The Most Important Lesson of PGA HOPE Introduction: A blog post by Dr David R. Hamilton, September 27,2024, titled The Power of Acceptance: It’s Not About Giving Up  (DrDavidHamilton.com)  recently caught my eye. Reading it really helped me not have …

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The reference materials for these rabbit holes we’re about to jump in are: Peak by Anders Ericsson, Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,  Wherever You Go, You Are There by Jon Kabot-Zinn, and The Huberman Lab Podcast #88.  Rabbit holes from these …

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Just a quick thought! During practice or a game we all wish things like go in the hole, make the basket, score the touchdown. Emotional goals…praying for a result! That process can lead to some real anxiety which throws us …

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During my years teaching with John Jacobs Golf Schools one of our basic go-to set-up routines was to exercise grip, aim, golf stance, posture prior to every shot. All are important and for a shot to be successful all must …

Set-up Priority? grip, aim, GOLF STANCE, posture Read more »

Back in the last century I was fortunate to practice Tai Chi with Dr. Wen Zee, who was one of the most renowned masters in the world. So while living in Poland a few years back it pleased me to find …

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Duck, duck, goose is a game, a pretty simple game (if you’re a kid and more mobile than most golfers). It doesn’t appear to create severe anxiety or many negative emotions, in fact, it looks like fun. Fun will make …

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The Always/ All Ways aspect of my training system is geared toward the weekend golfer who doesn’t have much time to practice. Ideally we’ll be able to insert experiences into our daily routines we can transfer to the golf course. …

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