Skip Redford's Elite Performance Golf

11/08/2025

I was very fortunate to meet Hall of Fame golf coach MR Eddie Merrins when caddyingi At the 2017 US Amateur for one of the players I coached. Mr Merrins asked me a question about some exercises to add to his training program ( still training 3times at week at age 83)and then I asked him a question.
Who was the best ball striker , Mr Hogan,Jack,or Tiger.
He said u could put Jack and Tiger together and Hogan was still the best striker of the golf ball he had ever seen.

11/07/2025

STRENTH , MENTAL, PRACTICE and COURSE MANAGEMENT TRAINING are a combination to lower your scores. Just implementing a golf fitness program without the other 3 elements, u will not lower your scores.
Listed below are my 12 course management tips to help you lower your scores.
1. Know your game and be honest about your about your strengths and weaknesses ( distances with each club, shot shapes, short game and putting). Make decisions that suit your abilities.
2. Aim small, miss small.
On every shot pick a specific target(a tree, a bunker, or a precise spot in the fairway or on the green. Smaller targets produce better focus, concentration, and fewer big misses.
3. Position over distance off the tee.
Favor the safer side of the Fairway that leaves the best angle into the green rather than always trying to hit it further.
4. Play your percentages.
Choose the shot that you have better chances of hitting. Too many mid to high handicappers will try to hit a shot that they have never successively practiced.
An 80% safe shot definitely beats a 20% heroic shot that can produce a higher score.
5. Learn to control your trajectory and spin on every shot.
Learning to flight the ball lower or higher on every shot will allow you more access to pins and to hold greens in different conditions.
6. Club selection is a very important key.
Club up or down based on wind, lies, uphill, or downhill. Use the club that gives you the best margin for era to hit a successful golf shot.
7.Master your distance control.
It is imperative that you know how far you hit each club under different conditions.
When practicing utilize a launch monitor to get accurate distances with each club. THE MAJORITY OF GOLFERS GENERALLY TO NOT HIT ENOUGH CLUB AND COME UP SHORT TO THEIR TARGET!
8. Commit to every shot, have no self doubts.
Visualize the ball flight and commit to the selected club and target. Consciously thinking that you cannot hit the shot will create mish*ts.
NO CONSCIOUS THOUGHTS WHEN HITTING EVERY SHOT. MUSHIN: NO MIND
9. Leave yourself easy up and downs.
Aim to miss greens where you have better chance of getting up and down to save par. High scores occur when you short side yourself. On every shot, take the path of least resistance.
10. Study the course before you play.
Know the direction of the wind ,the correct lines you should take when driving off every hole, know where all the hazards are, and know the breaks on all the greens. Drive away from hazards.
11. Prioritize your short game and putting.
A strong short game and putting will save you more strokes than being consumed with hitting the ball further. Speed and line should be the priority when practicing your putting.
12. Have a recovery plan.
If you miss your line, know
the safest line back into play. Avoid trying to force impossible recovery shots that you have never successfully hit.
Implement these tips and you will shoot lower scores.
If you want to become an elite player by becoming stronger mentally, physically, learning how to practice with a purpose, and improve your course management, DM me or call me at 18582137777.
Skip Redford MA
Elite Performance Golf

11/05/2025

As a senior performance coach for over 40 years , I always still try to set an example to all the players I coach. If u always give 100 percent in anything u want to accomplish, u might be pleasantly surprised what u can achieve. I had no idea I could still climb 175 ft n 30 sec on the VERSACLIMBER on my 8th interval today .Like shooting 67. Lately the old man has been knocking at my door , today I kick his butt down the street. MADE MY DAY!💪💪💪

11/03/2025

PR maxing out n 60 minutes Circuit Training session
(30 sec) interval on Versaclimber +2 exercises x 5
Rest 2mins between each interval + 2exercises.
PR lat pulldown weight doing the whole stack weighing n at 140 lbs. 💪💪💣
Lat pulldown not only increases your speed from the top of your backswing , it actually helps u create the correct positions on your downswing . Lats pull evenly down , your trailing arm correctly sets on your right hip.
Tricep extensions and Tricep kickbacks definitely increases your ability to supinate your lead hand at impact and prevents most right dominant players from flipping the hands at impact. U definitely will be able to compress and to flight the ball better.
By strengthening your triceps it also will help you keep the clubface square when hitting a shot out of the rough and prevent injuries such as golfer’s elbow.
The players I coach might get beat but they do not lose to fatigue .

10/30/2025

SKIP’S MAJOR COACHING TIPS IN YOUR PRE SHOT ROUTINE BEFORE HITTING A GOLF SHOT

1. Breathing is imperative in starting your pre-shot routine. Breathing RELAXES and and DISTRACTS YOU FROM CONSCIOUS THOUGHTS, AND OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRACTIONS.
2. You should always know your exact yardages to correctly play the hole, wind directions, correct lines off the tee, distances to bunkers and hazards.
3. Before every shot , You should always visualize your target, trajectory, landing area, and final place you want your ball to end up.
4. You must have a target before hitting every shot.If you don’t have a target for every shot, nothing else matters.
5. Your body will respond to what your mind sees. Make sure your mind is focusing on the target you want your ball to land on.
6. Every practice swing in your pre-shot routine must have a PURPOSE.
IF YOU ARE PRACTICING YOUR PRACTICING SWINGS WITH NO PURPOSE IN YOUR MIND, THEN YOU ARE WASTING VALUABLE TIME.
7. Always focus on your target 90% of the time and at the ball as a last resort.
8. This is the MANTRA in your pre-shot routine I want every player to use before each shot:
BSFBE: BREATHE, SEE, FEEL, BREATHE, EXECUTE!
If you add these tips to your pre shot routine, they definitely will help you shoot lower scores.

10/28/2025

ELITE TIPS FOR LEARNING A SKILL
1. Spend a minimum 20 mins a day:
BLUEPRINTING” the skill you want to master in your brain. It is watching in your mind,a skill being performed over and over until you build a high definition Mental Blueprint. You must create an intense connection to the skill you want to master.Visualizing and feeling the movement of the skill will be instrumental in your progress.

2. Learn from top performers in your sport.
FOCUS ON SPECIFICS, not general impressions.
Capture concrete facts: Ben Hogan’s,Tiger Wood’s correct backswing, downswing, impact and follow through positions in their golf swings.Then ask yourself, do I perform those moves like Tiger or the model you closely simulate.

3. KEEP A DAILY PERFORMANCE JOURNAL!!!
A very high percentage of top athletes in all sports keep some type of daily performance journal.I actually observed first hand while caddying on PGA Champions tour , BERNHARD LANGER ,2 time Master Champion writing down notes during a practice round and on the driving range .A journal is imperative to gage your weaknesses and strengths when performing a particular skill during a practice or course session.
You then work on your weaknesses until they become your strengths and you work to make your strengths even stronger.
A journal works like a map: IT CREATES A PATHWAY TO GET TO YOUR FINAL DESTINATION: SUCCESSFULLY LEARNING A SKILL

4. BE WILLING TO LOOK FOOLISH.
You must be willing to look foolish when performing a skill in order to build new connections in your brain. You must be willing to risk the emotional pain of making mistakes ,which is absolutely essential since this is the way your brain grows and forms new stronger connections. When it comes to learning and mastering a new skill, MISTAKES ARE NOT FAILURES BUT RESEARCH: They are the guidelines to use to help you learn the skill.

5. The first steps in learning a skill is to determine what type of skill you want to learn.
Every skill falls into two categories: Hard Skills and Soft skills. The Golf Swing falls into the hard skill category since it is a highly technical and precise movement that must be executed as correctly and consistently as possible every time. It is a technical skill that is
MEASURABLE
TRAINABLE
Physical
Mental
All these elements listed above must be learned to increase your ability to successfully execute your golf swing.

5.DEEP PRACTICE, I also refer to as
PRACTICING WITH A PURPOSE!
This is a form of learning that operates on practicing skills that are identical to the skills needed in a casual or tournament round.

6.DEEP PRACTICE is not measured in minutes or hours, but in the NUMBER OF HIGH QUALITY REPETITIONS you execute when practicing.
Example: Instead of endlessly hitting balls one after another on the driving range with no purpose, plan
to execute 10-20 quality golf swings with each club at a specific target. Write down your result.

7. Break every move of your golf swing into small parts. Master the small parts first. This is how your brain effectively learns a skill. As the small parts are mastered, you are building to achieve the complete complex movement of your golf swing. IT IS A LIFETIME ENDEAVOR!

8. Each day you want accomplish a technique I term: SAP: Smallest Achievable Perfection.In this technique, you choose a single part of your golf swing that you want to perfectly execute. Your goal is to get this small movement 100 percent perfect. Example : Correctly gripping the club.

9. Everyday ,whether you are an Elite or Beginning Player , you must always practice your fundamentals. Having strong fundamentals is the essence of developing a solid golf swing.

If you have any questions on how to mentally and physically improve to increase your ability to shoot lower scores , DM or call me at 18582137777.
Skip Redford MA
Elite PERFORMANCE GOLF

10/22/2025

Very cool Sunset this evening! Enjoy

10/21/2025

One of the most overlooked elements to increase performance n training is the correct manner n which we breath.
Latest research has shown nasal breathing increases breathing efficiency, airway filtration, nitric oxide production, and increased parasympathetic state. Bottom line ,Breathing correctly links movement, speed, power , stability, and your mental state. It helps you generate more force, recover faster between efforts, manage adrenaline and fear when competing, and staying relaxed and efficient when under pressure.
The players that I coach have actually increased their clubhead and ball speeds by 3mph which using nasal breathing.
Contact me if u want to learn more about nasal breathing to increase your mental and physical performance.

10/21/2025

Enjoy the views of fall sunsets !!

09/26/2025

08/04/2025

Congratulations to Harmony who came n 2nd n the Notah Begay NationalChampionship. She shot 74/73. All your hard training and practicing is starting to pay off.