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
Instinctive Golf Blog
Play and Golf Practice
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
Your Golf Grip
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
Let the Universe Play Through
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
For Women Golfers
Women'sGolf.com has posted this article by Jerry. Women have an innate ability to excel in activities and sports requiring coordination and grace as evidenced in swimming, skiing, skating, gymnastics, dancing, and yoga. As far as golf is concerned, has this innate gift been stifled by traditional golf instruction and the mindset of “trying to do … Continue reading For Women Golfers
MBR: Small Press Bookwatch, September 2018
The Sports Shelf Awaken Your Inner Golfer Jerry Brown Keep It Simple Golf Media http://www.keepitsimplegolf.com 9780998771908 $15.00 / $8.00 Kindle amazon.com Synopsis: Jerry Brown has been a student of the game of golf for over fifty years and has studied how we naturally learn physical motor skills effectively. Awaken Your Inner Golfer facilitates self-discovery for … Continue reading MBR: Small Press Bookwatch, September 2018
Awaken Your Inner Golfer – Golf Tips Magazine
Awaken Your Inner Golfer New Book Reveals Secret To Playing Golf — Emphasis On Play By Vic Williams As far as Jerry Brown is concerned, there’s a great inner golfer inside every able-bodied human on earth. All we have to do is get out of the way and let him or her through, smiling and … Continue reading Awaken Your Inner Golfer – Golf Tips Magazine
The Double Pendulum Concept of a Golf Swing
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
“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
Divot Digging
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
