We always hear the ever-increasing physical and mental pressures suffered by various sport stars. Appalling strains and burnt-out are common headlines. But what about golfers — yes, I hear a few of you saying that you know personally of one or two golfers in your regular...
It’s been interesting for me to analyze how golf teaching has developed over the years. It was a small group of Scottish professional caddies that organized themselves, around 113 years ago, into the British Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) and therefore were able to put together...
“My husband’s balls are not straight”?----this comment was thrown at me even before my ‘kick start’ morning coffee. I replied that mine were not always in the middle----and I was just priding myself on such a quick early morning ‘witty’ retort when I realized that...
‘Yes’---it’s true I found Mr. Bean on the 1st tee of this new golfing land---tallish, and with all his clubs (except 7 iron) still with their original cellophane wrappings- he was looking like he had just landed from some far away planet. Waiting and extremely...
The standard of golf coaching in our part of the world leaves a lot to be desired, and is a worrying part of our game, and I have tried to ‘discreetly’ bring up this sad state of affairs over the years. In my following report...
So now we know!----Women use more of the brain than men? Its official, men use only half their brains to process beauty, while women use their whole brain to do the job. I guess this is something many of us suspected anyway!-----however, researchers were surprised by...
Born out of frustration and disputation 90 years old ago, the Professional Golfers’ Association of Australia stands testament today to what can be achieved when dedicated people contribute to achieving a common goal. While the immediate goal of the 15 professional golfers who gathered in Carnegie...
The unleashing of frustrating innocent cries on the driving range is not new to me, and there’s no need to ask what it was that was disturbing those poor golfers, as I’ve exhausted all necessary options in the past to stop the suffering. As time has...