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My Left Wrist: A key to consistent and powerful golf

January 7, 2022 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

The left wrist (right for lefties) is perhaps the most fragile and vulnerable of all of our bones. Though delicate, much is required of it–sometimes too much, and it breaks or sprains rather easily putting most of us out of commission for a good long period of recuperation. We golfers often take the left wrist […]

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf, Golf Improvement, Owning your swing, Practice, Swing tips, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Daniel Berger, Jon Rahm

What We Can Learn from the 2021 U.S. Open

June 20, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

Anyone who thinks golf is like watching paint dry, just needs to watch the rerun of this Open and see how exciting it can be. I was on the figurative edge of my seat watching golf’s top players take nose dives off the Torrey Pines cliffs without a hang glider to soften… To read the […]

Filed Under: Golf Tagged With: Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen

Further Thoughts on the Full Swing

December 16, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

So what is the one element of the swing that separates amateurs from pros? Actually it’s a series of elements, which adds to its complication…and mystique. I do not have it all figured out–far from it–but I have observed that recreational golfers know little about getting the sequence of movements right. Pros often learn this […]

Filed Under: Balance, Downswing, Owning your swing, pace, Swing tips, The drive Tagged With: backswing, ball position, Bernhard Langer, impact, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, swing sequence, transition, trial and error

The Basic Chip

August 31, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you, but the simple chip right off the green can drive me nuts at times. It’s either a great effort for a tap in par or a flub that challenges my commitment to mindful golf.

Filed Under: backswing, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, mental game, Mindful golf, pace, Practice, Putting, Rhythm, short game, Swing tips, Tiger Woods Tagged With: chipping, Dustin Johnson, FedEx Cup, John Daly, Jon Rahm, Tiger, Tour Championship

The Right Tool (Club) for the Right Job

July 20, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

My Dad was a carpenter, by trade–learned it from his father–and one of his favorite sayings was “the right tool for the right job.” When you need a screwdriver, don’t use a damn butter knife! I have since pleased and amazed my wife for getting all sorts of things fixed around the house with the […]

Filed Under: Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, golf and the mind, Golf Equipment, mental game, Mindful golf, Patience, Practice, The drive Tagged With: Barbara Nicklaus, Bobby Jones, Bryson DeChambeau, coronavirus, Jack Nicklaus, Jon Rahm, Orange Whip Trainer, Seve Ballesteros

Staying Down on the Shot

June 15, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

You’ve heard the advice, I’m sure. “Stay down on it, Stay down on the shot!” And it really is important in achieving a consistently reliable swing. The other day on the course, I was not staying down and suffered the consequences–consistently lousy shots going this way and that. But before that round was over, I […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Downswing, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Practice, Suggestions for golf, Swing tips, The drive, The Majors, Tiger Woods, U.S.Open, Women's golf Tagged With: Bryson DeChambeau, Daniel Berger, Harold Varner III, Hogan, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Lee Trevino, Lorena Ochoa, Tom Lehman

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

Incubator Tour to Majors

April 9, 2019 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

Dropped in to an incubator Symetra Tour event the other day and got an education. First, these ladies can play. Long, accurate drives, most 250 or more. Powerful, classic, one-piece swings that, as a group, remind me of Justin Rose: methodical, workmanlike, efficient. Like any tour, some of these women have more game than others. […]

Filed Under: Downswing, Famous Golfers, Golf, Golf courses, Grand Slam, Masters, The Downswing, The drive, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Bobby Jones, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy

Watching Golf is like Watching Paint Dry?

March 17, 2019 by Stephen Altschuler 6 Comments

Golf is like Watching Paint Dry? There are some who say watching golf is like watching paint dry; and that may be true at times. But if you watched The Players this weekend you’d more liken watching golf to watching ten thoroughbreds running neck and neck down the home stretch in the Preakness. Coming into […]

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Ryder Cup, The Masters, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Jack Nicklaus, Jim Furyk, Jon Rahm, The Players, Tommy Fleetwood

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