Sergio dedicates win to Ballesteros

Sergio Garcia dedicated his first European Tour win since 2005 to Seve Ballesteros after victory in the CASTELL

Scotland Rule the Golfing World

Wallace Booth, Callum MacAulay and Gavin Dear secured the World Amateur Team Championship with a nine-stroke win over the United States and in doing so completed a historic double. Read more

Schwartzel - Master in Madrid

Charl Schwartzel produced a bogey free final round of 66 at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid for a 19 under par total of 199 to clinch the Madrid Masters. Read more

European Order of Merit

Robert Karlsson has moved into the top spot in the race to win the European Order of Merit after claiming victory at the Dunhill Links Championship yesterday. The Swede won his second European Tour event in succession after beating Martin Kaymer and Ross Fisher on the first hole of a three-way play-off at St Andrew’s. Read more

Swing Stupid

At the pairs competition of the 2002 Winter Olympics, commentator Scott Hamilton told of a good piece of advice given to ice skaters: “Skate Stupid.” Which means don’t think about what you have to do to execute a triple Axel. You don’t have time. Just do it.

But wait. Golfers are told to have “key” swing thoughts. Like “Turn your shoulders but restrict your hips.” or “Start the downswing with your [feet] [knees] [arms],” etc. What could be wrong with “key” swing thoughts?

This: in 1.6 seconds, the average golfer can’t think about something and then execute it. Top professionals can, sometimes. But you? Forget about it. Don’t think. Swing Stupid.

So how does a golfer not think while swinging? You just replace thinking with something else. Fuzzy Zoeller
whistles. Others chew gum. Through self-hypnosis, my golf Clients burn in the image of the target, then retain that image as they address the ball. They “see” the ball going to the target while they’re looking at the ball they’re about to hit. So the connection with the target is never lost. The swing happens naturally. The ball goes to the target.

That doesn’t sound so stupid, does it?

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