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An Unusual Players

March 10, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

An unusual Players tournament, battling a virus and a tough course.

Filed Under: Course management, Famous Golfers, Golf courses, Golf Improvement, Golf rules, Masters, The drive, The Majors, The Masters, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Alice Dye, Bobby Jones, coronavirus, Jack Nicklaus, Jimmy Johnson, Justin Thomas, Pete Dye, Rory McIlroy, The Players

Golf as Meditation

March 7, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

Golf can be part of a meditation practice. Here’s how.

Filed Under: Enlightened Golf, golf and the mind, golf consciousness, Golf Improvement, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Mindful golf, Putting Tagged With: Bernhard Langer, Bryson DeChambeau, Colin Morikawa, Dean Sluyter, emotions, exploration, Harold Varner III, Inbee Park, Justin Thomas, letting go, meditation, Sungjai Im, Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland

On Curing the Shanks Via a New Swing

February 18, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 8 Comments

As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been plagued by the shanks lately, and was at a complete loss about how to treat my affliction. Feeling desperate, I combed YouTube, viewing every solution I could find. But no dice. Nothing worked. Butch Harmon had the best explanation of cause–closing the clubface severely at impact, […]

Filed Under: Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf Equipment, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, inspiration in golf, Owning your swing, Practice, Swing tips, The drive, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Ben Hogan, Mickey Wright, Moe Norman, the shanks, Tin Cup, Todd Graves, YouTube

Increasing Clubhead Speed

April 23, 2019 by Stephen Altschuler 9 Comments

Of all golf pleadings, the one that rings most often, and loudest, is increasing clubhead speed. “Just ten more yards. That’s all I ask, dear God, just ten more yards…Oh, and by the way…in the fairway.” After all, what golfer doesn’t want to hit it farther, and, hopefully, straighter. YouTube is saturated with advice on […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Downswing, Fundamentals, Golf Improvement, Practice, The drive Tagged With: exercise, increased distance, iron play, YouTube

Delivering the Clubhead at Impact

February 26, 2019 by Stephen Altschuler 3 Comments

A golfer who excels at delivering the clubhead at impact, effectively and consistently, is a golfer who will play the game well and have a lot of fun in the process. To do this is not all that difficult if you apply some key fundamentals and have the time to practice them. A Rocky Start […]

Filed Under: Balance, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, Golf courses, Golf Improvement, mental game, Swing tips, The Downswing, The drive Tagged With: alignment, Bubba Watson, Cameron, Cameron Champ, Jason Schmul, Justin Thomas, Lexi Thompson, Nick Faldo, shank, Trevino

Making the Most of Injury

August 26, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

Yes, you can have too much of a good thing. In late June, I traveled to Bandon with three buddies for a three day excursion into the heart of golf Valhalla. We had wonderful days of sunshine and temps in the low 60s while inland locales baked in the 100s. It was ideal for golf on […]

Filed Under: golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, mental game, Practice, short game, Swing tips Tagged With: bandon dunes, chipping, Dave Pelz, dealing with injury, playing in wind, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods

Getting Unstuck

July 17, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

One of the most common problems with a golf swing is getting stuck at the top, then compensating by coming over the top to start the downswing. This leads to a plethora of possible catastrophic results including a pull, a pull hook, a push, or a slice. Of course the hands can save the shot […]

Filed Under: Downswing, Golf Improvement, Owning your swing, Practice, Swing tips, The drive Tagged With: Bernhard Langer, Brooke Henderson, Brooks Koepka, Hogan, impact, irons, Swing plane, Tiger Woods

From Unnerved to At Ease

February 20, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 6 Comments

Ways to successfully take our games from the range to the course, via good practice and techniques for relaxing our minds and bodies for the challenge for playing this wonderful game.

Filed Under: Breaking 80, Confidence in golf, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Meditation and Golf, Swing tips Tagged With: Brendt Snedecker, Dustin Johnson, forward press, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Kevin Na, Lannie Watkins, mindfulness, waggle

Posture: Priming the Tower of Power

January 16, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 1 Comment

It’s often overlooked in the instructional manuals and magazines, but posture lies at the heart of power in the golf swing.

Filed Under: Downswing, Fundamentals, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, Owning your swing, Swing tips Tagged With: Brooke Henderson, Dustin Johnson, firing your glutes, game improving, Henrik Stenson, HIdeki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Lexi Thompson, posture, Rory McIlroy

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