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Athleticism Is a skill you can rebuild

Here’s the encouraging thing most golfers never realize:  Your body remembers (like riding a bike).  A lot of former athletes think the feeling is gone forever.  For the record, when I say “athletes”, I don’t mean professional or high-level.  If you played sports growing up, and were one of the

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Golf Exposes It Faster Than Anything

According to the CDC, 47% of American adults still exercise (150+ minutes of moderate activity per week).  I find that hard to believe, but they’ve done the study, so let’s go with it.  What I do for sure is that very few still move athletically.  There’s a difference.  Athletic movement

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The Former Athlete Problem

Yesterday, the USMNT’s World Cup roster was officially released.  Brings me back to my younger days of playing soccer for all those years and into college.   Sounds crazy, but I think I’ve still got it.   If you’re like me, you probably don’t think of yourself as older.  Yeah, the calendar

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Do this before you hit your next bal

If your body is the problem, then that’s where the fix has to start.  Not more swing thoughts.  Not more reps.  Better inputs.  Here’s something simple to try next time you’re at the range or on the course:  Before you hit your next ball, run this quick sequence:  Then step

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This is why you can’t repeat it

Last email, I said something that probably stuck with you:  You didn’t lose your swing.  Your body just can’t reproduce it consistently.  Let’s break that down.  Most golfers think consistency comes from:  But that only works if your body is reliable.  And for most guys over 40… it’s not.  What

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You’re Not Inconsistent…You’re Unreliable

You’re not inconsistent.  I know that’s what it feels like.  But that’s not actually what’s going on.  Because inconsistent sounds random.  Like good swings just come and go for no reason.  That’s not you.  You’ve had too many good swings, and too many good rounds to call it random.  There’s

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