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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

The Art of Holding Off at Impact

June 7, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 3 Comments

One of my teachers, Jim Knego, the eminent pro at Bennett Valley in Santa Rosa CA, took a look at my swing once and noticed I was pulling everything left.  His prescription was to hold off the club face at impact. And once I got the hang of it, it worked. Of course, in the […]

Filed Under: Famous Golfers, Fundamentals, Owning your swing, Patience, Practice, Swing tips, The drive, The Masters, Tiger Woods, Women's golf Tagged With: Colonial, Hogan, holding off the clubhead, Jack, Korn Ferry Tour, New Hampshire, PGA, pronation, Rory, Trevino

Delivering the Clubhead at Impact

February 26, 2019 by Stephen Altschuler 3 Comments

A golfer who excels at delivering the clubhead at impact, effectively and consistently, is a golfer who will play the game well and have a lot of fun in the process. To do this is not all that difficult if you apply some key fundamentals and have the time to practice them. A Rocky Start […]

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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 […]

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