Golf Lesson in Kabul by after alex

The Perfect Swing - Dave Korba from the Shivas Irons Society believes "self-awareness is essential in maximizing performance in golf and in living life. All good golfers are not necessarily self-aware, nor are all self-aware individuals necessarily good golfers... yet. Shivas Irons talks about True Gravity. Bagger Vance encourages us to seek our authentic swing. Both are attempts to have us find our True Selves in and through our golf games."

When Dave gives a golf lesson, he gives the same instructions he offers for enjoying life:

1. Have an intended result in mind.
2. Give up the need to control the result.
3. Execute.
4. Observe the result while staying unattached.
5. Learn.
6. Stay true to your inner self.
7. Have fun.
8. Repeat the process.

Labels: Awareness, Golf Blogs, Golf Lessons

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Yoga for Golfers - Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola at Yoga Journal encourage us to throw our goals off the fairway and practice being present in the process, to free yourself of stress, and ironically, play a better golf game. This clash between subconscious and conscious mind presents an opportunity for the awakened athlete to override the mental strife created by the overanalyzing conscious mind and reach toward the wakeful, clear mind state accessible through the intuitive subconscious.

Labels: Goals, Golf Blogs, Yoga

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Putting Game Consistency And Success - Nick Bayley at Consistent Golf tells us, "The very first thing you must do to become a great putter is you MUST learn to love and enjoy putting. If you don't find out how to love and enjoy putting then you'll never become a great putter."

Labels: Golf Blogs, Putting

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Rhythm - Peter Nomm shares in his latest post at Great Golf that good rhythm does not automatically mean swinging slowly. In fact, it can be quite the opposite. Good rhythm, like so much in golf, is unique to the individual. Very often your proper swinging rhythm mirrors your characteristics, such as the way you walk or the way you do other things.

Labels: Golf Blogs, Rhythm

How I Learned To Play Like Tiger - Cameron Strachan suggests we take some time to work on a weakness. It's not easy and feels uncomfortable, but if you can get some good advice and be prepared for the long haul you'll see some significant improvement. Turns out Cameron's weakness is the same as mine, so I'm paying attention.

Labels: Golf Blogs, Practice, Weakness