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Possibly the Best Swing Aid Ever; and a Memory of Arnie

March 4, 2021 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

The Acu-Strike Golf Impact Training Mat, one for indoor and one for outdoor use, is, by far, the best training and learning tool I’ve ever come across. It shows you, quite graphically, the path your clubface takes into and through the impact area. In other words, you can see, first hand, after each shot, why […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Golf Equipment, Golf Improvement, Golf professional, golf values, inspiration in golf, Putting, Swing tips, The drive, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Arnold Palmer, Nicklaus, Seve, Swing aid

Goldilocks Golf: Not Too Fast, Nor Too Slow, But Just Right

August 24, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

With Buddhist practice, we aim for the Middle Way–something between the extremes the Buddha discovered by trial and error. The golf swing should be approached in like fashion.

Filed Under: backswing, British Open, Confidence in golf, Downswing, Enlightened Golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, Golf courses, Golf Improvement, inspiration in golf, links golf, Owning your swing, pace, Patience, Rhythm, Swing tips, The Majors, Women's golf Tagged With: Dustin Johnson, Els, Justin Thomas, Nicklaus, Palmer, Rahm, Sophia Popov, Trevino, waggle, Women's British Open

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

Playing Hurt

February 20, 2019 by Stephen Altschuler 9 Comments

Remember when Tiger won the ’08 U.S. Open on a broken leg. Or when Lindsey Vonn won a skiing championship after a serious fall. Well, I recently returned to golf after a cancer treatment that knocked me for a loop. Mind over matter. Overcoming fear. This blog tells the story of my successful experience.

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Golf, Golf courses, mental game, pace, Rhythm, Swing tips, Tiger Woods Tagged With: Bode Miller, cancer, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Nicklaus, playing hurt, Sam Snead, YouTube

Loving and Hating the Driver

April 30, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

One of my first drivers was a beautiful specimen. Persimmon head, painted glossy black, around 260 cc, connected to a steel stiff shaft of 42-43 inches in length. Custom fitted and produced by the renown clubmaker George Izett near Philadelphia. In its day, it was a formidable weapon to attack the mature parkland courses of Philly I […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, golf and the mind, Golf Equipment, Golf rules, Practice, The drive Tagged With: blades, cavity back irons, Lexi Thompson, Nicklaus, Palmer, persimmon

Bad Rounds

April 26, 2015 by Stephen Altschuler Leave a Comment

We’ve all had them. I had one yesterday. Frustrating. Demoralizing. Even embarrassing. They hit like a sudden cold that we didn’t see coming. First the sore throat on the warm up range where say 7 of 10 shots are not hit well, but 3 are solid, and we think, “Great. I’m ready. I’ve got it […]

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Mindful golf, pace, Patience, Swing tips Tagged With: bad rounds, Crenshaw, Irwin, negativity, Nicklaus, Player, Tiger, Trevino

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