I Am Addicted To Golf
I sat in the none too comfy chair, opposite the Doc, fidgeting like a schoolboy outside the Principal’s office. Looking around the room I could see a framed certificate on the wall from some medical…
The Ultimate Guide To Golf
Golf, what a game. The small ball, hit with a club that is aerodynamically streamlined, can make your heart sing when it soars through the sky on target to the green. The ultimate guide to…
The Golf Instructor
The golf instructor, golf teacher, PGA instructor, and golf coach are fundamental to the growth and maintenance of the game of golf. Playing golf is not an obviously easy thing to do. By that I…
Designing A Golf Course: The Key Elements To Consider
I have always wanted to try my hand at golf course architecture. It is something that I will probably never get to do but my interest remains. Designing a golf course is a bucket list…
Why He Lost That Championship: Tug Dudley
True lovers of golf fondly remember Tug Dudley and his exploits on the golf course back in the day. Some say you have not discovered golf until you have come to terms with the ‘big…
Why Can’t I Sustain Good Golf For My Entire Round?
Hands up who experiences this problem in their competitive golf. Why can’t I sustain good golf for my entire round? Four plus hours is a long time and we are not machines. Despite the vastly…
Understanding How Spin Affects Your Golf
Many of us play golf because we love the game and don’t pay much attention to the equipment. We just like to get out there and swing. Understanding how spin affects your golf, however, can…
The Top Ten Tips From The Golfing Greats
I read their books so you didn’t have to. Here are the top ten tips from the golfing greats to help your game. Who are these golfing heavy weights? I chose them in terms of…
Understanding The Golfer’s Brain
It will not surprise some to know that a lifetime of golf affects the brain. Understanding the golfer’s brain can illuminate that journey, somewhat like reverse engineering. Particular activities and vocations make lasting impressions upon…
Golf: Why Does My Performance Vary So Much?
You have a great round, score really well, and maybe win the chocolates. A few days later you come out full of confidence on the back of your recent fine display and play like a…
The Church of Golf
Here at the Church of Golf we take all comers. We take sinners of many colours. You might be a chilli dipper or a shanker. You may even be a hooker or a slicer. We…
Becoming Robby The Robot: A Golfer’s Journey
It seems, that I am transitioning from mere human to robotoid – an enhanced version of me. Becoming Robby the Robot: A golfer’s journey from fallible flesh to digital design. My golfing arsenal now contains…
How You Feel Affects Your Golf Swing
You hold the club and how you swing it determines the trajectory and pathway of your golf ball. Therefore, how you feel affects your golf swing and what kind of shape you are in massively…
Donald Trump Cheats At Golf
The fact that Donald Trump cheats at golf may come as no big surprise for those unfamiliar with the game. But for real golfers, those of us who bleed green and chew grass when we…
Golf and That Winning Feeling
I had a solid 5 and 4 win this week in my pennants match against a fairly well matched opponent handicap-wise. I invariably come away feeling pretty good about it and thinking better of my…
What Stops Us From Playing Our Best Golf?
Why do we falter at golf? What stops us from playing our best golf? Why do we fail to execute shots we know we can hit? Now, I am not talking about those miracle shot…
Writing About Golf
A lot of golfers ask me why I bother writing about golf because it is essentially an experiential activity and not so much a theoretical study. Firstly, I write for a living and I love…
Golf: A Rich and Rewarding Game
A very tiny proportion of golfers play for lots of prize money and accrue lucrative sponsorships to boot. This is the reward in a highly materialistic society, where elite sportspeople and sales people earn huge…
Shift Your Focus From Out There To In Here
Golfers compete against the course to shoot their best score. So many of us look at the superstars in an attempt to garner some improvement in our own game. In fact you need to shift…
Playing The Percentages: The Mathematics of Golf
After another fine round of golf spoiled on the last hole by an errant tee shot and the calamity that followed I wondered about the odds. Playing the percentages: The mathematics of golf might be…