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Making the Most of Injury

August 26, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 2 Comments

Yes, you can have too much of a good thing. In late June, I traveled to Bandon with three buddies for a three day excursion into the heart of golf Valhalla. We had wonderful days of sunshine and temps in the low 60s while inland locales baked in the 100s. It was ideal for golf on […]

Filed Under: golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, mental game, Practice, short game, Swing tips Tagged With: bandon dunes, chipping, Dave Pelz, dealing with injury, playing in wind, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods

Getting Unstuck

July 17, 2017 by Stephen Altschuler 4 Comments

One of the most common problems with a golf swing is getting stuck at the top, then compensating by coming over the top to start the downswing. This leads to a plethora of possible catastrophic results including a pull, a pull hook, a push, or a slice. Of course the hands can save the shot […]

Filed Under: Downswing, Golf Improvement, Owning your swing, Practice, Swing tips, The drive Tagged With: Bernhard Langer, Brooke Henderson, Brooks Koepka, Hogan, impact, irons, Swing plane, Tiger Woods

Deep Stillness

June 7, 2015 by Stephen Altschuler 5 Comments

There’s an interesting book that just came out called The Art of Stillness by Pico Ayer, the renown travel writer, describing the inner journey. I can think of no better book for the golfing aficionado, even though there is not one mention of the most interesting game in the world. But to approach golf, you must experience […]

Filed Under: Confidence in golf, Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, Golf Improvement, Meditation and Golf, Practice, Rhythm, Swing tips, The Key Move Tagged With: buddhism, consistency in golf, head position in golf, John Daly, meditation, Pico Ayer, swing speed, taking the range to the course, the book, The Mindful Golfer, Tiger Woods

The Key Downswing Move

April 29, 2013 by Stephen Altschuler 143 Comments

At the transition between the back and downswings there is a point in time and space that sets the tone for the coup de grace of the golf swing, namely impact–that vital moment when the hands lead the clubhead down and into the ball, compressing the ball, which leaps to an elliptical surge, tracing a […]

Filed Under: Balance, Confidence in golf, Fundamentals, golf and the mind, pace, Patience, Practice, Swing tips Tagged With: chimpanzee, downswing, firm left side, impact zone, Jonathan Winters, Key Move, lag, Peter Kostis, Retief Goosen, Second Amendment, Sergio Garcia, staying patient, steady head, Tiger Woods

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