: Bernhard Langer, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Tim Rosaforte

Player Assessments Pre-Masters

October 26, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

There’s a building excitement as we approach the premier tournament of the year. We’ve never seen anything quite like this year in the history of this game. We’ve come to recognize fans as an integral part of the pro tours. And their presence does affect play, f

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Famous Golfers, Golf courses, Golf Improvement, inspiration in golf, Masters, mental game, Ryder Cup, short game, The drive, The Majors, The Masters, Tiger Woods, U.S.Open Tagged With: Brendon Todd, Bryson DeChambeau, Harry Higgs, Patrick Cantley, Rory McIlroy

Deconstructing Bryson

October 12, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

Many have focused on Bryson DeChambeau’s added bulk and strength and how that is the reason for his added voluminous distance. But I submit the reasons BD has increased his distance goes much further than that.

Filed Under: backswing, Course management, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, Golf courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, Golf rules, inspiration in golf, links golf, Masters, mental game, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, Practice, short game, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The Downswing, The drive, The Majors, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, links golf, Martin Laird, Shriners

The Weight Shift Conundrum

September 8, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 7 Comments

What complicates it is the timing and sequence of the shift, something that takes intensive practice after skilled instruction to get it right and keep it right over time. Most get it right on the relatively leisurely backswing, although, even there, the weight can drift to the outside of the right foot, causing the problem of swaying on the backswing. But at the transition, when things really get moving, is when problems increase.

Filed Under: backswing, Balance, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Fundamentals, Golf Equipment, Meditation and Golf, Mindful golf, pace, Phil Mickelson, Practice, Swing tips, U.S.Open Tagged With: Dustin Johnson

The Basic Chip

August 31, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you, but the simple chip right off the green can drive me nuts at times. It’s either a great effort for a tap in par or a flub that challenges my commitment to mindful golf.

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, mental game, Mindful golf, pace, Practice, Putting, Rhythm, short game, Swing tips, Tiger Woods Tagged With: chipping, Dustin Johnson, FedEx Cup, John Daly, Jon Rahm, Tiger, Tour Championship

Goldilocks Golf: Not Too Fast, Nor Too Slow, But Just Right

August 24, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

With Buddhist practice, we aim for the Middle Way–something between the extremes the Buddha discovered by trial and error. The golf swing should be approached in like fashion.

Filed Under: backswing, British Open, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, Golf courses, Golf Improvement, inspiration in golf, links golf, Owning your swing, pace, Patience, Rhythm, Swing tips, The Majors, Women's golf Tagged With: Dustin Johnson, Els, Justin Thomas, Nicklaus, Palmer, Rahm, Sophia Popov, Trevino, waggle, Women's British Open

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