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Deconstructing Putting

July 10, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

This post can be found at golf360.substack.com. Enjoy!

Filed Under: backswing, British Open, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, golf and the mind, Golf courses, links golf, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Patience, Putting, short game, slow play, St. Andrews, Swing tips, The Majors, Tiger Woods, Women's golf

A Game for all Seasons…almost

November 6, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

Now I’m not suggesting you play golf as I did at 17 in Philly with temperatures hovering at 32 degrees, the ground frozen solid with patches of snow and ice on and around the creeks and ponds, and me wearing three sweatshirts, wool cap pulled down over my ears, and longjohns with heavy pants, with […]

Filed Under: backswing, Downswing, Fundamentals, Golf, Golf courses, GPS, inspiration in golf, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Putting, St. Andrews, The drive

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 […]

Filed Under: backswing, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, Golf courses, Golf Improvement, mental game, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, pace, Phil Mickelson, Practice, Putting, short game, slow play, Slowing down, Swing tips, The drive, The Majors, Tiger Woods, U.S.Open, Women's golf

Notes, Questions, and My Two Cents

May 31, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

Long hitting Jason Kokrak won his second tournament of the year at Ben Hogan’s old haunt Sunday, beating Jordan Spieth and his cheering minions by two shots.  I think if Kokrak can figure out how to control the spin of his wedges, he may be close to unbeatable. Faldo thinks he should get new wedges […]

Filed Under: Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Golf, Golf courses, Golf professional, golf values, Phil Mickelson, Suggestions for golf, The PGA, Tiger Woods, U.S.Open, Women's golf Tagged With: Cameron Champ, Harold Varner III, Jason Kokrak, Jordan Spieth, Joseph Bramlett, Matthew Wolff

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 Players

March 11, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

Some call it the Fifth Major. Some pros consider their careers incomplete unless they win this one. And unlike most other tournaments, people remember, generally, if a golfer ever won The Players. Why? It’s a very elite field, drawing all the greats of the current game. It’s held on the same course every year: the […]

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Go, Jordan, Go!

March 6, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

A hole in one for Jordan at the Arnold Palmer! And last I looked he was tied for first. His driving still needs some sharpening, but his putting is starting to look like the Jordan we all remembered him by. He’s coming out of his slump, for sure, as the last three events and this […]

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Tiger Woods: Human Being

February 8, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

He’s been so far up that the angels moved over to make room. He’s been so far down that the Devil couldn’t take the competition at those times. He’s been the greatest golfer of all time. He’s been one of the worst professional golfers of all time. He’s been healthy as Hercules. He’s been as […]

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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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