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Back to Live Golf!

May 18, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

It was a good, skins game, back-to-live golf match up. The underdogs, Rickie Fowler and Matt Wolff, almost pulled off an upset, on a very interesting golf course, the Donald Ross-design Seminole Golf Club in Florida. The winners, World Number one Rory McIlroy and his partner Dustin Johnson, squeaked out a win at the end. […]

Filed Under: Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf rules, golf values, Owning your swing, pace, The Downswing, The drive Tagged With: Brandel Chamblee, coronavirus, Covid-19, Donald Ross, Donald Trump, Dustin Johnson, Golf Channel, Mathew Wolff, NBC, Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Seminole, Vice President Biden

A Pretty Damn Good Time to Play

March 14, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

With the PGA Tour shut down indefinitely and the coronavirus pandemic raging, it may be, to paraphrase Larry David, a pretty damn good time to get the sticks out and head out to your favorite course. Makes sense, really. The Golf Channel’s got nothing much going, and even if you’re in self-quarantine, playing a round […]

Filed Under: Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf courses, Golf Improvement, Owning your swing, Practice, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The drive Tagged With: Augusta National, Beach Boys, Buddhist training, Donald Trump, Facebook, Gary Player, Golf Channel, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Larry David, Lexi Thompson, Moe Norman, Netflix, PGA Tour, Tin Cup, Viktor Hovland, Wuhan

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

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

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