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What we can learn from…

February 20, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

Sahith Theegala had a great amateur career, won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour, but has never won on the PGA Tour, though he’s been in contention a couple times in this his rookie season. He drives to each tournament. His parents are immigrants from India. Sahith was born in Orange County, California. On Sunday […]

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Course management, Downswing, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, inspiration in golf, mental game, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, pace, Putting, short game, Suggestions for golf, The drive Tagged With: Bernhard Langer, Patrick Cantley, Sahith Theegala

Compression Obsession

January 15, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

It’s one of golf’s not-so-dirty little secrets. The pros all do it but few show you how. So at the expense of vilification from my betters, I will attempt to explain this technique that I’m sure goes back to Tom Morris and son in the bonny town of St. Andrews. The key to compression lies […]

Filed Under: backswing, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, Golf Improvement, Owning your swing, Practice, St. Andrews, The Downswing, The drive, Women's golf Tagged With: divots, iron play, Jack Nicklaus, sweet spot

My Left Wrist: A key to consistent and powerful golf

January 7, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

The left wrist (right for lefties) is perhaps the most fragile and vulnerable of all of our bones. Though delicate, much is required of it–sometimes too much, and it breaks or sprains rather easily putting most of us out of commission for a good long period of recuperation. We golfers often take the left wrist […]

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, Golf Improvement, Owning your swing, Practice, Swing tips, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Daniel Berger, Jon Rahm

Tiger and Charlie

December 22, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

For me, it was uplifting, in this time of doom and gloom, to see Tiger and his son playing golf at the PNC father/child event, as well as others like 86 year old Gary Player, 82 year old Lee Trevino, ageless Tom Watson, Henrik Stenson and his 11 year old son, and the eventual winners […]

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LPGA: Why You Should Watch These Players

November 29, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

I submit that the LPGA Tour is more interesting to watch than the PGA or the European Tour. Simply said, its players play more like us mortals, while still playing at a professional level. What I mean by that is their driving distances are more like ours, and their driving accuracy is more like we […]

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What we can learn from Patrick Cantley

September 6, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

Patrick “Iceman” Cantley may well be our modern Ben Hogan, who was also known as the “Iceman.” In the last two tournaments of 2021, Cantley took down two of the best in today’s game, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm. Like David defeating Goliath, like the tortoise besting the hare, like the Trojan Horse deceiving and […]

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The Element of Distraction and How to Overcome It

August 20, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

I had had a good practice session at the range the day before my round, and had high expectations for a major scoring accomplishment. But right from my first wayward tee shot, I could tell something was amiss, and, sure enough, I shot a rather miserable 47 front nine, pocked by bogeys and doubles and […]

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Pace: Find your Model

June 15, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

When I was a kid, one of the pros I admired was Gene Littler who won the U.S. Amateur, scored 29 victories on the PGA Tour, including the U.S. Open in 1961. Gene the Machine, they used to call him, for his smooth, easy, repeating swing. For a time, he was my model for how […]

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Learning from Lexi’s Letdown

June 8, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

This post can be enjoyed at golf360.substack.com, my new blog hosting platform.

Filed Under: backswing, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, Golf Equipment, Golf Improvement, inspiration in golf Tagged With: chipping, delofting, Lexi Thompson, Phil Mickelson, pitching

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