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Time to turn golf coaching on its head

by Cameron on September 5, 2009

Learning golf the traditional way wasn’t much fun. Looking back now it definitely inhibited my learning and added years to my development. I’ve come to realise that “the system” has got things arse about.
Normal golf learning goes like this:

Base the learning model on the best player of the era (or of the coach of the [...]

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Why you should ignore golf commentators

by Cameron on August 27, 2009

I haven’t been a fan of traditional golf media for some time. I pretty much don’t read the magazines, mainstream books or listen that closely to what the golf commentators have to say. To be honest I find it boring and most of what I hear (or read) is garbage.
My faith in the media did [...]

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Automatic is everything

by Cameron on February 5, 2009

The longer we play the more we should realise the impact of automatic on our golf game.
Automatic is more important than tips and quick fixes. It’s more important than the past, the future, your talent, than birdies and bogeys, than failures, than successes, what your golf coach thinks, says or does. It is more important [...]

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Consistent golf is not what's it's cracked up to be

by Cameron on January 28, 2009

Hardly a day goes by that I don’t get asked about how to play consistent golf.
At first thought it sounds like a fair request. After all, it makes sense to be able to play consistently since  everyone is trying to do the same.
With further reflection I think that trying to play consistently is the wrong [...]

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A Case Study: Adam's Story

by Cameron on January 14, 2009

I like stories. They provide inspiration and are a useful learning tool.
Adam’s golf story is a good one and highlights the pitfalls of the golf improvement cycle.
Adam has been a friend of mine for nine years. I didn’t realise he was a golfer until recently, he preferred social outings, jet skiing and ballroom dancing over [...]

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Join The Golf Tribe And Play Your Best Golf

by Cameron on December 30, 2008

If you want to play you best golf then you’ll want to join the Golf Tribe. It’s now time to make a commitment and get motivated to take your golf to a new level.
The Golf Tribe is a group of like minded golfers who are keen to work together and share their experiences with the [...]

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Dealing with a disappointing day

by Cameron on October 16, 2008

Golf is a great sport but it can also test our character and emotions to the limit.
Despite being the number one qualifier, I lost my first round match in this year’s Club Championship on the weekend.
I’ve been asked all week to explain what happened. This is not an easy thing to do and I’m not [...]

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Having a ball

by Cameron on April 9, 2008

Just received a text message from a client who read yesterday’s post.
“Just letting you know I’m having a ball down here fading and drawing the …. out of my five iron “
Two points:

It’s fun doing something different
When it’s fun you’ll learn. When you are learning you’re improving

Good golfing,
Cameron

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Better driving…

by Cameron on March 24, 2008

Dear golfer,
I’ve been getting some comments since I’ve released The Shuggy about driving the golf ball better. I’ve spoken about this before but I think my key concepts are worth mentioning again.

Forget about hitting fairways. The ‘fairways hit’ stat is misleading. The best players don’t hit all of the fairways – some days they hit [...]

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A golf lesson worth mentioning

by Cameron on March 23, 2008

Dear golfer,
Dean came in for a lesson on Thursday. He had told me over the phone that he hadn’t been playing long (about 6 months) and was looking for some guidance.
I was assuming that Dean would be a beginner and when he told me that he usually scored between 70 and 80, I thought this [...]

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