Golf Muscle Memory: From Harry Potter* to Jordan Spieth

A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023)   A Pensieve is a magical instrument used by Professor Dumbledore* to manipulate memories. Is this merely the product of a childlike imagination that exists only in a Harry Potter* work of fiction? Not anymore! …

Golf Decision-Making: Flip-Flop Your Way to Better Putting

  A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) In politics, the kiss of death is to be a flip-flopper. Unusual as it is, changing your mind because of new information is considered a character flaw in politicians. But in ‘real’ life, as…

Develop a Trouble-Free Mental Map

  A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) Golfers gather plenty of information about where the ball is, but not many collect enough information about where the target is. It’s ironic that in a game where hitting the target is all that…

Five Star Master Golfer

  A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) What would golf be like if you didn’t keep score? It might be really fun, especially while you are learning – plus, it’s much easier to “learn.” But for about 95% of golfers, the…

Gripping the Golf Club: Wrinkles in Your Rain Game

A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) Why do your fingers wrinkle and pucker when your hands are soaked – like in a rainstorm while holding a golf club? Scientific tests have confirmed that the phenomenon of skin wrinkling via water has…

Golf Coaching: Find a Gatekeeper to Improve Your Golf Game

A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) Imagine the number of people tugging on your cape if you were the #1 golfer in the world. To safeguard yourself, you would need a gatekeeper (such as a trusted coach, an agent, or a…

Putting Technique “The Claw”: A Grip for Your Yip

A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T.J. Tomasi (1940-2023) South African star Charl Schwarzel uses a putting grip designed to keep the right hand from overwhelming the left and shutting the face, a common cause of missed putts. He’s placed two tees in the form…

How You Create Long-Term Memory for Golf Swing Improvement

A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) There are three steps to creating memory: First, you sense the experience (see, feel, hear). Then, it’s held in short-term memory (STM) while you evaluate what to do with it. Finally, you either forget it,…

Golf Release Practice: You Don’t Do A Release, You Have One

A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) If there is one thing you need to learn about the golf swing, it’s this: The closer to impact you get, the less you should be trying to do. Said in another way, less is…

Off to See the Wizard: Learning to Be a Great Golfer

A Legacy Post by Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Dr. T. J. Tomasi (1940-2023) Here is a sobering fact: Your brain doesn’t care what it learns – it doesn’t have a quality detector, so if you’re not on the ball, you’ll learn the bad right along with the good…