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How to chip on wet grainy Bermuda grass

July 27, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Release the right elbow flexion in the transition

August 19, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD Please follow us on Instagram Well, it only took me five-months, and about $5,000 in lessons from the finest teachers and

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Did I just find a cure for Flipper Syndrome?

September 26, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD I am a lifelong

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Best trick shot ever?

April 9, 2019- I hit so far under the ball on the tee that it popped up with backspin right into my hand.

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Using the ground like Tiger, Trevino, or Finau for power and body turn

May 5, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Guess who’s back, guess who’s back?

April 5, 2020- by Steven E. Greer What does not kill you makes you stronger.

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I strongly disagree with the PGA Tour’s decision to shut down tournaments

March 12, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD Holy cow. The PGA Tour cancelled the Players Championship due to fears over the coronavirus.

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Use a tee on the practice range

January 1, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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My latest thoughts on achieving a long backswing

March 4, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I started The Golf Project in 2016 with my abbreviated backswing as my biggest problem. Several swing coaches tried to label me as inflexible.

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The Palm Beach Par-3 course supports my argument that most golfers should be on par-3 courses

February 15, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I played the Palm Beach Par-3 course today because I wanted to try out my experimental swing.

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Why 9-hole Par-3 courses are being added to resort destination courses

June 5, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD The Golf Channel

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Negative feedback drills are essential to eradicate bad habits

February 17, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I have said many times that I believe the key teaching method used by Jack Grout on the young

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Any Colour You Like

February 27, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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How to Harvest Coconut with a 6-iron

October 23, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Book Review: Fat Chance by Robert H. Lustig, MD

October 25, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD How did our ancient ancestors evolve from being pure meat eating carnivore hunters into grain fed

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The World’s Shortest Drive: One-Inch

November 14, 2019- by Steven E. Greer Golf is humbling. Before I hit the nice shots in the video above, I literally hit the shortest drive

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Use a Smash Ball on the golf range to feel the legs use the ground

February 3, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I bought a 20-lbs smash ball (rubber shell with sand filling) to feel the proper golf throw. It works very well for me.

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Today’s Under-5-Minutes plant-based meal

February 13, 2020- Baby greens salad with yams sunflower seeds

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Review: The Breville convection or air-fry oven

February 20, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I bought the Breville countertop convection oven, which they also call an air-fry machine. Fans circulate

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Go Vegan?

November 3, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD My diet is much better than it used to be. I eat a lot more plants and almost no red meat. I snack on

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The Viktor Hovland pause-backswing might be the ideal backswing

Update June 23, 2019- He used it in a real round during his pro debut. I too use this backswing

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The Greer Disk

March 3, 2020- by Steven E. Greer What do you think?

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The Greer-Hovland pump drill is a great way to transfer weight to the left foot at the top of the swing

February 24, 2020- I was on the verge of quitting again. Nothing I tried could fix the early stalling

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The Breville blender is an essential tool for a meatless diet

November 12, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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The pilgrimage to Harmon Floridian

March 17, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD As I have written about previously, I have zoomed in on the most important part of the swing for a

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Product Review: The Lekness $21 camera tripod for the range

February 7, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I frequently have people interrupt me during my range sessions to ask about my camera tripod.

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How Andrew Putnam became the best putter on tour

February 14, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I was looking at PGA Tour stats and saw Andrew Putnam as the best putter. I had never seen him, so I looked him up.

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I don’t like green eggs and ham or alternative putting grips

January 18, 2020- by Steven E. Greer Please follow us on Instagram Putting is a mental exercise. Jack Nicklaus, perhaps the best putter of all time, said recently that

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What caught my eye at the PGA “Merch” Show 2020

January 24, 2020 Please follow us on Instagram

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The Split-Grip Drill

February 8, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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Product Review: Soy protein powder

February 7, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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The New Faces of Golf

Update September 23, 2019- Sebastián Muñoz (Colombia) won this week, defeating Sungjae Im

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Review: Monterey Fish House

February 13, 2018- by Steven E. Greer I am proud of myself. I can find good restaurants in new towns pretty well. I am on the Monterrey

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The swing of Maxwell Moldovan

November 26, 2019- by Steven E. Greer Maxwell Moldovan was the AJGA best golfer of the year award last night as Nicklaus handed out

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Tiger’s son Charlie swings like dad

January 12, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I think I have supernatural powers to foresee the future. The Ohio State golf coach, Jay Moseley,

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Tiger Woods’ wedge goes into hole then spins out again

January 26, 2020

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Switching to cotton polos for 2020

December 31, 2019- by Steven E. Greer The synthetic fiber golf shirts by Bonobos and Under Armour were too hot and stifling for me. Nike fibers are better, but they had too limited of a color supply.

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The Magic Move (for me, at least)

January 21, 2020- by Steven E. Greer

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Review: Trump Doral

January 19, 2020- by Steven E. Greer I drove two-hours south to Trump Doral for an overnight trip. I wanted to see what the golf school’s teaching robot was like

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A New Paradigm for TV Golf is Needed

December 17, 2019- by Steven E. Greer I was honestly going to write an essay about the need for a new paradigm of golf coverage before I saw these developments.

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How to get the most out of a teaching session

January 15, 2020- by Steve E. Greer After making a lot of progress, I realized that I still have a terrible problem of tilting the spine to the right at impact.

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