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03/11/2026

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞.

With the amateur swing, the lower body doesn't move properly towards the target. The golfer tends to stand up, lose posture and let the upper body take over. The trail leg stays back.

With the professional movement, pressure shifts towards the lead side, the hips move laterally towards the target and the trail leg moves inwards as the body rotates.

The result? Better use of the ground, better sequencing and a more efficient delivery of club to ball.

Your downswing starts from the ground up. Don't leave your lower half behind.

02/11/2026

𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤. 𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰.

No matter where you are in the world. Comment 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 below and I'll tell you how we can do this.

31/10/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Miss a fairway? Blame your swing.

Miss a green? Blame your technique.

But what if your swing wasn't the problem at all?

The next time you hit a shot offline, three-putt, or chunk a wedge, consider this before changing your technique:

𝟏) 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: Are you aiming at a target with no margin for a normal miss?

𝟐) 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞: Are you rushing, carrying tension, or letting frustration from the previous hole affect your next shot?

𝟑) 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠/𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞: Only after the first two have been ruled out.

Here's something worth remembering: 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫.

Want to learn how to identify what's really costing you strokes?

I've put together a FREE guide to help you do exactly that.

𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲.

30/10/2026

Kill Fat Shots!

The beauty of this drill is that you don't need to think about a dozen different swing mechanics. You have a simple task, and your body starts working towards the result.

Place an alignment stick about two clubhead widths behind the ball. Your job is to strike the ball without hitting the stick.

This encourages you to move your weight and pressure more towards your lead side, helping move the low point of your swing forward.

Remember, with your irons, we want to strike the ball before the ground.

The best coaching isn't about adding more technical thoughts. It's about finding a simple way to feel the right movement.

28/10/2026

The first move with your arms in the downswing matters. If they move out and away from your body, you’re likely to come over the top.

Instead, feel your arms dropping towards your right hip or pocket.

This drill gives you that sensation. Place a wood headcover across your forearms and rehearse the downswing, keeping it in place for as long as possible. If your arms move out too early, the headcover will tend to fall.
Feel the arms drop first. Then let the body and club follow.

24/10/2026

𝐀 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩.

As you transition from the top of your backswing into the downswing, your weight pressure should move into your lead foot before rotating your body through impact. This allows the clubhead to whip through with more speed and better contact.

If you struggle to feel this, you are not alone. It has to happen in a split second but you can drill it into your swing with one simple thought. In this video, I share that thought that makes the correct weight shift much easier to understand and apply.

Want me to find the power leaks in your swing? Comment 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐄𝐃 below. 𝐍𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞. 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

18/10/2026

"𝐈𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞, 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐭."
But that's exactly what you're doing. You're misreading your stats and being led down the wrong path, trying to fix something in your game that isn't actually broken.

Start with the three statistics in my 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 guide.
That's three numbers. Not the fifteen your app shoves in your face. Three that tell you the truth about your game.

"𝐈 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮." - 𝐎𝐰𝐞𝐧

Comment 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 and I'll send you my 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 guide on why this happens and how to fix it.

17/10/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝟑𝟒 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐒𝐨… 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?

Not necessarily.

Maybe you left six approach shots 50 feet from the pin. Maybe your chips were fine and the green was the problem. The thing is your scorecard shows the number, but it doesn’t show the reason.

That’s why most golfers are putting in a lot of effort, but getting nowhere because they're practising the wrong thing.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧.

I’ve put together a free guide, 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀. It shows you:
• The 4-second, pencil-only tracking method I call the 3-Tally. No apps, no phone, no slowing your group down.
• How to tell whether a bad hole was Strategy, State or Swing before you touch your technique.
• A 60-minute range plan built around what your round actually told you.

👇 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 “𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐅̲𝐫̲𝐞̲𝐞̲,̲ 𝐧̲𝐨̲ 𝐜̲𝐚̲𝐭̲𝐜̲𝐡̲.

Your next round is the perfect time to try it.

𝑂𝑤𝑒𝑛.

17/10/2026

𝐀 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 working together: your arms lift while your shoulders turn.
The problem is that many amateurs lift their arms with very little shoulder rotation. This sends the club up on a steep path and often makes it harder to deliver the club consistently back to the ball.

Here’s a simple feel to try. As your hands pass your trail hip focus on turning your lead shoulder behind your belt buckle. This gets your arms and shoulders working together, rather than your arms doing all the work.

You don’t need to swing further back. You need to turn better as you lift.

Comment 'SPEED' and I'll find the power leaks in your golf swing.

𝑂𝑤𝑒𝑛.

13/10/2026

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 when your lead elbow bends outward through impact. Instead of extending down the target line, your lead arm folds up like a wing, which destroys your swing radius, wipes out your distance, and leads to thin, fat, and a weak slice.

To fix it, tuck a folded towel under your lead armpit and take some three-quarter swings. If your lead arm separates and chicken wings, the towel drops instantly. To keep the towel pinned, your body has to rotate through the ball, keeping your lead arm connected to your chest so you can achieve full extension and solid contact through impact.

Comment SPEED and I'll show you the power leak in your swing.

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