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Safe, fun, effective; Isn't that what we want for our kids?

Safe, fun, effective; Isn't that what we want for our kids?

Golf has often been said to be the most difficult of all the sports. A little ball that doesn't move and you hit it with a variety of clubs? Sounds about right! Well , if we adults can get frustrated with this game, why should the younger folks be any different? Since the golf swing is a functional discrete movement, it seems that it should be easy enough to understand and replicate. All that I have said so far probably has you shaking your head, especially if you like to bu

Mentorship [a.k.a. Coaching]

Mentorship [a.k.a. Coaching]

"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants" - Issac Newton - In our search for health, we will eventually stumble on an undeniable fact: You can not ‘do,’ ‘go’ or ‘be’ all you can be, all by yourself. As my mother used to say, "No man is an island" “But the right pathway, and the ease of our access to it is vastly improved with the right counsel. Everyone has an opinion, and you know what Clint Eastwood said about that! (if you don't, go

The who, the what, the why of the golf swing

The who, the what, the why of the golf swing

We have all heard the following or similar words, "The purpose of the golf swing is to hit the golf ball solidly; The method employed is of no consequence, as long as it can be repeated" (with proper results!). Pondering those words, you must break your wrist early in a bunker shot, you must keep your dominant eye over the ball on a putt, you must be in an athletic stance, etc., etc., etc., (insert 1,000 more words). “What I have endeavored to do with my son is to build a con

Be better, do better (golf of course!)

Be better, do better (golf of course!)

Just because someone has a certificate in something doesn't mean they are good automatically! Take 10 swing coaches, you may get 15 swing views (not a typo). And just as in my other profession (yeah, that attorney stuff), people who are qualified think they should not be questioned, and rather just followed. And as I have told my clients, "You are paying me", so you have the right to ask and question (novel concept eh?). At some point, my expertise should speak for itself (de

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