Spring Tune-Up: Better thinking leads to better golf
At Good Thinking Golf, we believe golf is a thinking game, played with a swing and a club. If you’d like better results this season why not skip mechanics and consider your mindset.
Instruction
Chop some logs
When you raise an axe and let it fall, there’s a natural rhythm to it. Weight shifts. Hands release. Body follows through. You don’t have to think about any of it. It just happens. —Martin Chuck
How hovering the club makes you more reliable and consistent
“When you rest the club on the ground, you can create too much bend in your arms, waist, etc. And these variables make it hard to get the club back to the ball in a reliable way.” —Martin Chuck
How to build a better backswing
Martin Chuck from the Tour Striker Academy has a drill that can teach you how to make a better backswing.
How to use “flow” to hit powerful shots
Here’s Martin Chuck from Tour Striker Academy with something he learned from George Knudson.
Feeling stuck? Listen to the stories you tell yourself about yourself
I used to think awareness was enough. That once we’re aware of the dumb things we do, well, it’s obvious that we’ll change. It makes no sense to do the same stupid nonsense over and over.
If you can throw a ball, you can hit a golf shot
In coaching golf nerds in the mental game or on their golf swings, I find that almost all of them struggle because they hyper focus on technique.
It’s hard to change where you’re going when you don’t know what’s driving you there
This strategy of working hard to do things the right way had worked in many other areas of my life, but not in golf. What the hell?
New Year’s Resolutions. Also known as Lies We Tell Ourselves.
A year end report card is a first step in developing a plan for improvement. Your honest assessment should be comprehensive, precise and written down.
