The Naked Warrior

Master the Secrets of the Super Strong

I have been working pretty hard on improving my strength, especially in my legs and core. I got The Naked Warrior book for Christmas. It is written by Pavel Tsatsouline who is quite frankly a god in my opinion when it comes to increasing your strength.

I have read it cover to cover once and now in the process of re-reading it again from start to finish. While I have been practicing I have been diving in and out of different sections depending what I felt I needed to clarify.

There are only two exercises in this book. I was a little surprised at first and was a bit unsure as to how much it would help. Well, that thought was soon chucked right out the window. The two exercieses are the one legged squat (pistol) and the one arm one leg pushup.

It is really kicking my backside. The focus is on pure strength. The skills that you learn in this book are the kind of skills that you can transfer to everything you do. My legs are definitely getting stronger. There is still a long way to go, but a month working with this book has already got me further than a year doing leg extensions in the gym.

I now realised that to get a great workout anywhere you don't need any equipment. For golfers looking to add some distance to their game, this book will help. By strengthening your legs and core it means that you don't have to work as hard to generate the same power as before. Golf will be easier for you as a result.

Top 10 Areas to Improve Your Golf Game

Here is a list of 10 areas where you can quickly improve the quality of your golf game.

1. Control your Rhythm
2. Course Management
3. Approach Shots to Greens
4. Bunker shots
5. Pitch Shots
6. Chip Shots
7. Short Putts
8. Long Putts
9. Warming Up Before You Play
10. Nutrition

These 10 areas I discuss in my new book "You Can Easily Knock 10 Shots off Your Score"

I keep the instruction simple so that you can use it straight away and start benefiting from it within a very short time fram. The majority of areas require minimal practice, so those who don't have a lot of time in their week to practice are also able to improve.

Click here if you would like to learn more.

Have fun on the golf course!

Graeme,

You Can Easily Knock 10 Shots off Your Score

I have just added my new e-book to my website. It shows you how you can lower your scores by 10 shots.

These are areas that are really easy to improve upon, but most golflers don't spend the little time that is required to actually make the improvement.

I spent much of my years as a junior golfer worrying about mechanics and getting frustrated with results and improvement, so I am going to save you the frustration and show you the areas that you can improve on without going for lessons and without changing your swing.

Also, there is not a lot of practice required to start seeing the benefit, but it does require a little, just like anything worthwhile.

However, for those that enjoy practicing, there is the possibility of improving your score by more. It is up to you.

Head on over to my website and take a look.

The page you want is www.wholovesgolf.com/10shots.html

Have fun on the golf course!

Graeme.

Warning: Golfers - You've Been Brainwashed?

Over the past few years there has been a growing number of coaches using the likes of NLP and mental techniques to help golfers improve and play better.

These techniques are not only limited to improving your golf game, but can have dramatic effects on other areas of your life if applied in the correct way.

The techniques are extremely powerful and effective. Up until now these techniques have only been used to influence yourself and in a positive fashion. I am sure there are some secret military agencies who are using these for other means, but this is the first time that I have came across these as a means to influence others.

Yes, you did read correctly. These techniques are now being used to influence others in a way that I am not too sure that I agree with. It does bring into question your honour and integrity. These two guys clearly aren't that bothered about that and there are a lot of others that won't either.

So, what does this mean to you. Can you remember that easy straight two foot putt that you missed last week? It might not have been your fault. One of your playing partners could have caused you to miss it as a result of using these techniques.

These techniques can ruin a good golfers game without any effort at all. They are sneaky. There are times that you may think it would be good to have. Lets just call it sweet justice. You always get those few obnoxious golfers that may need to learn a lesson or two.

If you are not aware of these techniques, then you are leaving yourself open to being manipulated, and it will be to the detriment of your game. If you know what they are and how to use them, at least you stand a fighting chance of immunising yourself to their effects.

Check out their website. It is called Black Ops Golfer. I do like their logo.

What You Can Learn From Greg Norman

It has been an incredible Open Championship. I went on the Tuesday Practice day and the atmosphere was great. Everybody was relaxed and the Players were all signing autographs. It is by far the best day to go. You can get close to the action and you can see a lot more than you can on a Championship day. Plus you get to see the players messing around hitting a variety of shots.

The story of the week was Greg Norman's return to form. It was great to see Greg playing some good golf. He looked relaxed all week and was enjoying his golf.

There are two important lessons to learn from Greg's performance this week.

First of all, it show you that age really doesn't matter as long as you have got a good level of fitness. At 53 Greg is still one of the fittest and strongest guys out there. Improving your fitness is the easiest way to improve your golf and will allow you to play better golf a lot longer.

You do not have to work out like Arnold Schwarzenegger, but simply increasing your strength in the legs and core muscles will make a big difference. Check out Mike Pedersen's website - Perform Better Golf for the easiest way I have found to improve your golf game.

Secondly, being able to hit a variety of shots will allow you to play your best in a variety of conditions. Greg showed great imagination in his shot making from the fairway and around the greens. Jim Flick (my favourite golf coach) talks about a good drill to work on in this month's Golf Digest where you should practice hitting 100 yard shots with every club in your bag. This will definitely help your shot making and creativity.

I know I did say there were two lessons, but I have realised that there is a third, and this is an important lesson. Greg was smiling all week and clearly having fun. So was Anthony Kim. Just listen to Kim's interview on Saturday evening. He was loving the conditions and so was Greg. The majority of players were moaning that it was tough and almost unplayable.

Even so, they still have the choice of how to think and behave. Greg and Anthony's attitude (also Padraig's) showed that this has a big effect on the outcome of your round. The conditions are the same for everyone. You might as well enjoy it. It will make it easier for you and you will play better.

Have fun on the golf course.

How Many Wedges Do You Carry in Your Golf Bag?

Most golfers will carry a standard pitching wedge (PW) as it comes with the set, a sand wedge (SW) and more often than not a lob wedge (LW). Between a PW (47-48 degrees) and SW (56 degrees) there is approximately 8 or 9 degrees of loft. This equates to approximately a gap of 30 yards between the two clubs. The difference between a sand wedge and a lob wedge is only 4 degrees, so approximately 12-16 yards. This is ok. So what do you do between the PW and SW? The answer - a Gap Wedge. A gap wedge or approach wedge has approximately 52 degrees of loft on it. This will give you a more even gap between wedges and allow you to avoid the awkward in between distances that you will get between a PW and SW. However, to allow you to put a gap wedge in your bag, you will probably have to ditch one of your longer clubs. I would recommend your 3-iron. So you would have a Driver, 3 wood and 5 wood or rescue, and then it would jump to your 4-iron. This does give you a bit of a gap in your longer clubs, but you will notice it less than you will with the shorter clubs. The next time you go out make a note of how many times you use your 3-iron and then make a note of how many times you would use a gap wedge if you had one. If the number of times that you would use the gap wedge is greater than the 3-iron then you know that you should put one in your bag.

What Your Golf Coach Should Be Telling You!

Learning golf can be easy! You may think that this sounds incredible, but we as human beings are making it hard for ourself.

There is a natural way that we learn, and most golf teachers do not allow this process to happen. There are many complex moves involved in learning to walk. Do you think the golf swing is any more complex than walking?

Of course not, the golf swing can be as easy as walking. The problem is in the way that we learn how to do both of these. Most golfers learn to play through verbal commands - "do this, do that, dont do this, dont do that" etc.

Did you learn to walk by someone telling you to lift your left leg move it forward at an angle of X degrees and a distance of Y inches and move your weight so far here or there? I hope you didn't, unless you are a robot, then this might be acceptable.

There are a number of ways that you can learn quicker and as a result play better golf quicker. I will be discussing some of these methods over the next few weeks. You can subscribe on the right hand side to get the updates.