Why do I play golf. Part II.

The story so far…. Continuing on from my last blog, I’m in Palm Springs ready to attend Fred Shoemaker’s workshop, I’m jet lagged, so arrive pretty early. Fred is setting up. He invites me for a cup of coffee in the restaurant overlooking the beautiful...

Lies Damned Lies and Statistics

Introduction Most golfers would like to improve. However, without solid data, how do we know we are actually improving or what to work on? In my first two blogs this year (Time for Reflection and A Cunning Plan) I suggested how you might analyse “where am I now” and...

Timothy Gallwey – The Inner Game of Golf

From Tennis to Golf I had the privilege to meet with Timothy Gallwey (on the left), author of The Inner Game of Golf and arguably the founding father of the mental side of golf at Betchworth GC in May last year. Tim was a proficient tennis coach and player but a...

What does Flamenco have in common with golf?

Do you struggle to take your driving range game onto the golf course? If the answer is “yes” perhaps it’s time to question your approach. I was in Seville, Spain recently and was watching four Flamenco dancers. Each dance started a similar way, one of them would...

Past, Present, Future

Today I’d like to focus on where your mind is just before you are about to play a shot on the golf course. Past “Last week I had a similar chip over this bunker and duffed it”. “Whatever you do don’t duff it again”. So sure enough you duff it as our golf brain doesn’t...