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Latest storyMental Game · August 11, 2026
Technical swing thoughts can feel useful on the range and fail under pressure. Learn why—and what to focus on instead.
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02Strategy & Data · August 8, 2026
Every club has a member lobbying the greenkeeper for faster greens. Faster greens don’t reward good putting—they raise three-putt rates across every skill level.
Read article03The Frank Files · August 5, 2026
Down one hole in a $5 nassau, Frank pulls driver on a par 5 he always lays up on. Loss aversion is a more expensive opponent than Steve has ever been.
Read article04Strategy & Data · August 1, 2026
Frank adjusts two clubs for a headwind and aims at his usual target. Wind doesn’t just shorten shots—it widens dispersion patterns.
Read article05The Frank Files · July 28, 2026
Three good holes convince Frank he’s seeing it well. Recent success barely predicts what happens next. Frank pulls driver on 10 anyway.
Read article06Strategy & Data · July 24, 2026
The World Handicap System doesn’t average your rounds—it takes your best 8 of your last 20. Your index was never describing an average Saturday.
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07Strategy & Data · July 21, 2026
Frank buys a new driver every spring. Strokes gained asks a better question: where are those shots actually disappearing?
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08Practice · July 15, 2026
Launch monitors moved from tour-only luxury to everyday practice tool. Here’s when the numbers help—and when they become another distraction.
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09Strategy & Data · July 13, 2026
Frank shoots 91. He tells you about the two birdies. He doesn’t mention the 9 on the par-4 6th. That hole explains more than the highlights.
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10Range vs. Course · July 10, 2026
Almost nobody asks when instruction has done its job. At what point should a golfer be able to own the next decision?
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11Mental Game · July 8, 2026
Frank had already picked his line. Then doubt arrived. What penalty kicks can teach golfers about committing under pressure.
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12Range vs. Course · June 30, 2026
A closer look at instruction, transfer, and why a useful lesson has to survive outside the lesson tee.
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13Range vs. Course · June 1, 2026
Frank hits the range like a man possessed. By the end of the bucket, his seven-iron feels solved. The course has other plans.
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