The guys over at Game Golf, have a huge amount of data from hundreds of thousands of rounds and they sent me a breakdown of average score by performance in the different areas of the game. What it shows is:…
Tomorrow I’m giving a mental skills clinic at a golf course in Maryland. As I review my clinic itinerary in preparation, it occurred to me that you would benefit from a few of these mental game practice drills, and hence…
If you’ve read “The Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle, you’ll know that talent is not simply "God-given", it’s more likely the result of Effective Practice, and the environment that a student learns and develops a skill. I speak to many…
Your success this season is completely within your control. Instead of letting another golf season pass without seeing a change in your scoring average, let’s make this one different... Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be posting…
The term ‘Deliberate Practice’ has been widely used since being popularized by the writer Malcolm Gladwell in his book "Outliers". In this book he introduces us to “the 10,000-hour rule", a concept that is believed to have come from a…
Reaching your potential is not just about skills development, it’s about your motivation and the strength of your plan. Without a destination in mind, and the journey mapped out, you’ll struggle to motivate yourself to get there. What do you…
How do you spend your time practicing? How do you know you are building the skills you need to get better? Are you using the right practice drills for better golf? One of the biggest mistakes a golfer can make…
Consequence and progression in practice Is your practice regime stuck in a rut? Are you going to the range and just going through the motions? Does your performance and improvement on the range seem to leave you when you need…
Want to know one of the quickest ways to improve? Feedback. Most golfers I see are either not getting quality feedback, or they are getting feedback less relevant to their performance. In this article, I will explain 3 simple things…
When I get with a new student, one of the first questions I ask is “How do you practice?” The response is fairly similar and it might not be too far off how you currently practice - hitting balls at…