The Yardage Book

Practical writing for creating your golf learning system.

Less content overload. More practice that compounds.

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What to Do After a Putting Lesson

You rolled it beautifully on the practice green. Then Saturday came and the feel was nowhere. That is not the lesson failing. Here is what helps.

May 6, 2026·3 min read
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Feel Isn't Real. Write It Down Anyway.

The feel that fixed your swing in October might do nothing by March. That is normal. A record of your feels over time tells you something no stat can.

Apr 29, 20263 min read
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How to Remember Golf Drills (So You Actually Use Them at the Range)

Your instructor gave you a drill and it made sense on the lesson tee. Two days later at the range, you could only remember half of it. Here is how to fix that.

Apr 22, 20263 min read
PracticeFocusLearning System

One Tip at a Time: Why Narrowing Your Focus Drops Strokes

Three swing thoughts on the tee means zero swing thoughts that work. The fastest way to improve is to focus on one thing and test it long enough to know if it's real.

Apr 8, 20263 min read
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The Golf Practice Journal Nobody Keeps (But Everyone Needs)

You track your handicap and your scores. Why don't you track what you worked on at the range, and whether it helped?

Apr 6, 20263 min read
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More Instruction, Same Handicaps: Golf's Content Paradox

250,000+ hours of free golf instruction exist on YouTube. The average handicap has improved less than two strokes in twenty years. What's going wrong?

Apr 4, 20262 min read
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What to Do Between Golf Lessons (So You Don't Waste Them)

Your instructor gave you two drills and a feel. Two weeks later, you cannot remember either. The gap between golf lessons is where improvement happens, or doesn't.

Mar 30, 20263 min read
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The YouTube Golf Rabbit Hole: What to Do With All Those Open Tabs

You opened YouTube for one tip and ended up twelve videos deep. The rabbit hole is not the problem. Having no system for what comes after is.

Mar 25, 20263 min read
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Build a Golf Learning System, Not a Video Pile

The real problem is not access to instruction. It is retrieval, recall, and knowing what to do with a tip after the video ends.

Mar 20, 20261 min read
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How to Use YouTube Golf Tips Without Overloading Your Swing

A better filter for golf tips is simple: keep less, test deliberately, and write down what earned another rep.

Mar 12, 20261 min read