Training for Bad Weather

For many golfers, rainy days are a no go for planned golf sessions. But for a small few, rainy days are a great opportunity to avoid the crowds, even if it means getting your new set of Callaways a bit wet. If you’re one of those golfers, here are a few tips for how to …

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Why Isn’t the Ball Going Straight?

It’s a complaint among golfers that is far too common: why isn’t the ball going straight? It feels like I’m doing everything right. What gives? There are a number of things that could be going wrong with your swing to keep your shots from going straight. One way to think of it is that, just …

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Playing Golf Out Of Order

There’s no way to replicate the feeling of a good round of golf. Where you make it through all 18 holes with a good score, and you know you’ve earned it. So when you have to play the holes out of order, scoring well can be a bit infuriating. Maybe I’m obsessive compulsive, but I …

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Whip Physics

At Pause-N-Throw, we’ve spent a lot of time comparing the Pause-N-Throw swing with the action of a bull whip. The hand action of a pro is like snapping a whip. And that’s why their drives take off like rockets. But what is it that makes this comparison so appropriate? And how does the Pause-N-Throw help …

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Slice Stories: The Par 5

So far, our slice stories series has focused on slices hit off the tee. From knocking a dent in an oil derrick to raising the ire of a cantankerous crocodile, we’ve seen that there’s plenty of trouble to get into from slicing your tee shot. But that doesn’t mean that things can’t go awry from …

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Train With a Slow-Mo Camera

As you may have seen from our previous blogs, here at Pause-N-Throw Golf we are big fans of the idea of videotaping your golf swing. It’s a great way to make sure you’re swinging the right way, so you can reinforce correct motions and eliminate incorrect ones. Truth be told, you can get a lot …

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Curing a Slice: How Long Does It Take?

Sometimes, it seems like there’s nothing you can do to fix those horrible slices and improve your golf game. The worst part is when you feel like you’ve turned a corner and then go right back to slicing. It’s all too common: you hit the driving range and your drives are straight as an arrow. …

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How Golfers Can Train Over the Holidays

So it’s winter, and you’re probably thinking, “How in God’s name am I going to keep my golf game in shape during the holidays with all this snow and nary a playable golf course in sight?” Fear not, dear golfer, we have a few tips for how golfers should train during the holidays and winter …

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Slice Cures and Muscle Memory

Muscle Memory – at first it seems like something of a misnomer. How can your muscles remember anything? Isn’t that for your brain to do? Well, first of all, despite the fact that your muscles are part of your nervous system too, it’s true that your brain will always be central to reliable repetition of …

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Can Hypnosis Cure a Slice?

You are getting sleepy, very sleepy. And not because this is a boring blog post, because you’re hypnotizing yourself to try to cure that stupid slice that plagues you on the course. Hypnosis is and always has been controversial – some people swear by it while others think it’s nothing more than smoke and mirrors. …

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