01 · Pace of play
The Golf Buggy Overtake That Backfires Instantly
Cutting the corner to overtake a slow group rarely saves the time golfers think it does—and it can cost more than a few seconds.
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Free Practice Plan The Frank Files10 short films · Bad decisions included
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Short clips of Frank doing exactly what the articles on this blog say not to do. New ones added regularly.
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Range vs. course
Frank Hits Two Balls Almost Identically. Calls It a “Productive Session.”
Hitting the same shot twice at the range feels like progress. Here’s why consequence-free repetition rarely transfers to the course.
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The equipment trap
Every Golfer’s Garage, Every Golfer’s Mistake
Unused putters, a lost rangefinder, last year’s driver—most golf garages are full of upgrades that never touched the handicap.
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Practice transfer
The Golf Simulator Lied to Him
Great simulator numbers rarely survive contact with wind, slope, rough, and real consequences.
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Range habits
Golf Driving Range: Quantity Over Quality
A bigger bucket feels like more practice. Volume of reps and quality of practice are not the same thing.
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Buying improvement
Frank Waits in Line for a New Driver. Nobody’s Waiting for a Lesson.
Golfers will queue to demo a new driver while the lesson booth sits empty. Why equipment upgrades win almost every time.
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Course strategy
Frank Ignores the Open Path. Aims for the Impossible Gap.
There’s usually a wide, safe path around trouble and a narrow, tempting gap through it. Frank chooses the gap.
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Self-awareness
Frank Lectures a Stranger on Cart Safety. Then This Happens.
Golf cart etiquette is easy to lecture on and surprisingly hard to follow—even for the person doing the lecturing.
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Sunk costs
Frank Tries to Fish His Ball Out of the Water
A ball in the water only costs one stroke and a drop. Golfers often spend far more than that chasing it anyway.
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Know your dispersion
Frank Tries On Rangefinder Glasses
A rangefinder gives you exact yardage. It won’t tell you how widely your own shots scatter around that number.
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