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Golf: The Ultimate Body/Mind Connection

May 28, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

The body/mind connection is well established, and affects every aspect of sentient life on this wonderful planet of ours. But we often take it for granted and get so wrapped up in the pace of daily life, we don’t notice its nuances, changes, and subtleties. It’s not until years later–say, sometime after 50 or so–do […]

Filed Under: golf consciousness, Mindful golf, Slowing down, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Bobby Clampett, pain in golf, solutions for golf pain, walking, yoga for golf

The 75-foot Bomb

May 7, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 3 Comments

One of the great things about golf is that, at times, any golfer can experience what the pros experience. So the other day at Bennett Valley, I’m a single, joining up with two welcoming guys, James and Daniel, originally from Kenya and now Americans. I only have time for nine, and my round is going […]

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, golf and the mind, inspiration in golf, Putting Tagged With: intermittent reinforcement, Jack Nicklaus, miracle shots in golf, Verne Lundquist

Loving and Hating the Driver

April 30, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

One of my first drivers was a beautiful specimen. Persimmon head, painted glossy black, around 260 cc, connected to a steel stiff shaft of 42-43 inches in length. Custom fitted and produced by the renown clubmaker George Izett near Philadelphia. In its day, it was a formidable weapon to attack the mature parkland courses of Philly I […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, golf and the mind, Golf Equipment, Golf rules, Practice, The drive Tagged With: blades, cavity back irons, Lexi Thompson, Nicklaus, Palmer, persimmon

Confidence

April 23, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 9 Comments

Confidence is all-important in golf. Here’s how to increase it when it comes to getting up and down for par.

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Fundamentals, golf and the mind Tagged With: chip and run, chipping, lower scores, short game

Elite or Not so Elite? Trump’s views on who should play

February 26, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 18 Comments

Golf is for everyone, not just the rich elite as Trump seems to be promoting.

Filed Under: golf values, Mindful golf, Suggestions for golf Tagged With: bandon dunes, cost of playing, Donald Trump, golf resorts, Pebble Beach Golf

From Unnerved to At Ease

February 20, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 6 Comments

Ways to successfully take our games from the range to the course, via good practice and techniques for relaxing our minds and bodies for the challenge for playing this wonderful game.

Filed Under: Breaking 80, Confidence in golf, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Meditation and Golf, Swing tips Tagged With: Brendt Snedecker, Dustin Johnson, forward press, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Kevin Na, Lannie Watkins, mindfulness, waggle

Swing Tips and other Tidbits

February 6, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 6 Comments

Links Golf - players at St Andrews, Scotland

Good posture at address, bending from the waist, knees flexed, and keeping the back as straight as your body will allow. In starting the club back, I recommend extending the arc by directing the clubhead a bit outside the plane keeping the shaft relatively vertical with the arms in front of the body, before the club flattens out […]

Filed Under: Downswing, Famous Golfers, golf and the mind, Golf rules, Mindful golf, Swing tips, The Majors, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Arnold, Bobby Jones, Donald Trump, Jack, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas

Posture: Priming the Tower of Power

January 16, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 1 Comment

It’s often overlooked in the instructional manuals and magazines, but posture lies at the heart of power in the golf swing.

Filed Under: Downswing, Fundamentals, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, Owning your swing, Swing tips Tagged With: Brooke Henderson, Dustin Johnson, firing your glutes, game improving, Henrik Stenson, HIdeki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Lexi Thompson, posture, Rory McIlroy

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

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