“Muscle memory” has been widely accepted and often used to explain how skills and tasks become ingrained after repetition. I believe the term “muscle memory” is misleading. If you want to use that phrase, I won’t quibble, but I think it best to understand what’s truly going on. Muscles don’t have memory. Only your brain […]
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Imagine this. You’re five years old, and you get your first two-wheeler bicycle. Your mom tells your dad to put safety training wheels on the bike. She loves you and wants you safe. Your dad thinks he has a better idea. He loves you too but thinks, “My kid can handle this.” He takes you
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Here’s a simple tip that will lower your score immediately. Use the entire tee box! First, let me define what the tee box is. Draw a straight line from one tee marker to the other. That is the front of the tee box. The box is between the markers and up to two club lengths
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Brad Faxon is one of the most fantastic putters ever to play the game. I heard him say something very interesting on Sirius/XM PGA Radio. He would sometimes do things far removed from his normal stroke when practicing. He might putt with his left-hand low. Or he would putt left-handed. Why? I’ll get to that
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I don’t need a golf coach; I have YouTube. People say they don’t need a coach because all the information they need is already on the internet. Wrong, IMHO. You might believe I think that way because, as a coach, I lose money if people go to the internet/YouTube rather than coming to see me.
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I apologize in advance if this post sounds a little preachy; some things need to be said. To truly improve at golf, you have to be brutally honest with yourself. Sophocles said, “Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.” I suggest you challenge yourself. Next time you play, follow the rules strictly. If you
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Let’s get honest about how far you hit the ball. Golf is a target game that requires accuracy in both line and distance. When you watch the pros, watch how accurate their distance control is. They may be 20 or 30 feet left or right, but only five or ten feet short or long. That
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In my last post, I asked you all to stop trying to hit the ball. I provided what I think are compelling reasons why trying to hit the ball is a bad idea. Let me explain a bit further. Almost everyone has played tennis, or badminton, or ping-pong. You also must hit the ball (or
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Please, I beg you to stop. Stop trying to hit the ball! It’s not going to work, it never has, and it never will. Why would I say such a thing? I’ll be happy to explain.First and perhaps foremost, there is no such thing as the state of trying. If I were to say to
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Almost everyone I see playing golf takes a practice swing or two (or three, or four) before stepping up to hit the ball. Lately, I’ve begun to question this practice. Why? First, let me define what I mean by “practice swing.” My definition of a practice swing is addressing an invisible ball and swinging as
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