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28/05/2026

Check your hand position in the mirror

Schmidt’s Schema Theory and Golf

Richard Schmidt’s Schema Theory suggests that motor learning develops through repeated movement experiences. The brain stores:

* Recall schema — how to produce a movement
* Recognition schema — how the movement should feel

A consistent golf grip may therefore be essential because it stabilises sensory input. If the hands are positioned differently each time, the nervous system receives inconsistent information, making it harder to refine movement patterns.

In this framework, the grip becomes central to:
* Skill acquisition
* Clubface awareness
* Distance control
* Shot creativity
* Short-game touch

The grip may effectively provide the “data stream” from which the brain builds golfing skill.

27/05/2026

From a 10-foot putt to a full drive… every shot in golf is related.

The chip shot.
The pitch shot.
The bunker shot.
The 7 iron.
The driver.

They’re all connected.
Short game shots are simply mini swings that gradually lead into the full swing. The body is still using the same muscle groups, the same sequencing, the same coordination patterns and the same rhythm.

The only real changes are:

• the size of the movement
• the speed of the movement
• the club being used
• the amount of force sent towards the target
That force controls distance and direction.

Jack Nicklaus often talked about trying to make golf simple by using “one swing” and simply learning how to make the ball travel different distances.

That’s why great short game practice improves the full swing.

And why great ball strikers usually have beautiful rhythm around the greens.
Everything connects.

Golf becomes easier when you stop treating every shot as a completely different skill.

One motion.
Different distances.
Endless creativity.

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26/05/2026

Evolutionary Possibilities: Throwing, Striking, Tool Use
An important area for investigation is whether golf uses ancient neurological systems evolved for:

* Throwing stones
* Throwing spears
* Using tools
* Manipulating objects with precision

Human survival depended heavily on hand-eye coordination and tactile feedback. Golf may exploit these same evolved motor systems:

* Sequencing force
* Controlling trajectory
* Timing release
* Adjusting direction through feel

If true, the grip is not arbitrary technique — it is the activation point for deeply embedded motor-learning processes.

22/05/2026

The power of imitation is massively underrated in golf.

Kids learn by copying.

Musicians learn by copying.
Great athletes learn by copying.

So why shouldn’t golfers?

Copy your favourite player:
• their bunker shot rhythm
• their putting routine
• their finish position
• their tempo
• their attitude

You don’t hit golf shots with intelligence alone.

You acquire skill through:
trial and error, repetition, patience, perseverance and enjoyment.

That’s how the brain learns movement.
Have fun.
Commit fully.
Copy boldly.

Over time… your own style will appear naturally.

20/05/2026

My idle and a generations , I just loved the way he put his hands on the club especially his right hand , that was obviously a massive sensory feel for him to pull the trigger when he was ready on king shots and delicate short game shots

That feed back and connection to the club is something only the few experience

16/05/2026

Why the Golf Grip May Be the Most Important Element in Skill Acquisition

The golf grip has traditionally been described as the “only connection to the club,” but this explanation may underestimate its true neurological and biomechanical importance.

The grip is not simply a positioning system — it may be the primary interface through which the brain receives sensory feedback, develops motor patterns, and acquires golfing skill.

1. The Grip as a Sensory Interface

The human hand contains one of the highest concentrations of sensory receptors in the body. Golf writer and instructor Jim Flick argued that the hands are the player’s most sensitive and intelligent tools, capable of transmitting subtle information about pressure, clubface orientation, impact, and movement.

A golfer does not consciously “calculate” clubface position during the swing. Instead, the nervous system may learn these positions through repeated sensory feedback loops:

* Pressure in the fingers
* Torque in the wrists
* Vibration at impact
* Awareness of clubhead weight and momentum

This raises an important question:
Does the golf grip function as a neurological learning system rather than merely a mechanical hold?

15/05/2026

When Mickey Wright explains how to hit long clubs… we listen.

This is golf gold.
Timeless information.
Timeless advice.

The fundamentals never really change:
good rhythm, balance, width, motion and trust.
Sometimes the answer isn’t searching for something new —

it’s putting great advice into practice consistently.

Thanks for the wisdom

12/05/2026

Most golfers obsess over the backswing.

But the golf swing is really a forward swing.
The target is in front of you.
The strike is in front of you.
The finish is in front of you.

And when you study great players, the biggest common denominators appear in the forward swing — balance, rotation, pressure shift, extension, release and finish.

Backswings vary massively.
Forward swings? Much more alike.
It’s the same in tennis.

A tennis coach often teaches the player from the forward swing first — because that’s where the intention, strike and movement to the target happen.

So maybe golf instruction should spend more time teaching:

• the movement into the lead side
• the release through the ball
• the finish position
• the motion toward the target
Instead of endlessly posing backswing positions.
Interesting question:

Why do so many golf lessons still start with the backswing… when the game itself is played forwards?

09/05/2026

A bit harsh Jonny Miller , but true 😁😁🏌️‍♂️

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