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What Should You Work On First?
What is your primary limiter to getting better at golf? Why assessing is the key to getting better faster.
Michael Whitehead
5 min read


Why You're Not Getting Better at Golf--- Even Though You're Practicing
Get more out of your practice by understanding how to read and interpret feedback, and actually get better at golf.
Michael Whitehead
6 min read


How to Keep a Hot Start Going and Play Your Best Round Ever
We’ve all been there: the round is off to a perfect start. Every drive is in the short grass, you can’t seem to miss a green, you’ve snuck in a couple putts that might not normally find their home, and even those pesky knee-knockers are dead center with authority. (For help with those, check out this other article here.) This begs the question: “How do I keep it going?” First, acknowledge you’ve got a hot streak going. This might seem in opposition to what most people would t
Michael Whitehead
2 min read


Mastering Short Putts: The Ultimate Drill for Perfecting 3-5 Foot Putting Skills
Ah yes, the range of putts that causes even the putters with the greatest temerity to quail under pressure. No more will that be you. Let’s dive in. Firstly, (if you know me, you know what’s coming…) great putting is just three things: Being able to aim where you want to aim. Being able to start the golf ball where you aim it. Being able to roll it as far as you’d like to. That’s it. Ok, I lied, there might be one more. This drill will focus on the hidden 4th aspect from our
Michael Whitehead
2 min read


What is the Best Back Stretch For Golfers After Playing a Round
Sheeeeeesh my back can get tight after playing sometimes, can yours? Here’s one of the best back stretches—and methods to the stretch— I’ve ever found. We’ll call it a Lat stretch, but ultimately the secret sauce here is breathing. How to start: -Wrap a towel (or band if you’re a psycho like me and happen to keep one on your person at all times) around a post, tree branch, golf cart roof handle… anything really, just as long as it’s overhead and stable. Starting position -Ta
Michael Whitehead
2 min read


The Ideal Golf Practice
-Know what to do and actually get better- Hi, me again, Michael, talking about golf performance. (What else is new?) Today we’re covering...
Michael Whitehead
8 min read


How Much (and what) You Should Eat During a Round of Golf
A breakdown on some of the difficulties of golf based nutrition, and a plan for how to work through a competitive golf round calorie-wise.
Michael Whitehead
4 min read


Two Best Golf Core Exercises for Rotation
-The Bird Dog Row & Lunge Oblique Twist- Exercises come and go in programs, but I know I’ve come across one that checks all the boxes I’m...
Michael Whitehead
3 min read


How To Own your Foursome and Beat Your Buddies Forever
-Never buy lunch again- I work with golfers aspiring for Division 1 scholarships, professional golf careers, major championship glory,...
Michael Whitehead
4 min read


Go From Good to Great- The Skills Needed to Move on From Mediocre
5 keys to moving on from mediocre and becoming great at golf.
Michael Whitehead
4 min read


Everything I’d Do, If I Were Playing Professional Golf Again
I used to think I knew how to succeed as a professional golfer, now I know much better.
Michael Whitehead
5 min read


The Thing You NEED to be Practicing, (that you most likely aren’t)
The skill of situations is something every golfer needs to be working on, as much as practicing the actual swing.
Michael Whitehead
2 min read


What Type of Golfer Are You and Why it Matters
What type of golfer you are has huge implications on how you should approach the game.
Michael Whitehead
2 min read


Should you really try to make 100 3-footers in a row?
This is the most classic putting drill of all the putting drills. Everyone ends up doing this drill at some point and the progression...
Michael Whitehead
5 min read


Exercises I Love For Golfers: Banded External Rotation Raises
This quick and (albeit challenging) exercise really helps golfers shallow the club and bulletproof their shoulders and rotator cuff.
Michael Whitehead
2 min read


Do You Have Back Pain While Putting? This Posture Tip Will Help and These Exercises Will Improve It.
What can we do to help back pain while putting? One: learn good posture, and two: learn good strengthening tips.
Michael Whitehead
5 min read


The Good Stuff of Upper Level Golf: A List
I love golf, and here are some of the things I love about it the most.
Michael Whitehead
3 min read


Poetry: A Rhyme About Golf Confidence
A poem for the golfer needing to think about the game with a little levity.
Michael Whitehead
1 min read


Are You Missing Out on the Benefits of the Floor Slide Exercise In Your Golf Swing?
A dive into how the Supine Floor Slide exercise helps the shoulders, and ultimately, the golf swing.
Michael Whitehead
5 min read


Top 5 Dynamic Warmup Exercises to Improve Your Golf Game
Here are 5 exercises to help you warmup for your round, and improve your golf game!
Michael Whitehead
4 min read
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