Further. Straighter. Higher.
Consistently.
How Phil Mickelson- and YOU – can get more consistency Recently saw a very nice interview with the fitness coach, Sean Cochran, of Phil Mickelson, The Open Championship 2013 winner. [http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/clubhouse/sean-cochran-mickelsons-trainer-qa-1302.htm] So, wondered if his swing lives up to the fitness improvements his coach has made on him. Then needed the perfect illustration to explain […]
Debunking Golf Myths 1 – The X-Factor ALL HUMAN MOVEMENT takes place when muscles act across joints to move skeletal segments (ie bones). A simple example – the bicep (brachii) muscle lies on either end of your elbow. When (via signals from the brain) the bicep muscles contract or shorten, they pull the forearm bones […]
Suzann Pettersen – Solheim Cup Star – uses The Minimalist Golf Swing (eventually) As Suzann Pettersen plays a practice round in preparation for the 2013 Solheim Cup, it is obvious from her swing that it is not co-incidence that she is the highest ranked European player – her swing is a completely Minimalist Golf Swing […]
When does GOLF become G.O.L.F? What makes GOLF into G.O.L.F – a Game Of Limitless Frustration? When you, as a golfer, have a muscle called the Latissimus Dorsi (LD – which sadly, you do). The LD has also been nicknamed the ‘ass wiper’ muscle. If you stand upright and put your arm behind your back […]
Should Tiger be the Favorite for the 2013 Open Championship? You be the judge: Tiger played with pain in his elbow at Merion and will go into the Muirfield Open without having played much competitive golf in between. Can he win, should he be the favorite. YOU be the judge, with an informed opinion. Below […]
Golf Swing BIO-mechanics Explained This post is dedicated to all the people I’m ‘meeting’ for the first time, via the newly-joined GOLF BIOMECHANISTS facebook group. BIO-MECHANICS involves two parts – the biological system (in this case the human golfer) and the study of that system in terms of mechanics. The whole golf world talks of […]
Tiger Woods Knee and now Elbow (or is it wrist) Injuries See the post before this one first, please. It is NOT about Tiger. He IS the most supreme athlete in the world, one whom a worthy coach could make into a super-human performer. Worthy meaning one who has at least a basic understanding of […]
The US Open and Tiger Woods One MGSS fan texted, “hey I was looking forward to your comments on the US Open, as I enjoyed your remarks after the Seniors’ Championship so much” So, my friend Tom, my response is, “Tiger did not win”, why would I care about the rest of the field. I’d […]
Diary of PGA Seniors’ Championship by Kitchenaid – Lessons to be Learnt The lesson to be learnt is that no golfer – champion to child – knows which swing positions are IDEAL for an IDEAL IMPACT (ie maximum distance, straight direction, correct trajectory). What top-of-backswing positions WOULD be IDEAL? Those which allow the left side […]
Diary of 2013 PGA Seniors’ Championship by Kitchenaid – The K.I.S.S Principle The K.I.S.S Principle = Keep It Simple, Seniors This post will be a simple explanation of one Seniors’ swing, every day – what works, what could be better (in SIMPLE, but completely scientifically valid terms). Tommy Armour III has a very simple uncomplicated […]
Further. Straighter. Higher.
Consistently.