5 Elements Blog
Your daily dose of the 5 Elements of Success to strengthen
your golf game and enrich your life!
Why It’s Important For Junior Athletes To Play Multiple Sports
Junior golf, like many youth sports, can become all-encompassing and overwhelming as a junior athlete progresses to each level of the sport. It is important to maintain perspective and recognize the importance of developing certain fundamental movement skills (i.e. running, hopping, skipping, jumping, throwing, catching, striking, etc.) at particular points throughout the athlete’s physical deve...
Swing Feels
Players usually refer to technical things they focus on while playing as “swing thoughts”. In fact, I once read Jack Nicklaus recount the final round of the 1972 US Open at Pebble Beach and actually state that he had 8 swing thoughts that day. How is that humanly possible? We can’t argue that he did anything wrong because he won the tournament. But, what did he really mean when he said...
Equipment Manager 101
Do you ever remember putting on a snowsuit and going outside when you were younger? Or even with your kids recently? Moving around in that snowsuit or in any winter gear at all restricts your mobility. The elements in golf impact us similarly to wearing snow gear. Ranging from cold to hot conditions, windy and wet, golf offers it all! If you are inadequately prepared for the round, then you ...
Stick to It
I’m going to start this newsletter by stating right up front I am going off the beaten path of my normal contributions of physical performance and nutrition this week. Trust me, however, that this message still relates to those topics quite directly no matter what life stage you are in. Webster’s dictionary defines discipline as “control gained by enforcing obedience or order”, “orderly ...
Different Strokes for Common Folks
In case you missed a big announcement earlier this week, it appears that golf’s governing bodies will seriously propose some equipment changes that include different rules for elite level players. This has been talked about for some years and has been referred to as “bifurcation,” meaning that professional tours and elite level amateur competitions could require players to use equipment th...