I can’t remember seeing a more composed finish under pressure than Ryan Fox’s remarkable Open Championship victory. Twice, when the Claret Jug was within touching distance, bad luck struck. On the 15th his tee shot finished right up against the back lip of a bunker, leaving him no option but to chip backwards. On the …
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This interview took place around the year 2020. Oyvind Hafslund is a Norwegian golfer Brian met 10 years ago. He emailed Brian after having looked at his original YouTube video; “Easiest swing in golf”. They first met on Skype and did very soon discover that their life paths and mind sets had a lot of …
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Were you fortunate enough to watch the British Open and witness Ryan Fox’s sensational finish? What impressed me most wasn’t just his aggressive play, but the speed with which he played. He rarely stood over the ball for more than ten seconds. Even on the final green, only 22 seconds passed between Sam Burns holing …
Ernest Jones was a successful golf swing coach of the early and mid-20th century, famous for his whole swing approach to coaching. Criticising the tendency of swing coaches to divide the swing into numerous parts, comparing it to dissecting a cat, he described the process as producing ‘blood, guts, and bones all over the place …
Well done to Shane Lowry yesterday on winning this year´s British Open on home soil! Yet another Irishman winning a major in the last 15 years. Yes, on a global scale, the Irish certainly punch above their weight when it comes to golf. Not only was I struck by how much fun Lowry was having …
Last month´s article about ´why many golfers leave the Easiest Swing only to return later´ resonated so strongly with me that I decided to share my own experience with you and write my very own journey to the Easiest Swing in Golf. Even during the first two years as an Easiest Swing coach did I …
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When we look at how powerful our unconscious minds are it begs the question why golf instruction today is directed purely at the conscious mind. This may go a long way to explain why the average handicap has not improved in over 100 years. Try this little experiment: Write down on a piece of paper “I am …