I was lucky enough to get invited to a Yonex day with Colin Montgomerie at the Oxfordshire golf club this week. The format of the day was to look at the new range of Yonex clubs for 2012 and then play golf in the afternoon where Monty would join each group for a few holes. …
The Eureka Moment
Can 1 bad shot ruin thousands of good ones? The answer is yes! This may be my quickest blog follow up but I had to write this following what I tweeted as a #massiveeurekamoment and it relates nicely to the idea of 'the path of least resistance'. This relates to my golf swing of which …
The path of least resistance
Whether you realise it or not humans are very good at finding the path of least resistance. There are many terms that you could use, I guess lazy might be one although sometimes it is sub-conscious decisions as well. For a long time I have been fascinated by a human condition whereby someone finds a …
The Transition
The one commonality in great players golf swings is the transition phase. The change in direction between backswing and downswing is key and sadly the bit that most amateurs get wrong. A really important thing for golfers to understand is the way that your hips and pelvis work. Here is a really good video to …
Latest videos…
I thought I would put the latest couple of videos on here for anyone to have a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7K3ChUipWM&sns=em http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPspC7zk5ck&sns=em Thanks to PJ, the Director and creative genius behind all these videos, I have a couple of Tiger Woods xbox moments in them. There will be more in the pipeline soon......
Are you FIT for golf?
Here's a recent article I wrote for our members news page on biomechanics: "Are you FIT for golf? The majority of you reading this, if you are honest, will say NO! Back Pain, joint pain, sore or tight muscles, tired over the last few holes, lack of concentration. These things all have an effect on …
Let’s go Dutch!
So this weekend was full of fun and firsts! I went to a friends wedding in Holland. The wedding was in The Hague. I have been to Holland a few times but only to Amsterdam....doing the usual stag do type things and so had never been anywhere else in Holland. The wedding was a dual …
99 Holes
Monday is normally my day off but not this monday! Monday the 13th June was the date of the Leaderboard 99 hole challenge. Leaderboard owns 99 golf holes at 4 different venues. 36 at Dale Hill, 18 at Chart Hills, 18 at The Oxfordshire and 27 at Sandford Springs. So playing 5 1/2 rounds of …
Progress report
I have just been reading one of my previous posts about how I wanted to keep going with the whole fitness thing after the marathon. Well I can report good news! I am still running on a regular basis. My average run distance is about 4 miles and the longer runs at the moment will …
Marathon Man
So the 17th April 2011 was a big day for me. I ticked off an ambition that has been on my list since I was about 12. I ran the London Marathon and have the medal to prove it. In many ways it was an awesome day, one that I wont forget for a while, …
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