Big news in the small world of long drive: the World Long Drive Championships are moving to Golf Channel (from ESPN). Will this be good for golf? I think yes. Here’s why. As we continue to growing the game of...
(PRWEB) PGA teaching professional and Orinda, CA resident Eric Jones wins the 2012 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship in the Super Senior Division (age 50 +) with a drive of 369 yards. He now has two wins, the LDA Tour...
Journey to the Worlds 2012 In this video I’m going to talk about how a recent corporate outing, and aiming to only half the fairway, helped me to work on my driver consistency and my accuracy. There’s a lesson you...
Journey to the Worlds 2012 In this video I talk about “contingency” practice. Contingency practice is “what if ..” practice, and it’s a key component of mental toughness training. I imagine all kinds of different scenarios and circumstances, then simulate...
Results from the 2011 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships are in! I’m pleased to say that I did well at the tournament. I didn’t bring home the trophy this year, but I made it all the way to the quarter...
I certainly had that “edgy nervousness” standing on the tee for my first set. But as the announcer gave us the signal and I approached the ball I was thinking to myself “This is IT. This is the battle. And I LOVE it!”
As I write this a few hours before tee time I’m going through my strategy and visualizing my routine and my shots.
In this video I spent some time with Leith Anderson and Dave Balbi on their radar system comparing clubs. It’s amazing how much data you can now get about your club performance.
next week at the World Long Drive Championships I’ll be up against the best of the best, and I’ll have to be at my very best to prevail. I’ll take any edge I can get. And I’ll let you know how it goes.
To be mentally tough on the outside (performance) you need to be mentally tough on the inside. Every time I see that image of the lion I recall my peak performance experience.
Just a few days left before the competition. I’ve been doing a bunch of last minute equipment testing. John Greenwood added another little shaft tweak to the ultralight shaft I’m going to be using that added a little stability but...
All golf club shafts are not created equal. Even identical-looking shafts from the same company, with the same frequency and flex specification, can vary significantly in performance. Here’s an interview with shaft company House of Forged founder Robert Kent.
In this video we take a quick look inside a club building shop and watch as we drill out the remains of the shaft in the old head and prep a new shaft. Club building is an art as much as it is a science.
Earlier last week I was able to get in to see the orthopedic doctor to have him look at my left shoulder. He was kind enough to allow me to video the part where we talked about his preliminary diagnosis of the soreness in my left shoulder and possible rotator cuff damage.
Come along with me as I travel to Mesquite, NV to compete in the Regional Long Drive Championship. I hit my best ball of the day – 385 yards – and wound up on top! Exceeded my own expectations. I can’t tell you how exciting it was to get back in the winner’s circle, and to earn my spot at the Worlds!
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