Posts by Jeff Richmond
Why Do Some Pros Succeed On Tour While Others Fail And Have To Sell Golf Balls? Part 3 of 3
This is the final installment of this series on why some pro’s make it on tour and others don’t. To see part 1 of this series click here and to see part 2 click here. Tournament Evaluation This study found that tournament evaluation was a critical element of success for the top tour professionals. All…
Read MoreWhy Do Some Pros Succeed On Tour While Others Fail And Have To Sell Golf Balls? Part 2 of 3
This is the second part of a 3 part study on why golf tour pro’s make it where others, equally as talented, do not. To read part 1 of this study click here. Practice Plan The study found that all the top touring pros have very detailed, individualized plans for practice and tournament days. The…
Read MoreWhy Do Some Pros Succeed On Tour While Others Fail And Have To Sell Golf Balls? Part 1 of 3
When Jack Nicklaus was in his prime a lot of people commented that many golfers could hit the ball as well as he could it’s just that they didn’t have the same mental strengths that he had. That’s why he was winning majors while other equally talented golfers had to sell golf balls. So that…
Read MoreHow To Keep Your Head Still As You Swing
Before I begin this article I need to say that the article title should have been “How To Keep Your Head STILLER As You Swing”. The reason I didn’t call it that is because it sounds weird. But here’s why I said that…. When you swing your head should move. It should not be perfectly…
Read MoreHow To Check For Perfect Golf Alignment
When you align yourself for a drive, you must be very particular that all parts of your body are pointing in the same direction. For example, you don’t want your feet to be aligned parallel to your target line but your shoulders are wide open. Equally, you don’t want your shoulders to be parallel to…
Read MoreHow To Manage The Golf Course
If you’re playing a course you know well then you should have a general plan/strategy for each hole. Of course the same is true for other golf courses, but if you have never played a course before then it’s very tough to do that. You’re just guessing. That’s a big reason why golf pro’s play…
Read MoreThe A Swing (By David Leadbetter) Product Review
It’s been a decade since David Leadbetter wrote a book. That’s a long time. So is this new instruction book, titled The A Swing, worth the wait? Let’s see… First, the A stands for Alternative. The swing in this book is what David considers to be a more different swing than the norm. To start…
Read MoreHow To ‘Stick Your Finish’ Like Rory McIlroy
When you watch Rory McIlroy on T.V. you almost always see a super balanced, posed, beautiful finish to every golf swing. But here’s the thing… Rory is swinging about 120 mph through the ball on his drives. So to “stick his finish” every time Rory has to be good at slowing down. And if you want to…
Read MorePractice Negative Thinking To Lower Your Golf Scores
Practice Negative Thinking To Lower Your Scores! You may have thought that was a typo… but it wasn’t. I honestly want you to practice negative thinking and it WILL lower your scores. Here’s what I’m getting at. Have you ever had a putt and thought that you’re going to miss it? Have you ever had…
Read More2015 US Open
I was reading this week about the 2015 US Open (which is coming up in the middle of June) organizers considering putting the tees so players have to contend with slopes. Why would they do that? The only logical reason I can think of is they think this course is going to be eaten up.…
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