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Playing Hurt

February 20, 2019 by Stephen Altschuler 9 Comments

Remember when Tiger won the ’08 U.S. Open on a broken leg. Or when Lindsey Vonn won a skiing championship after a serious fall. Well, I recently returned to golf after a cancer treatment that knocked me for a loop. Mind over matter. Overcoming fear. This blog tells the story of my successful experience.

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Golf, Golf courses, mental game, pace, Rhythm, Swing tips, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Bode Miller, cancer, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Nicklaus, playing hurt, Sam Snead, YouTube

The Marvelous Mr. Mickelson

February 16, 2019 by Stephen Altschuler 10 Comments

Phil Mickelson is truly a wonder, a phenomenon, a likable bloke who, at 48, plays a kind of all-out golf, like a youngster might. Phil takes chances, something we amateurs can relate to. We also take chances because a lot of the time chance, or risk/reward as we call it, is part of the equation […]

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Golf, Golf courses, Phil Mickelson, Putting, The Majors, Tiger Woods, U.S.Open Tagged With: AT&T golf, Golf in the Kingdom, MIchael Murphy, Pebble Beach Golf, Sam Snead, Shivas Irons Society, Stimp, The Mindful Golfer

Happy New Year

January 1, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 3 Comments

A healthy, happy, prosperous New Year, my faithful subscribers and others who have stumbled upon this humble but hopefully helpful site. I wish you all the best of golf experiences throughout 2017, full of the feels of direct and solid contact, leading to pars, birdies, good scores, and, maybe, a hole in one. Who knows? […]

Filed Under: Golf, inspiration in golf, Mindful golf, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Happy New Year

Loving Golf

February 14, 2016 by Stephen Altschuler 5 Comments

Whether birdie or bogey or double or par, whether topped shot or fat, not so terribly far, I love you golf even more than a Cuban cigar, and the times I pause for praying.   It’s a love that at times leaves bad tastes in my mouth. It’s a love that does grieve me, makes me rage […]

Filed Under: Golf, inspiration in golf, Practice Tagged With: birdie, Bobby Jones, bogey, Cuban cigar, game improving

The Key Backswing Move

August 8, 2014 by Stephen Altschuler 9 Comments

Watching Rory McIlroy smash 340 yard drives down the middle time after time on his way to winning the 2014 WGC Bridgestone, got me wondering how he does it. He’s not a big guy. On the contrary. He’s not a macho muscular guy. Far from it. He’s not a super athletic guy. What Rory does, […]

Filed Under: Fundamentals, Golf, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Meditation and Golf, Mindful golf, pace, Swing tips, The drive, The Key Move, Tiger Woods Tagged With: accuracy, backswing, distance, downswing, impact zone, Rory McIlroy

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