Instinctive Golf Blog

Are you wabi-sabi about your golf swing, or do you strive for constant perfection? Wabi-sabi is a philosophy that has its roots in Buddhism and is the Japanese philosophy of embracing the beauty of imperfection. It embraces the qualities of awareness, humility, imperfection and transience. It honors the inherent cycle of life with its imperfections … Continue reading Wabi-Sabi

I recently read a short description from a holistic golf coach about his recent experience watching a golf swing review on television by a well-known golf instructor. There were two professional golfers observing the process of the well-known instructor analyzing an average amateur golfer’s swing. The golf instructor shows and tells what the amateur is … Continue reading Be in Your Body

What is ‘The Zone?’ In its simplest, the zone is analogous to ‘Flow.’ Then, what exactly is this thing called ‘flow?’ From the Awaken Your Inner Golfer book, “Flow is present moment awareness – attending to each moment as it streams, unobstructed, into the next without feeling a need to try or accomplish. When one … Continue reading The Zone

Awareness is a valuable function in the process of learning and improving an effective golf swing. In its simplest, awareness can be used interchangeably with consciousness. In order to stimulate the attribute of awareness and a deeper understanding of the body/mind flow in learning and performing a physical motor skill such as a golf swing, … Continue reading Awareness

PGA Master Golf Professional and teacher Michael Hebron presents his insights and research into the nature of learning in his book Learning with the Brain in Mind.  The book reviews volumes of research about how our brain and our body learn useful life skills – both physical and intellectual. The book is not geared specifically … Continue reading Learning and Performance

AWARENESS Have you ever observed your handwriting with curiosity and awareness? Have you ever just focused on what your handwriting feels like? Have you ever experimented and noticed the difference of what it feels like if you TRY to make your script “look good” and “mechanically correct” versus when you just established a SUBTLE INTENTION … Continue reading Musings, Ponderings & Reflections… for your Golf Game

If you’ve read the Awaken Your Inner Golfer book or some of the monthly blogs on this site, you are already familiar with my basic premise of the necessity of establishing an effective golf grip as a foundation in order to awaken instinct in your golf swing. (See the Aug 2017 Blog The importance of … Continue reading An Effective Golf Grip

A “Beginner’s Mind” here is not specifically referring to the mindset of a beginning golfer. It refers to the Eastern philosophy of having a mind emptied of conditioned ideas, concepts, techniques and methods. An essential element of a beginner’s mind is having a curious and open mind to allow one to see what shows up … Continue reading A Beginner’s Mind

Many golfers seem to have an unconscious fear of ‘letting go’ and allow themselves the freedom to explore non-traditional methods of improving their golf game. There can be a resistance and fear of “losing my swing” if one tries anything different from the traditional technical and mechanical golf instruction advocated through instruction, media and magazines. … Continue reading The Culture of Golfers

If you have any sort of golf practice routine I would like you to reflect on a few questions. Do you have a results-oriented golf practice? Or do you have a playful, curiosity-based, trial and error, exploration-related golf practice? One of these attitudes and orientations usually dominates a golf practice. Which do you think might … Continue reading The Art of Play and Learning