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Thursday, June 12th, 2008Do you feel the amount of balls you hit each month during practice has been beneficial to your game? Do you feel you are improving enough from your practice effort?
If you do, keep doing what you do, if you don’t or are not too sure, keep reading this.
The less time you can afford to spend […]
Get rid of your golf frustation and increase your enjoyment
Monday, May 26th, 2008Have you ever played golf with people that got so frustated during a round that it took the enjoyment out of the game? Do you sometimes feel this frustration yourself?
If this is the case, let’s see how you can fix that and increase your enjoyment playing golf.
The first thing to do, is find out where […]
Golf learning is Fun
Monday, May 19th, 2008I was talking with a golfer’s wife this morning at the range. She told me she felt frustrated with her golf because she does not play well enough to be able to share more rounds of golf with her husband.
She told me she took lessons to improve but wasn’t really enjoying them.
Her comment really surprised […]
Juniors - The best way to start learning to play golf.
Monday, May 12th, 2008As passionate golfers and parents, you might wonder about the right time for your children to start learning to play golf. I would say that the best time to introduce them to the game would be when they start showing interest in it.
Depending on their age, you’ll have different options to do it. However there […]
Building A Better Backswing
Monday, March 24th, 2008In my last post I described two clubface positions at the top of the backswing. One is described as “closed” and the other “square.” The orientation of the clubface at the top of the backswing can have a significant effect on your golf shots, both in terms of direction and also distance.
Many competent golfers play golf […]
Gold Coast Golf School Launches the Golf Learning Centre
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008After 5 weeks of continuous rain you might be thinking that we drowned or something like that. Actually at Gold Coast Golf School we have used this time to prepare for the launch of our latest initiative on Saturday March 1st , the Gold Coast Golf School Golf Learning Centre.
Making it Easier to Learn and […]
Rain Didn’t Stop Golf Play
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007What Cyclone!!!!!
Winds of up to 50 km per hour and torrential rain did not hamper the progress of the students at GCGS.
Despite these cyclonic conditions, the students were given a lesson on how to play in windy and wet conditions. After 18 8 arduous holes they arrived back at HQ wet, cold but much more […]
The Secret Golf Code 12 - 4 - 2
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007There’s a buzz around the academy, as we prepare to launch a new look and feel to the www.ahpga.com website
What makes the Australian High Performance Golf Academy stand out from other golf training organisations? Is it the fact that we have the latest technology or the best golf coaches or a fantastic golf program?
Or is […]
Golf Specific Exercise Classes
Monday, January 29th, 2007Allsports Physiotherapy are starting their golf specific exercise classes again for 2007.
If you happen to be around outhport on Australia’s Gold Coast, then drop in every Thursday night from 6.30pm to 7.30pm for a mere $10.
Classes go for 1 hour and involve exercises aimed at the golfer and improving their swing.
Golf specific […]
Chinese Golfers Discover AHPGA Philosophy
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007A Report by Gaelle, our Golf Coach who’s currently chipping her way out of a sand bunker somewhere near Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
I really miss the Australian Sunshine!
I’ve been in China for about a month now, the city where I am is Nanjing. It’s big! 5 to 6 million of people! A great potential of […]
Golf Instruction: It’s About Form and Function
Sunday, January 7th, 2007Does your golf instruction program improve technique and dynamic structure or functional basis of your technique?
Why Golfers Fail to Reach their Potential
Friday, January 5th, 2007For the vast majority of amateur golfers, high scores and bad shots are common place. Improving your golf swing either by taking golf lessons or reading golf instruction tips from magazines is often a waste of time and money.
Perfect Golf Swing To Match Perfect Body?
Friday, December 29th, 2006Do all your golf lessons focus on achieving the Perfect Golf Swing? Is your whole focus on the driving range about trying to get the golf swing mechanics perfected?
Lower Golf Scores and Rapid Results in Record Time
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006Isn’t that what you as a golfer want? Who really wants golf lessons, when really all you want are Lower Golf Scores and Rapid Results in Record Time!
To quickly reduce your golf handicap, without all the pain and frustration already experienced on the golf course? Whether you are
Golf Lessons - Why I Never Improve
Friday, December 22nd, 2006“I’ve taken so many golf lessons from a number of different golf pros, yet my game hasn’t improved.” Does this sound like you?
In Search of the “Perfect Golf Swing”
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006How many golfers win a tournament because they have the Perfect Golf Swing?
Why is it that everywhere you look on the internet, there’s so much golf tuition focused on achieving the Perfect Golf Swing?
Why is that? When it’s the
Preventing golf injuries: elbow pain
Monday, December 4th, 2006The elbow is frequently injured when playing golf, with women more likely to experience problems than men. Of all the elbow injuries that occur, the two most commonly encountered by golfers are ‘tennis elbow’ and ‘golfer’s elbow’.
A Great Golf Challenge
Friday, December 1st, 2006Stevie Wonder and Tiger Woods are in a bar.
Woods turns to Wonder and says: How is the singing career going?”
Stevie Wonder replies: “Not too bad! How’s the golf?”
Woods replies: “Not too bad, I’ve had some problems with my golf swing,
Learn How to Adapt Your Golf Game to Any Challenge
Sunday, November 26th, 2006Many of us would have witnessed Phil Michelson’s win in the 2006 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. What’s interesting to me is that although the golf course was set-up more
Does rain stop your golf lesson?
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Beautiful one day, raining the next!
The Gold Coast is having some welcomed rain, as South East
Queensland is in drought. When it rains, it absolutely drops gallons of
water in a short time, so we wait for the rain to stop, and then resume
our golf.

