Category: Instinctive Golf Blog

Let’s trace the origin of physical movement in a golf swing. Are you under the mistaken impression that your arms and hands swing the golf club? The origin of movement in your golf swing is not in your arms and hands; they anatomically and instinctively respond to the movement of your torso. The movement of … Continue reading Simplifying the Golf Swing

Once you establish an effective golf grip and an effective golf stance and posture, the next step in developing a reliable golf swing is awakening instinct and finding your personal rhythm. Rhythm is the soul of the golf swing and it is personal to each golfer. You must find your personal rhythm through trial and … Continue reading Rhythm and Flow

The feel of pure impact – the golf clubface impacting the golf ball solidly during a golf swing – cannot be adequately explained in words, it can only be experienced. It is often enthusiastically described as, “It felt like nothing!” If I were to attempt to put words to the feeling of pure impact it … Continue reading The Feel of Pure Impact

What is ‘play?’ Play is movement. We learn when we move our body. Play is essential to creativity and innovation. Play is also the use of imagination. We open to new possibilities when we use our imagination. Imagination has been referred to as perhaps the most powerful human ability. Although as adults, we may be … Continue reading Play and Golf Practice

I have a golf tip for beginners and experienced golfers in the form of a question to be reflected on and physically explored . Is your hold of the golf club – your golf grip – of secondary importance to having correct golf swing mechanics, golf swing technique and a proper golf swing? Or is … Continue reading Your Golf Grip

Yes, a bit of “Zen”! Are you present, mindful, curious, and aware in your journey through life and in your expedition in learning how to play your best golf? If not, your ‘pace of play’ may be ‘holding up the Universe on every hole’. The Universe will always be waiting if you have a tendency … Continue reading Let the Universe Play Through

This article is intended to bridge the gap between golf swing mechanics and playing golf through your instincts by understanding the importance of both an effective golf grip that allows your wrists to hinge and unhinge in your swing and the concept of a “double pendulum”. Having a general concept of the double pendulum mechanics … Continue reading The Double Pendulum Concept of a Golf Swing

“Wu-wei” (pronounced ooo-way) is a concept developed by philosophers in early China of the Confucian and Daoist (or Taoist) schools of thought. Wu-wei literally  translates as “not trying, “non-doing’, or “non-action.” The practice of wu-wei is a fundamental tenet in Chinese thought and is a central concept in Chinese martial arts. Wu-wei cannot be actively … Continue reading Wu-Wei

Do you ‘dig deeply’ or ‘tread softly’? Of course, I’m referring to golf swing basics and your golf swing. Do you ‘dig a hole’ or ‘sweep the turf’? A traditional paradigm in establishing a proper golf swing is that you must take a large divot from the ground under and past the golf ball in … Continue reading Divot Digging