Don’t underestimate the power of a balanced follow-through. Good players finish with an efficient and consistent ending position. Their follow-through maintains balance on the front foot (left side for right-handed players) with very little weight on the back foot. If this isn’t occurring, look for patterns of disparity. For example, if you are constantly falling back/away […]
(This is the eighth of a nine-part series inspired by Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras) Plateauing (Sanskrit: alabdha bhūmikatva): We make great strides to lower our handicap and then suddenly we get stuck at a number and can’t budge. Or we are missing the point of a technical swing change and find ourselves bogged down in swing mechanics and not able […]
Winter is coming and it’s going to get muddy! A few adjustments can be made to help navigate the tough conditions: 1. The feet will be sinking lower than normal, so gripping down on the club slightly will help accommodate for the feet being lower than the ball.2. Play the ball slightly farther back in the stance than normal […]
(This is the 6th of an eight-part series inspired by Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras) Similar to the infamous oak tree that guards the green on #15 at Delaveaga, it is not a matter of if the obstacles will appear, but when. And when they do present themselves, we are instructed that the obstacles are our practice. Delusion (Sanskrit: bhrāntidarshana): We have just […]
The rains are coming and the rough is going to get thick and deep! Although the prolific English Daisies won’t be affecting our club’s impact position too much, we should be mindful of our winter-time conditions. How the ball sits in the grass will determine club selection and shot choice. Assessing the potential amount of […]
(This is the 6th of an eight-part series inspired by Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras) Lust/ Sensory Distraction (Sanskrit: avirati): When we are not able to pull back from the cravings of the senses and worldly lust, our discernment on and off the course can be impacted by this obstacle. This obstacle includes craving for a lower score to […]
‘ An essential component for maintaining posture through impact and generating effortless power, make sure your golf fitness program includes a lot of side-bends. More importantly, increasing oblique stability (side abdominal muscles . . .aka: ‘love handles’) will keep your back safe, upper-body and lower-body in proper sequence, and add more distance to your drives . […]
“I don’t think this is the right club (doubt, obstacle #4), but I’m going to HIT IT ANYWAY (negligence,obstacle #5).“This is the fourth of an eight part series on the ‘Golf Obstacles’ inspired by Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtra. Negligence/Carelessness (Sanskrit: pramāda): For golf, this obstacle often shows up as the undisciplined mindset of the ‘hit it anyway’ attitude. Maybe our alignment […]