Sometimes the best plan is to have no plan Like most club golfers, the greatest annual test of my golf is the club championship. In the Club C, it’s always fascinating to see how well I can incorporate the coaching and performance fundamentals that I provide to my clients. I want to empower my clients, but I want to play well too! If a coach doesn’t admit this to you, he or she is lying. I was in the A Flight this year. I had a frustrating … [Read more...]
Moe Norman Fans: A book launch party
All Moe Norman fans are invited to the launch party for my new second edition of The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story. Join me and friends of Moe's on Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at Blue Springs Golf Club in Acton, Ontario. Please drop by for a COMPLIMENTARY DRINK, share some of your favourite Moe stories and celebrate the life of Canada's legendary golf genius. The new hard-cover version has been expanded to 336 pages and … [Read more...]
My end-of-the-season ritual: It’s over and I’m good with that
I am not grieving the end of the golf season. I’m done and I’m good with it. I’ve accepted that I won’t be hitting the little white ball off green grass for another five months, except in the unlikely event that I go south this winter. Over the past half-dozen years or so, I’ve followed a season-ending ritual that allows me to segue into winter unbridled with sorrow and longing. If you are “normal” person, you may not grasp the pathos of … [Read more...]
My 2016 Club Championship Confessional
Among the surprises in the 2016 edition of my annual Club Championship Confessional, I learned a late-in-life lesson about lagging, experienced the electrical energy of a missed short putt, and renewed my relationship with Mr. Shank. As your friendly neighbourhood performance coach and writer, I love Club Cs for the post-round stories of quads, yips, chilli dips and four-whacks. And the Club C is a great opportunity for learning—about myself … [Read more...]