Alex Nicolson
The realities of the game
If the goal is learning, enjoyment and improved performance, there is no harm in having a reality check every now and then. Re-setting...
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Improvement perspectives
Alex Nicolson
- 2 min
The human toolkit
Our helpful perspective on improvement naturally must include our brain and body. Understanding our strengths and limitations inform...
Alex Nicolson
- 1 min
Golf is what the ball does
Part of the culture of golf (and particularly online instruction nowadays) is a tendency to put so much emphasis on the specifics of how...
Alex Nicolson
- 2 min
Learning precedes performance
This mantra has possibly informed my coaching more than anything else. When I first qualified to coach, I was of a common coaching...
Alex Nicolson
- 3 min
Skill vs. Technique
An important part of forming a clear perspective of the game, to ensure your priorities are rock solid, is to discuss Skill and...
Alex Nicolson
- 2 min
One size does not fit all
The iceberg principle is the theory that most of the information about a situation or subject is hidden from clear view. As the...
Alex Nicolson
- 2 min
Success is a recipe
One of the traps that golfers fall into when improving is focusing on one thing in a unjoined-up manner. This is increasingly a problem...
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