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And Now that the Hips are Awake…

August 16, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

As I mentioned in my last post, we have a tendency to get lazy with our hips. Thomas Jefferson once said that many physical problems started with human beings with the advent of using the horse for transportation for it was then that we started riding much more than walking, and consequently started getting out […]

Filed Under: backswing, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Golf, golf consciousness, golf values, Owning your swing, Practice, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The Majors

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 […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Downswing, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, golf and the mind, golf consciousness, Golf Equipment, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, GPS, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Mindful golf, pace, Practice

Swing Speed: The Good, the Bad, and the Hyperbole

April 5, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

From the talking heads on TV to the touring pros themselves, swing speed is all the rage. Bryson DeChambeau is the current focus of the discussion, although he’s just doing his thing in order to win more tournaments. I don’t think too many others will take the time to put on 40 pounds of muscle […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, golf consciousness, Golf professional, inspiration in golf, Masters, mental game, Mindful golf, pace, The Majors, The Masters, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Bryson DeChambeau, Jordan Spieth, Judy Rankin, Lydia Ko, Patty Tavatanakit, Rory McIlroy

What We Can Learn from Matt Jones

March 22, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

When I was a youngster, my childhood hero was Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, as the song went. Read his bio four times, had a coonskin hat, watched Fess Parker and the Disney flick, the works. After many adventures, Davy made his way to the Alamo and fought to his death among all […]

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, golf consciousness, Golf courses, Golf professional, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, slow play Tagged With: Amazon, Davy Crockett, JT, Kevin Na, Kickstarter, Matt Jones, Old Tom Morris, Sergio, the Alamo, Young Tom Morris

The Lesson

March 18, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

Well, I finally did it, thanks to a gift from my golf bud, Steve P. I took the plunge and saw the very able pro at Tri Mountain in Ridgefield WA, Michael Parker. Essentially, he diagnosed this old fart with a kind of old-fart kind of a swing. This was a bit of a rude […]

Filed Under: backswing, Balance, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, golf consciousness, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Mindful golf, Patience, Practice, Swing tips, The drive, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Lee Westwood, Mo Norman

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 […]

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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

Moxie

December 7, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

Moxie. Some say you either got or you don’t. In golf, moxie is right out in front with every step a pro takes. Even with handicappers, its pretty easy tell who’s got it. So what is it, and why is it important? Can it be developed? If I had to choose one word to describe […]

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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 […]

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