Instinctive Golf Blog

I have always been a poetBut I absolutely didn’t know it! So as I explored rhyming words I discovered that I heardInsightful poems and limericks INTELLIGENCE OR INSTINCT? Intelligence is about tryingAnalyzing and controllingInstinct is about freedomSpontaneity and flowing On which one should you relyFor a free and effective golf swing?When you go to the … Continue reading Exploration and Discovery… In Rhyming Words

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

“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”

What follows are some thoughts for your self-reflection. Do you actually enjoy your golf swing? What if you played an entire round of golf with the thought/intention to physically and mentally enjoy every swing and every stroke? Are you curious enough to give that a try? What if you played another round of golf with … Continue reading A Bold Challenge

The concept of flow is a central theme in the Awaken Your Inner Golfer book. Cultivating flow is an effective path toward learning, improving and optimizing performance of any motor skill. The book helps you to learn and feel the concept of kinesthetic intelligence (body smarts). It helps you to understand the fears and conditioned … Continue reading Flow

DIVOT DIGGING Let’s revisit the May 2018 Instinctive Golf Blog Divot Digging. I’ve always been a proponent of ‘brushing the turf’ rather than taking a deep divot for several reasons: I do not have the muscular wrists and forearms that most professional golfers have. My intuitive reasoning and understanding about the effects that the physical … Continue reading Divot Digging

Full disclosure: I’m really disguising my opinions as questions! But, the purpose of the questions is to stimulate your thought. See if you identify with some of the ponderings! Do you truly enjoy watching golf telecasts on TV? Or is it more of a diversion from participating in life? Do you enjoy the observational nature … Continue reading Some Pondering Questions

This is a personal story from 2012 which I wrote about immediately after the experience, and kept it because the experience made such an impression on me. Hopefully, the prevailing mindset of golf teaching professionals, which this story reveals, has changed. But I know it still exists and is often even more prevalent because of … Continue reading A True Story

What is the most effective way to learn and improve your golf game? Deep and permanent learning is not accomplished by reading, observing, or listening (a.k.a instruction). Deep and permanent learning is achieved through our own personal experience of doing. Reading these words is not going to transform your golf game, but I hope they … Continue reading Learning by Feel

How do we learn? Do we learn through perfect performance? Or do we learn and improve our golf game through our ‘mistakes’, ‘mishits’ and ‘failures’? If we expect perfection in our golf game we’re doomed to frustration. If we expect to learn from perfection we’re delusional. We must accept our ‘mishits’ with grace and patience, … Continue reading How do we Learn and Improve?