Category: Instinctive Golf Blog

I recently read a very interesting book, Positive Impact Golf, by Brian Sparks, a golf professional and coach in the U. K. with a little bit of French influence. I would call the book and the author “outstanding” because he has the courage to “stand out” in questioning traditional golf instruction and its focus on … Continue reading Book Review: Positive Impact Golf by Brian Sparks

I would like to present some questions for you to ponder for your golf game and your golf life. There are no “right or wrong” answers, just “food for thought.” Are performance and enjoyment mutually exclusive, or mutually inclusive?  Does ‘good’ performance bring you joy, or does a joyful and relaxed attitude bring you good … Continue reading Questions for Reflection

 What’s your golf “mindset”? I recently read the book Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. It’s not a golf book, but an excellent book about life skills. As a friend recently commented, “Well, golf is life!” We can utilize the life tools of growth and learning put forth in this book for both living our … Continue reading The Instinctive Golf Blog

If Socrates was a golfer, I imagine that he might have some comments and questions: Have you hit any solid golf shots in your golfing past? Did you enjoy the sensory feeling of that pure impact? Do you believe that the intelligence of your body can recall that sensory feeling of pure impact? Did you … Continue reading Trusting Your Intention

Should every golfer strive to have a repeatable golf swing? The answer might be “Yes” if golfers have the time, inclination, discipline and physical ability and stamina to dedicate a large portion of their life to the goal of a repeatable golf swing - as would a professional golfer whose livelihood is largely determined by … Continue reading Repeatability vs. Adaptability

Do you try with your mind to control your bodily movements and mechanics and try to think your way into a proper golf swing? Or do you allow yourself to feel how your body wants to move in order to make an effective golf swing?  Do you try to instruct your body with information about … Continue reading Information vs. Experience

Play facilitates fun……and connects us with the present moment. The present moment is the only time that we learn. Have you ever felt a relaxing physical and mental release after some good clean fun or a good laugh or chuckle? That ‘release’ is something that allows your body/mind and your kinesthetic instincts to flow. Trying … Continue reading Play, Fun and Learning

As anyone who has read my Blogs or the Awaken Your Inner Golfer book knows, my approach to golf improvement and enjoyment is not about technical or mechanical instruction for a perfect golf swing. My approach is about cultivating the internal and external environment that allows our instinctive kinesthetic intelligence to flow for an effortless … Continue reading The Driving Range

Let’s be clear on one thing – you don’t enter “The Zone” by following instructions. The zone cannot be taught. The zone is our true nature, our ‘naturalness.’  Our naturalness is akin to our “effortlessness.” (See the June 2018 Instinctive Golf Blog, Wu Wei, on this site). The zone is a place of effortlessness and … Continue reading The Zone

No mechanical golf swing tips here, but you can learn how to improve your golf game just through awareness. Thought patterns influence physical patterns. Thought patterns are acquired, therefore, they can be changed. Attention and awareness are tools that enable change. We have to know where we are before we know where we want to … Continue reading Learning to Golf by Awakening Instinct