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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

Compression Obsession

January 15, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

It’s one of golf’s not-so-dirty little secrets. The pros all do it but few show you how. So at the expense of vilification from my betters, I will attempt to explain this technique that I’m sure goes back to Tom Morris and son in the bonny town of St. Andrews. The key to compression lies […]

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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 […]

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