NO GOLFER LEFT BEHIND!

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!!

Better Golf: You Are The Answer!

OK. You’re here. Congratulations! That means you’re already on your way to “waking up” from the insanities and morasses most golfers seem to flounder around in. Don’t you want to be different? Try some new things that actually make good common sense and work?!?

It’s only fair to let you know who you’re listening to here. I’m a Class A LPGA Pro known as “The Golf Sensei.” (www.kiaigolf.com) “Sensei (“sen-say”) is the Japanese word used in martial arts for “Teacher with a capital T” or a “master instructor.” I’m a 5th Degree Aikido Black Belt, plus a sports psychologist, plus a bodyworker-healer and mind-body fitness trainer.

Combining all that with golf (I started playing at age 7 and was a state and national junior golf champ) allows me to bring all of you some pretty cool ways to actually get better at this way-cool game!

The billion dollar question everyone wants to know is: "How can I play and score better?" The Golf Sensei is here to tell you that you are the answer, and everything you need is already inside of you!

YOU are the real key to improving your golf.

Sounds simple and obvious and in a way it is. But if you’re like most people, you’d sooner try out the next tip or buy a new club or eat some new magic bar than spend more time mastering your own body and mind.

Here’s the facts folks:
We all need to raise our physical fitness: strength, flexibility, coordination, technique.
And our mental fitness: focus, calm, clarity, positivity, knowledge.

This is the missing, guaranteed link to better golfing, that will definitely lead to lower their scores and becoming a consistently better player.

A little better physical and mental fitness goes a long way when it comes to genuinely swinging, putting and scoring better. Trust today’s top tour players. Trust me, The Golf Sensei. Get yourself even a taste of what Tiger’s got. If you’re nodding your head as you’re reading this, you are already well on your way to truly better golf.

Hello Golfers of The World!

My name is Jamie Leno Zimron. I'm a class A LPGA Teaching Pro and 5th Degree Aikido Black Belt based in southern California. Welcome to what I intend to be the most interesting and helpful golf blog you'll find out here in the cyberlinks.

Why? Because face it, for all the fantastic advances in technology, 24-7 golf on TV, endless tips, every imaginable golf gizmo and gadget under the sunshine ... even USGA stats show golf handicaps going down by only a fraction at best. Most golfers just are not getting better at any greater rate, or feeling any less frustrated, than they ever have before. And despite the golf industry’s well-placed focus on “Growing The Game,” the entry-attrition rate of people playing golf has basically stayed the same through the years and even fallen with the economic recession.

My point is this: THERE IS A MISSING LINK IN OUR APPROACH TO IMPROVEMENT ON THE LINKS. Sorry to mix metaphors, but we’re somehow missing the boat! It shouldn’t be news to anyone that we need to come at golf from fresh perspectives.

Here’s where this blog comes in: to honestly bring you practical new ways to see and enjoy the game and actually play better golf. It’s what my “r-evolutionary” east-west approach to instruction, is all about. I call it KiAi Golf, or Centered Golfing. (www.kiaigolf.com)

You are guaranteed to find insights and information to make immediate positive differences in your swing, game and scores. This isn’t marketing hype. It’s “the real things” you need that have been missing, culled from the best of martial arts, psychology, fitness, and peak performance training. KiAi Golf is integrated and holistic, based on time-tested wisdom and the latest leading-edge research and knowledge.

So welcome and stay tuned.
You’ve got nothing to lose but strokes!!