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And Now that the Hips are Awake…

August 16, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

As I mentioned in my last post, we have a tendency to get lazy with our hips. Thomas Jefferson once said that many physical problems started with human beings with the advent of using the horse for transportation for it was then that we started riding much more than walking, and consequently started getting out […]

Filed Under: backswing, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Golf, golf consciousness, golf values, Owning your swing, Practice, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The Majors

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

A most amazing golf shot heard, and seen, round the world

June 20, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you but the last time I was in a fairway bunker with 160 yards to the green (at Pacific Dunes), I was thinking more about just getting out than reaching the green. But when England’s Matt Fitzpatrick found himself in this situation on the last hole of the 2022 U.S. Open […]

Filed Under: Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Golf, golf and the mind, The Majors, The PGA, U.S.Open

The Saudi Tour: Boom or Bust? And What About Phil?

May 21, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

Imagine if the Mafia decided to start a golf tour, offering millions to cash-strapped PGA players who jumped ship–players like Westwood, Garcia, Fowler, Norman, and Mickelson. Well the Saudis, yes the same country which birthed 19 of the 9/11 hijackers, and who murdered Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi, and who just recently “allowed” women to […]

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Golf, golf and the mind, Golf professional, golf values, Phil Mickelson, The Majors, The PGA, Tiger Woods

The Laboratory (and a special announcement about this newsletter)

April 16, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

When I was 14 and just starting learning golf, I used to practice, during Philadelphia winters, with a Whiffle ball in our living room. Sort of half swings with a Bobby Jones blade 9 iron. I got pretty good knocking that Whiffle over the living room couch and against the curtains…until…one day…when I got a […]

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, Masters, mental game, Mindful golf, Practice, The Downswing, The Majors

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

The Essence of a Good Lesson

May 19, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

As with any instruction, there are lessons which are effective and lessons which are not. I might be a concert pianist today if I stuck with lessons when I was six, but just didn’t connect with the teacher and his methods. On the other hand, my first golf instructor, though far from a top 100, […]

Filed Under: backswing, Balance, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, golf values, inspiration in golf, mental game, Owning your swing, pace, Slowing down, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The Downswing, The Majors, The PGA Tagged With: golf lessons, Jack Young, Vanco

Swing Speed: The Good, the Bad, and the Hyperbole

April 5, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

From the talking heads on TV to the touring pros themselves, swing speed is all the rage. Bryson DeChambeau is the current focus of the discussion, although he’s just doing his thing in order to win more tournaments. I don’t think too many others will take the time to put on 40 pounds of muscle […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, golf consciousness, Golf professional, inspiration in golf, Masters, mental game, Mindful golf, pace, The Majors, The Masters, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Bryson DeChambeau, Jordan Spieth, Judy Rankin, Lydia Ko, Patty Tavatanakit, Rory McIlroy

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 […]

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