Originality does not consist of saying what has never been said before; it's a knowledgeable golf coach saying what they know to be the truth. They see things written about the golf swing that are hard to believe will work, except by accident. But whether it...
What are the qualities of a good golf teacher? As there are countless teachers who have spent many an hour watching ball after ball being pounded away, yet few become head and shoulders better than others. From the students' perspective, a lesson should be enjoyable and something...
Every golfer is willing to offer words of wisdom and advice about keeping your head still, and each time a bad shot comes around the chances are you'll hear the comment that it was because you moved your head. So, here's a couple of practice routines...
The business of golf coaching has changed throughout the years but teaching ideas and techniques have changed little, especially chipping. You may have previously been told that the key to good chipping is to put the ball back in your stance, to lean forward, to lean...
There are few who play golf for a living that reach the dizzy heights of super stardom, but there are many who play week in, week out hoping and trying hard just for a nice payday to pay the bills. Richard Bland had played 477...
A PGA Tour player was asked about what he thought about the proposed Premier Golf League and said: "Well, there's a lot of money and where there's money there's hope." Not a lot is known about the Super Golf League which is what the planned circuit...
Spare a thought for South Korea's An Byeong-Hun who went out in 36 in the first round of this week's Players Championship but then proceeded to cover the back nine in 47. He hit four shots into the water on the par-3 17th and ultimately carded...
The origin of the British Professional Golfers' Association goes back to Victorian times and was established through the hard work, dedication and foresight of three golfing pioneers -- JH Taylor, James Braid and Harry Vardon. Their desire was to raise the status of those who...
I shudder when I hear players say that they would like to thank their team, as just a generation of great golfers ago nobody had a 'team' behind them. It was just them and themselves and the team was Manchester United or Liverpool. So, what now...
Well, the year has just begun and already we have Mr Thomas apologising for an anti-gay slur he made as a putt slid past the hole and then we hear that Mr Cabrera was arrested in Brazil for alleged crimes. We've all had putts slide...