The other day I attended a LPGA event south of Portland and I paused to watch one of the participants warming up at the range. Actually I was about to leave when her swing and its results caught my eye and my ear. The solid sound her irons made was captivating. I stopped and watched […]
What we can learn from Patrick Cantley
Patrick “Iceman” Cantley may well be our modern Ben Hogan, who was also known as the “Iceman.” In the last two tournaments of 2021, Cantley took down two of the best in today’s game, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm. Like David defeating Goliath, like the tortoise besting the hare, like the Trojan Horse deceiving and […]
The Element of Distraction and How to Overcome It
I had had a good practice session at the range the day before my round, and had high expectations for a major scoring accomplishment. But right from my first wayward tee shot, I could tell something was amiss, and, sure enough, I shot a rather miserable 47 front nine, pocked by bogeys and doubles and […]
Adding More Distance
The way I see it, you add distance to your game with more muscle which translates into more clubhead speed, more flexibility which produces a wider swing arc and more coiling of the upper body, or both. And more muscle comes with… To read the complete post, please go to golf360.substack.com. Thanks.
Making Progress and Describing my Process
I began this game in 1960 with a set of my father’s hand me down clubs, tossed to me after his enormous ego took repeated beatings from this former boxer’s bouts with this daunting game. It’s not a game for a big ego’d person. It brings you too close to the mirror, where, you know, […]
Limericks for Pro-nicks
Bryson is a bit like Tyson: He’ll chew your ear off at times-some. Phil’s still got skills the way he hits those pills. Dustin sounds like Justin, but Justin is no Dustin. Rory’s still bound for glory, but… To read the rest of this post, please go to my new blog host at golf360.substack.com. […]
Buy Distance?
Recently, I’ve been driving the ball quite well…for me. Not a whole lot of distance, but enough if I move up in tee boxes, and dead accurate where I’m aiming. But you know the golfers’ dilemma, I’m sure. Enough distance with the driver is never enough distance with the driver. So off I dove into […]
The Problem with Practice; and possible solutions
Other than private country clubs which often have excellent practice facilities, most of us have to rely on public driving ranges for places to practice our golf skills. The only problem is that getting good at the range does not guarantee we can transfer those skills to the course. Hitting off a mat or even… […]
The Five Elements of Golf
OK, I know there’s probably like 57 elements of golf, but for the sake of simplicity, and so as not to bore you, I’ve narrowed it down to five, namely driver/fairway woods, irons, pitching, chipping, and putting. It’s really pretty simple. So no more bellyaching, bitching, bemoaning, belching, bedraggling, and bandersnatching. Here goes. Listen up. […]