It never fails for those living in the colder climates. Hours spent looking out the windows at the frozen tundra, white everywhere, just dreaming of tightly mown green fairways and the smell of fresh cut grass. You haven’t touched a club in months, itching to play – “This is the year I break 80”,…

Mindlessness is the essence of great golf. It is not the intricate understanding of the mind-boggling detail of the mechanism, rather, it is the natural and uninterfered (wu-wei) with flowing motion that allows the golf swing to happen effortlessly and naturally. I’ve often stated that the average…

When a golfer comes to me seeking help with their mental game, it really gets me excited because I know that not a single thing I teach them about the mechanics of the swing will have as dramatic an impact as what I can teach them regarding the mental side of golf. My approach to the mental game,…

It’s a strange thing to consider, when you think about it. It seemingly has a simple answer, but the truth is 99% of golfers at large either have no idea how to practice golf or what to practice. If they do know, then they either ignore it from a lack of discipline, or more likely, get pulled in so…

For golfers, confidence can act like a steroid, allowing the golfer to execute seemingly super-human feats of golfing excellence. Watching a golfer who is completely confident execute a difficult shot is awe inspiring. This is part of the world’s fascination with elite players who perform at the…

1) Fearlessness Fear in golf is simply considering the consequences. Nothing more, nothing less. When you are afraid of hitting a shot into the water, you are no longer in the moment, you are considering the negatives of hitting a ball into the water. a.) Your subconscious mind does not understand…

Get ready to learn my secret trick for how to putt with Tiger Woods like focus! There are a lot of components to putting – reading the green’s slope, speed, grain, etc. While a lot of attention these days goes into these topics, little attention is given on perhaps the most important aspect of…

There’s an old saying in golf instruction that goes, “the divot tells you everything you need to know about a golf shot.” If you’ve got a nice, square, shallow divot then the ball went long and straight, right? Take a look at the divot below from a professional golfer and try to determine the ball…

The image below represents two very different swing paths into the ball. In this article, you’ll learn a key principle to help you get on the right path and on plane — one of the most fundamental fixes in golf swing instruction. The Problem: No Idea How to Control His Ball On the trail side, our…

In today’s golf world, maximizing your driver distance is truly a matter of science. No longer can you solely go on what looks right to your eye or even what feels right in your hands. The only way to get the most out of your drives is through the use of a launch monitor. But what do all those…

We’ve had a lot of requests for Tyler Aldridge’s golf swing. Tyler is one of Chuck Quinton’s students who made it through all three stages of PGA Tour Qualifying School, earning full status on the nationwide tour for 2008. We’re very proud of him for those accomplishments. One of the things I…