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  Back when Tiger Woods was laying waste to PGA tour fields throughout the late nineties and the early noughties, the whole world marvelled at the ability of the man. He hit the ball prodigious lengths that were unheard of then, he also hit the ball very straight most of the time as well. A ... Read More

  Every now and again I’ll receive a note from a subscriber along the lines of “I want to get real good at this game, I have some ability and have been playing a while but seem to be stuck where I am, please help”. Now generally speaking I’m not one to reply to individual ... Read More

“I fear not the man who has practised 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times”. – Bruce Lee Back before he was snatched from this god forsaken mud ball all too soon, the great martial artist and actor Bruce Lee imparted a lot of wisdom into this ... Read More

  You got to admit, there’s nothing better than ripping the driver. It’s one of the best feelings in golf, watching that little white pill fly straight and true down the fairway and knowing it’s going to be a long walk before you play your next shot. But like everything in this life that gives ... Read More

  A while back I read an amusing article about a bloke who in the early 90’s, managed to play Shady Oak Golf Club, the home club of the legendary Ben Hogan. Here’s the story in his own words: In the early ’90s, I was a guest at the Shady Oak Club in Fort Worth, ... Read More

  There was a bloke at my club once, who one of my fellow professionals christened the magpie. Now the magpie was a lovely fella, the sort of chap you hope your future father in law will be like. He was kind and he was often quick witted with a joke or two. He was ... Read More

  Back when I was doing a fair bit of teaching on the lesson tee, muggins here would often have some poor bewildered soul turn up looking of for guidance after being to a number of other well know teachers locally. Not sure why they came to me last, but that’s a story for another ... Read More

  Let me tell you about Mick, Mick’s a bloke I used to know who was quite a reasonable club golfer. He played off a handicap of around 11, and more often than not, he would play to it. And play to it easily. He’d win a number of events at the club each and ... Read More

  Slow play, god you gotta hate it. It’s the cancer of the game. No matter where you play your golf you will have experienced it. From club golf, to resort golf, municipal and public courses, good old Mr Slowcoach is out there holding up the entire course. As for the tour, don’t even get ... Read More

Back when I was a yoof, Playing club golf and trying to get my handicap down as far as possible to one day be good enough to embark on a professional career, I used to enter as many club competitions as possible. Now one of my favourite tournaments that I played in all year was ... Read More