"Unconscious Golf" is the new buzz word, replacing "The Zone" in golf to describe optimal performance states that are automatic, precise, and free from thought. Unfortunately, Unconscious Golf doesn't properly describe optimal performance states because the only times we are unconscious are…
If you want to maximize the quality of your practice time and improve as quickly as possible, you'll need to split your sessions into the 3 parts: Block Practice, Random Practice and Competitive Practice. Block practice is where you will…
Across putting greens all over the world, numerous golfers will practice their putting by dropping three balls and putting away. While I have become desensitized to this act, I still ask myself, “Why three balls?” Perhaps the new sleeve of…
Before you pick up a bucket of balls, choose a spot on the driving range and take out a club, think about why you are out here in the first place. The obvious answer is to practice. But by practicing…
Many of you will be setting a season-long goal of getting your handicap down or breaking your best score, and with that in mind, you will no doubt be spending a lot of time on the driving range. But unfortunately,…
One of the things that golfers say when they’re playing well is that “the hole just seemed bigger” or “I felt like I couldn’t miss”. The opposite is usually true when you’re playing badly; the hole seems to shrink in…
Most of us are obsessed with swinging the club in the "correct" way. We get caught up in swing mechanics instead of increasing our awareness and feel for different shots. In my opinion, once the fundamentals of the swing are…
The optimal way to practice golf for lower scores, is to get as close to course conditions as possible when you are on the driving range.