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What we can learn from…

February 20, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

Sahith Theegala had a great amateur career, won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour, but has never won on the PGA Tour, though he’s been in contention a couple times in this his rookie season. He drives to each tournament. His parents are immigrants from India. Sahith was born in Orange County, California. On Sunday […]

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Course management, Downswing, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, inspiration in golf, mental game, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, pace, Putting, short game, Suggestions for golf, The drive Tagged With: Bernhard Langer, Patrick Cantley, Sahith Theegala

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

Learning from Fabulous Phil Mickelson

May 26, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 6 Comments

The Mindful Golfer book, hardback, kindle, and audible editions, are now available. Please click on this photo to order your copy online!

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

Match Play: For pros and perhaps for recreational players as well

March 29, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

It was fun watching the pros competing one on one this past weekend. Match play involves more strategy, with each match, indeed each hole, a tournament within themselves. There was more of this format many years ago, and that’s too bad. I’d like to see more of it. I kind of picked and choose which […]

Filed Under: backswing, Breaking 80, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, Golf professional, Mindful golf, Putting, slow play, Suggestions for golf Tagged With: Harvey Pennick, John Daly

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

Possibly the Best Swing Aid Ever; and a Memory of Arnie

March 4, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

The Acu-Strike Golf Impact Training Mat, one for indoor and one for outdoor use, is, by far, the best training and learning tool I’ve ever come across. It shows you, quite graphically, the path your clubface takes into and through the impact area. In other words, you can see, first hand, after each shot, why […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf Equipment, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, golf values, inspiration in golf, Putting, Swing tips, The drive, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Arnold Palmer, Nicklaus, Seve, Swing aid

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

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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