Scott's Golf Blog

Hello all. Sorry for the infrequency of articles, but with the season moving along with the speed and power of a freight train, keyboard time is rare. So the question I posed above refers to your “game wallet”. That wallet is the one into which you’ve placed a new thought or a clearer understanding of [...]

We’ve all  heard the saying, “There’s no keeping score at the range”, right? Well, it’s time to change that! Next time you go to the range, bring a scorecard from a course you play often. “Play the course” on the range. If the first hole is a par 4, picture that fairway and hit your [...]

Oh it’s good to be home. Home being this page rather than the front page. Now that Scott is back I can return to these pages and talk a little instruction. So we’ve finally made it to “Masters Eve”. Now while we may not have stockings hung or “Mama in her kerchief, and I in [...]

The dictionary defines insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” My question is, “Is this you?” Golf is a game of corrections. We are constantly looking for indicators as to what we are doing with our swings. The best indicator that I know of, is he golf ball [...]

No, not raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but 2×4′s, the letter “L” and a white painted line. These three “things” are not only my favorite teaching drills, but the three drills I use to keep my own game on track! Take a 2×4 and cut it to 32″. Then all you need to [...]

“If you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day Then go to the mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say” So here’s my question. If you take or have taken lessons, what does the “Man in the Mirror” [...]

When the hope runs high” So how many of you knew that The Zombies were golfers? The new season is here. Here in the northeast players are back to the range and the courses are getting play. My question is, what will you do when you get started? Many players will grab their clubs and [...]

What a day for a day dreamin’ boy. And I’m lost in a day dream, Dreamin’ ’bout my bundle of joy.” Daydream? Golf? Concentration? Huh? What does this mean? Well, I’ll tell ya’! I want you to think about how sometimes you seem to be cruising along when all of a sudden the proverbial “wheels come [...]

All you’ll ever need to know about Match Play is right here in this picture. No silly not mine….the one below it.       Congrats to Luke Donald. A lesson well learned for us all.         Play well Nick

“I mean listen, we‘re sitting here talking about practice, not a game, … We‘re talking about practice man.” Practice indeed. I wonder how much thought we actually put into our practices. I ask because I can guarantee we’ve all been at the range when the guy next to you plops down a humongous bag  and [...]