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Making the Most of Time on the Range

June 24, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

I enjoy time on the range as it allows honing your skills without the pressure of performance that playing presents. The range provides a significant level of privacy that we often don’t get in everyday life. You’re usually alone in your own hitting station, absorbed in your swing, your body’s reactions, how you’re doing, and […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Course management, Fundamentals, Golf, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Meditation and Golf, mental game, Mindful golf, Patience, Practice, Rhythm, Suggestions for golf, The drive Tagged With: Abraham Ancer, Ben Hogan, Bobby Clampett, Cameron Champ, Covid-19, Daniel Berger, Dr. Joe Parent, Jordan Spieth, Mike Donald, Nick Watney, Nicklaus, Shivas Irons Society, The Travelers, Webb Simpson, Zen golf

New Rules of Golf, Proposed

November 20, 2016 by Stephen Altschuler 5 Comments

Golf is a challenging game–too challenging for many. Here are some suggestions for making it a bit easier.

Filed Under: Golf rules, Mindful golf, Practice, slow play, Suggestions for golf Tagged With: Australian Open, Dr. Joe Parent, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Mike Davis, USGA, winter rules

Swing Sequence

October 31, 2016 by Stephen Altschuler 6 Comments

To paraphrase Sholom Aleichem, golf instructors are just like lawyers are just like physicians: what one says, the other contradicts. Concerning the sequencing of the body during a well-executed golf swing, it seems like every instructor will give you a different answer as to what follows what. And it could very well be that the golf swing is so complicated and human bodies and minds are so different that there isn’t one standard sequence everyone can rely upon to bring the clubface squarely into the ball…

Filed Under: Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, Suggestions for golf, The Downswing Tagged With: Ben Hogan, Dr. Joe Parent, swing sequence

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