golf

Golf is my passion and fortunately my job. I have dreamt and lived golf
since I was a young girl and it is such an amazing sport because you
learn about yourself and the game every time you play. Here are a few
of my thoughts to help you get the most out of your game.

First of all the game is all about short game, get the ball up and
down around the greens so you can allow yourself make mistakes. It is
amazing what happens when you let yourself make mistakes, you will
relax and the ball will go where you want it to go. I used to spend
80% of my time chipping when I was young.  I have not realized until
later in my career what a blessing that was. I am going back to
practice chipping again to ease off the pressure of my long game.

The game needs to be played naturally with only the the target in your
mind not a bunch of technical thoughts about the golf swing that we
all tend to do. To find your natural swing that makes the ball go at
the target that is the challenge. It is like playing basketball and we
just look at the hoop and shoot. It does not matter how we do it as
long as the ball goes in the hoop.

Believe me I have learned so much about the golf swing. I tried so
many theories  and they all made my swing look pretty and helped me
hit the ball better but it takes so much practice on the range to keep
it up because it was all a forced motion. I the end I am not scoring
better because my time is spent on the range instead of on the
chipping and putting green.

We also have the mental part of the game and the better you get the
more mental the game becomes. The saying is that the game is 90%
mental and I agree with that to a certain degree. You really have to
believe in yourself and your ability. My mental approach when I play
my best golf is to play golf without thinking at all. To do that the
game has to be all natural and played on instinct and feel, that is my
ultimate goal with the game. To reach this goal I am not working with
any technical coach this year so I can free up my mind and just swing
the golf club.

To make practice fun and interesting I do short game drills all the
time. I pick two to three drills to complete every day before I go out
and play a minimum of 9 holes. I will explain my drills and make
videos throughout the year so maybe one of my drills can make you a
better golfer.

I would love to help you with the game and answer questions please
write  in my guest book and I will try to answer all the questions.

I have learned the game from some of the best and I want to thank
them all, they have in different ways contributed to my game and my knowledge about the game.

Swedish National Team Coaches- Pia Nilson, Katarina Vangdal, Henry Reis
Paul Purtzer - PGA tour pro
Mike Malaska - PGA teacher
Dave Stockton - 10 time PGA tour winner
Ronny Stockton - PGA tour teacher
Dr Bob Rotella - helped players win over 60 major championships


Thanks,
Mikaela