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Post Round Stats
As we discussed throughout this program, getting feedback is very important for learning and development. Generic stat sheets track fairway, greens, putts each round. This does not show the entire story. Example, what if I hit 15 greens but average 40 feet from the hole. The percentages tell us I will probably 3-putt before I…
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How to practice on the golf course
Playing on the golf course is the most underrated aspect. Every player I teach needs to play more! What good does the mechanically perfect swing do, if you cant get the ball in the hole? When you are on the golf course you get in different situations you cannot simulate in practice. If possible, always…
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Golf Yardage Books
For competitive golfers, making your own yardage books is very beneficial to saving strokes on the course. You can buy yardage books in most pro shops but those are generic, at our golf school we buy blank yardage books and teach players how to map the course. Main keys when mapping the golf course: →…
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Dynamic Stretching for Golf
Before you go out to play or practice golf, you should do dynamic stretching to warm up your golf muscles. If you go to any collegiate or professional golf tournament, you will not find many players doing static stretching. Dynamic vs. Static Stretching Static Stretching Static stretching means a stretch is held in a challenging but…
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Mental Tool 9: Health and Fitness for Golf
Warning: I am not a health or fitness professional! But I do know what is productive for golfers. Golfers need to train like athletes but also tailor it to their specific deficiencies. For example, if you lack hip mobility and flexibility, there are a lot of exercises you can find online to improve your game. …
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Mental Tool 8: Course Management
Course Management is what separates the good players from the great. If you know your game (which hopefully you have a better idea now), you are good enough to hit the fat parts of the fairways and the safe parts of the green on your approach shots! Most of us get “greedy” trying to take…
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Focus Drill for Golf
Circle 18 Game for Focus I challenge you to do something you’ve probably not done before while playing golf. During your next round, I’d like you not to make a good score your goal. Don’t even write any numbers on the scorecard. Your goal will be hitting every shot as best you can. I’m sure you’re thinking this sounds counter-intuitive.…
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MG Step 7, 9 Drills for Concentration and Focus
Concentration Exercises for Training the Mind Developing your concentration skills is like training anything else in your life. If you are trying to get in shape and lose weight, how many times do you go the gym per week, how many hours per day? If you want to be mentally tough, the choice is yours.…
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Short Game Drill: See it, Feel it, Trust it
SEE IT, FEEL IT, TRUST IT – A short game drill for you to try This is a chipping, short game drill that helps you improve your chipping quickly. You will use a variety of clubs from the same distance and see if using the less lofted clubs is a benefit. Choose a chip shot…
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Recap of Journaling
Here is my review from journaling from this past week. Below is what I would like you to take away from the journaling portion. Agenda for this past week on journaling: 1. Continue 3 process goals each day 2. Add in 90 day journal each night – benefit is to change mindset and establish habit of journaling.…