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Learning from One of the Greatest Ball Strikers of Them All

August 10, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

I’ve been studying the swing of Lee Buck Trevino lately. And there are several aspects that particularly strike me, and lead me to think we moderns have much to learn from from this six-time major and 29-time PGA victory winner. The guy goes after the ball like no one I’ve ever seen. Nearing impact, Trevino […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Course management, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf courses, Golf professional, inspiration in golf, Masters, mental game, Patience, short game, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The Downswing, The Key Move, The Majors, The Masters, The PGA, U.S.Open Tagged With: Arnold Palmer, Collin Morikawa, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino

Learning from the Greats

May 4, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 3 Comments

Watching last year’s Insperity Greats of Golf this year, I was struck with how accurate these remarkable players still are. I was most impressed with Nicklaus, Player, Trevino, and Sorenstam. All made solid and consistent clubhead contact at impact, leading to tee shots that were in play and relatively long. Player, at 83, was particularly […]

Filed Under: Balance, Famous Golfers, Golf courses, golf values, Mindful golf, Owning your swing, pace, Patience, Putting, short game, Swing tips, The drive, Women's golf Tagged With: Annika Sorenstam, coronavirus, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Mo Norman

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

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

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