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Patience

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

Learning from Fabulous Phil Mickelson

May 26, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 6 Comments

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Taking over five hours, with time between shots and holes, golf requires mental focus, perhaps more than any other sport. From three-foot putts to irons over water to drives down tight fairways, you need to stay focused to insure all your relevant body parts are in sync with your brain’s neurons; for anything out of […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, golf and the mind, inspiration in golf, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Mindful golf, pace, Patience, Putting, U.S.Open Tagged With: Brooks Koepka, mental game, Old Tom Morris, Phil Mickelson

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

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 […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, golf and the mind, Golf courses, Golf professional, Golf rules, inspiration in golf, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, Patience, Practice, Putting, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The drive, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Arnold Palmer, Jordan Spieth

Jordan…and Tiger…

February 24, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

He started out on tour like a house a’fire. Three majors in his first five years, fourteen wins, and a putting stroke for the ages. Jordan was on track for legend status. But after his win at the Open in 2017, robbing Kooch of his first major, he went dry. Nothing. Nada. Nyet. The guy who […]

Filed Under: British Open, Confidence in golf, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Golf, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, golf values, inspiration in golf, mental game, Mindful golf, Patience, Putting, short game, Suggestions for golf, The Downswing, The Majors, Tiger Woods

Tiger’s Ten, and The Mindful Golfer of the Year

November 23, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

It might be a surprise, but I hereby bestow the hallowed honor of 2020 Mindful Golfer of the Year on Eldrick “Tiger” Woods. I do so because one of my main criteria for such an honor can be found in my book The Mindful Golfer: How to Lower Your Handicap While Raising Your Consciousness. In it, […]

Filed Under: Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, golf and the mind, Golf courses, Masters, mental game, Mindful golf, Patience, The Majors, Tiger Woods

And Yet More Player Assessments, Pre-Masters

November 2, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

This may be the deepest PGA tour field I’ve seen in years. There’s a lot of talent out there, with just a putt or two separating those who win from the others. Patrick Cantley. Great college player. Has been solid on pro tour. I’ve seen better putters, but otherwise, I can find no flaws in […]

Filed Under: British Open, Confidence in golf, Famous Golfers, golf and the mind, Golf courses, Masters, mental game, Mindful golf, Patience, Phil Mickelson, The drive, The Majors, The Masters, The PGA, Tiger Woods, U.S.Open

Anthony Kim and Other Odds and Ends

October 19, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

So whatever happened to Anthony Kim?  Kim hasn’t played since he tore his Achilles in the summer of 2012. Before that he dealt with a tsunami of injuries to his forearm, wrist, and thumb that scuttled his career after a brilliant season in 2008 where he won two tournaments and earned $4.6 million in prize money.

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf courses, Golf Improvement, Golf rules, Mindful golf, Patience, Phil Mickelson, Suggestions for golf, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Anthony Kim, Bryson DeChambeau, Jason Kokrak, John Daly, Xander Schauffele

Fixing Jordan Spieth

September 21, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

In trying to help Jordan Spieth fix his game, former World Number One and now Golf Channel commentator David Duval came up with what he calls “reactionary golf.” In my thinking, it’s quite wise, and may have two, or possibly even more, meanings.

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, golf values, mental game, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, Patience, Phil Mickelson, Practice, Putting, short game, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The drive, The Majors, Tiger Woods, U.S.Open Tagged With: Bobby Jones, Bryson DeChambeau, David Duval, Jack Nicklaus, Matthew Wolff

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