The OODA Loop of Mastery: Shoot For Par and the Architecture of Emotionless Golf Execution Abstract Shoot For Par (SFP) represents a radical departure from traditional golf instruction by integrating biomechanics, mental toughness, and tactical acuity within a single, unforgiving, military-inspired framework. This essay argues that the entire SFP philosophy, as codified in the Par […]
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Course Management (Per an excerpt from my first book, Par Your Golf MIND, page 40) This course management chart is the best way that I know to get you to understand comparisons. I have added each distance to each club to create a times-table like solution for playing my clubs for the best course management
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Golf Grips Golf grips are an easy to miss aspect of your game but easily noticed when your hands slip during the swing. When golf grips are first placed on your clubs, they are tacky and provide you with instant grip comfort, especially when paired with a golf glove. However, over time with the oil
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Focus Downrange Focus is essential to playing great golf. The best part is that if you can daydream, you can play. When we daydream, our eyes may be fixed on something or someone, but our mind is witnessing or viewing something different. This is what we need when we address the ball. You see so
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Playing Percentages Today’s blog is about playing percentages-“the feel” versus “the real.” This illustration is of a 372 yards Par 4. Each triangle on the hole represents the club and distance needed to reach the green, while the legend to the right represents the required tee shot distance and the most important data, what the
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Map Your Bag When you hear golf coaches tell you to map your bag, what they are really saying is that you do not have the correct carry distances to your clubs. This poses a most significant risk to your scoring ability. Ego can certainly mess you up on the golf course. By looking at
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Optimal Loft Let’s talk about optimal loft. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen a swing speed under 100 miles per hour with the driver loft setting at 9º and under. What that tells me is that the golfer has no clue how speed and loft dictate the distance that the ball
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7-Wood The 7-Wood in a bag is like a unicorn. You’ve heard it exists, yet you rarely see one. So, what is it about the 7-Wood that makes it worthy to take another club out of the bag? Let me give you the skinny. Let’s cover the basics of what a 7-wood is first and
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Driving Irons Driving irons are meant for speed. A LOT of speed. Sure, the heavy head design makes them easy to hit, but you have to understand to maximize the capabilities of the driving iron the way that it is intended, swing speed is key. They are the option to a fairway wood or a
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Decisions Decide Defeat Hole #2: No guts, no glory, right? Here is a hole that should scream danger at first glance. Almost all golfers who have their ego in tact will recognize that a slice over the water is a perfect shot shape for this hole. I would caution that this could work out in
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