What a great time was had by all this past weekend at our GOLF SCHOOL LIKE NO OTHER, co-taught by British PGA Pro Les Bolland and myself. We had a terrific group of eight women and men, ranging from 30-to-60-something and 12-to-30-something in handicap. Plus one of my wonderful junior players, Josh, joined us for a very special day out at La Costa Country Club.
For three full days we got up to go to golf school instead of to work. It was a “total blast,” as our inner-teenagers all agreed! Not only that – and in large measure because of the great fun and focus everyone shared – no golfer was left behind.
At our closing session, as each group came in from the golf course all excited and aglow, we tried to give out a “Most Improved Player/MIP” award. But it was impossible, because every single person had made such big personal gains, and everyone got nominated by everyone else as well as by themselves for MIP!
Les and I both offer holistic approaches to better golf. In our own ways we blend concepts and practices from eastern disciplines of aikido, yoga, meditation, shiatsu, macrobiotics and energy work into our golf instruction.
Through his Swingolf, Les encourages people to open up, let go, let it flow, relax, swing, be happy, be confident, play the game.
Through my KiAi Golf teachings, I create an entire context for the golf swing and game built around form and flow, centering and balance, fitness and focus, connection and consistency, “mechanics and magic.”
It was truly amazing and very fun to watch each person developing the mind-body skills for greater self-mastery, opening up and taking themselves into the unified “zone” and discovering new harmonious capability literally waiting right there!
I wish I could bottle all the smiles and happy energy from this golf school. As Annika Sorenstam once said, “We are not golfers who happen to be people, but people who happen to play golf. We can all get better at whatever level we choose.”
So have no doubt: it’s the whole to the hole!
Golf is not “just a mental game,” or about mechanics or fitness or equipment alone. All of the above are essential – in a simply integrated joyful way. Everybody already has it and can do it. No golfer need ever be left behind!!
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