Mistakes Happen…Here’s How To Make Sense of Them
The following information can be helpful for you as a coach, and also very helpful for the golfers you coach. I do find that it’s important for coaches to practice being okay with mistakes before they can apply it to their coaching. Have you felt those feelings of regret that come along with making a mistake? It’s common to feel a sense of frustration and anger after making a mistake, particularly in a sport like golf, where you...
Mental Aspects To Great Putting
There’s a commercial that once had an actor stating, “I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV.” I want to offer a similar disclaimer: “I am not a sports psychologist, but I play one in this article.” One of the great strengths of my game when I was playing my best was putting. Several people remarked I was one of the best putters they ever saw, and no less than my old mini-tour pal Boo Weekley gave me such plaudits. (Funny, though, no...
Lyle Wins World Hickory Open Sponsored by WGTF
Sandy Lyle, winner of the 1985 British Open and 1988 Masters, is this year’s World Hickory champion following a two-day tournament on the Panmure course in Carnoustie, Scotland. The first British winner of the Masters and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Lyle has played hickory golf for three years. He said, “I came into the tournament quite late when I decided as I was in this corner of Scotland for the Dunhill. Staying on...
4th Annual Warrior Open
It’s not every day that a USGTF member gets to hit a ball in front of a former president of the United States, but that’s what happened to USGTF member Anthony Netto this past October. Netto was on hand at the 4th annual Warrior Open, put on by the George W. Bush Institute, as a guest. Netto, who was paralyzed in an automobile accident 20 years ago, was demonstrating the Paragolfer, a mobile “wheelchair” that allows paralyzed people...
Launch Monitors For Today’s Teaching Professional
Most teaching professionals today are giving lessons much the same way that their counterparts from years ago did. They meet with a student, observe their faults, and then give them a program to improve. Many teachers still do not use training aids or video, but they are still teaching effectively for the most part. Teaching golf doesn’t have to be rocket science, but as the 21st century marches on, it seems more and more instructors...
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