This podcast and all of our podcasts are recorded live, with audience interaction invited and welcomed.    To register for the next LIVE event, please visit:   This special RedZone edition of the Birdie Brigade podcast focuses on 100 yards and in. We will demonstrate 4 drills and give you a challenge you can perform to track your progress. We’ll even help you reduce pressure on the course with our special Pressure Cooker game.   In fact, every podcast we do issues a clear challenge to help you lower your score and work on your weaknesses. We’ll give you actionable drills, pressure tests, and games so practicing becomes more fun…not to mention, more time efficient.   If you’ve struggled to break through 100, 90 and even 80 - today’s special RedZone edition will get you back on track and create shorter putts for you.   Here’s a list of the drills in this podcast: The Step Drill aka Spieth Drill (14:40 mark) The Two Ball Drill (34:26 mark) The Book Drill (36:29 mark) The Belly Button Drill (39:20 mark) And, here’s how to put the lesson from today into ACTION…   First, head to the range and practice the two ball, book and belly button drill...   Second, work on the Step Drill and write down your yardages on the assessment sheet below:     The empty boxes are where you can add a checkmark if you hit that exact distance. If you miss, place a minute (-) in the box. Your goal is to get more checks the next time you do this drill. This is a way to keep score and create a tiny bit of pressure.   Third, play the pressure cooker game and keep score. This one is more practical in terms of seeing if your step drill is helping you accurately choose the right swing and club for a particular distance.    Here’s how it works: Play 9 holes from a variety of RedZone distances… for example, pick 30 yards, 60 yards, and 90 yards as target distances.  Play them randomly a total of 9 holes.  Keep score for each hole using the following scoring system using spot landing and not factoring in roll: 21 feet outside target pin = 0 points 16-20 feet = 1 point 11-15 feet = 2 points 6-10 feet = 3 points 1-5 feet = 4 points Hit the flagstick = 5 points And here’s how to get the most from this weeks lesson plan...   Challenge of the Week Go out this week and practice a total of 3 times. Follow the layout above. End every session with the Pressure Cooker.   Set a Pressure Cooker and Step Drill benchmark your first practice session and aim to beat these during every other practice session.   I am convinced if you put in 30 minutes per session over three practice sessions, you can lower your score immediately. And I know for a fact you’ll be making more pars and looking at more birdies.   Christian Henning    

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[PODCAST] Golf: 100 yards and in so you can Break 100, 90 and even 80

Life is hard. Golf is harder. Golf and life are intertwined and help propel each other forward. Lessons learned in golf can help propel you farther in life. This isn't your usual golf podcast, this is how to get your mind in order... divorcing your old habits and how to develop new ones. Visit us @: Christian Henning Read my blog: Become a member:  

Golf: How to Get Your Brain in Order So You Can Score Better

If you are a golfer and over 40... this is an important podcast to tune in to. Update on the Rust Buster Challenge. Workouts, stretching programs, golf lessons and tips on building habits that will lower your score permanently and deliver more consistency. Group 2 starts March 21st. Sign up today. To enter, just visit: Visit us @

Rust Buster Challenge (part 2)

Last week we discussed warming up your mind for the golf season… this week we will discuss warming up your body.   Preparing your body for the season is crucial to prevent injury, perform your best, and live longer.   This Challenge isn't going to be based on results in your score or performance… rather, we are going to do a 'consistency' challenge. This means, you will score yourself based on the items we give you each day and report in.   We will be putting our http://SingleDigitBlueprint.com members through this starting next week.   There are 8 criteria… some are daily… some are one-time things.   Rich will be building one of his famous checklists to post on the main Golf Aggressive Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/golfaggressive/   It's going to be 3 weeks, it's going to start March 14th… right after daylight savings time changes again… and who the hell thought of this bs anyway? What does it do? No one has ever given me a straightforward answer.   So… the winner of the Challenge that starts on March 14 will win three months membership into the http://singledigitblueprint.com.   So here's the hard 8 we will be focusing on during this consistency challenge:   Step 1: Regain Touch   INDOOR: End your day right before bed with 15 minutes of putting and chipping.   OUTDOOR: If weather and daylight permit, hit the public putting green for a quick 18 holes of putting and about 30 to 40 chips from various area's around the green.   Step 2: Work on Fundamentals with GTG   Use our Greasing the Groove Principle to jumpstart your fundamentals. Use a mirror.. Then graduate to no mirror. Have a pro check your setup and alignment on driver, irons, chipping, and putting.   INDOOR: 15 minutes throughout the day, work on your setup and alignment. Rotate through driver setup and alignment, medium iron setup and alignment, putting setup and alignment, and chipping setup and alignment.   Step 3: Use Our New Practice Workout   Weather permitting, hit the practice range and green a minimum of 30 minutes 3 days per week. If weather is bad, you should still be doing Step 1 and Step 2 and making progress towards regaining feel while improving your fundamentals.   Last month we introduced a new Practice Session 'workout'. Designed just like a workout with sets, reps, and a clear focus for each session… use the basic one we laid out for 3 days a week inside the members area of http://SingleDigitBlueprint.com.   Step 4: Start Exercising   Last week we did a little survey where we gave away the Golf Body Audit… just a short workout test to see where you are physically… you can do that to measure yourself… but you need to be on a regular plan too.   Yep… if you took part in our Flatbelly Challenge, you are well aware of how important fitness is to your game. Our flatbelly challenge focuses on dropping unwanted fat and increasing flexibility and strength. We even have a walking challenge In that rich… and I'm questioning your numbers. Do you have little scooters you take partially around your neighborhood?   If you haven't started exercising yet… you need to get this going ASAP.   I think I'll release a revised 14-day jumpstart workout this week Rich… to get people a kick in the ass. What do you think about that?   It's a good start… and there's like probably a years worth of fat burning workouts inside of the SingleDigitBlueprint.com. I mean… no one has the amount of golf specific workouts we have.   Most golf fitness guys are one and done… let's make this video look super awesome. We don't roll like that. We make our shit good… great even. And we deliver results.   Give me some results from the FBC of our participants… and you know, this is how we measure the SingleDigitBlueprint.com. Results.   We don't just make a workout, make it pretty, hire a marketing firm and sell it for 10 years. We test our stuff every time… we help the students… and we get results.   I'll put our results up against anybody!   I sound like Donald Trump.   Step 5: Work on Flexibility   A big, big, big deal to our readers… I'll release a short stretch program you can perform right before bed this week. I would do this a minimum of 4 times per week.   Step 6: Pledge to Use Statistics this Year   Just like Donald Trump wants you to pledge your vote to him, you should pledge to track your stats on EVERY ROUND this year.   This is absolutely crucial if you want to grab the low hanging fruit and make rapid score decreases in your game. By centering in on our worst area's, we have the most room to improve. Stats are the only way to do this.   Install an app, track scorecards… whatever it takes, never play a round without keeping stats!   Step 7: Check Your Equipment   First of the season is a great time to buy new clubs and shoes and anything else you need for the upcoming season.   Do yourself a favor though and see a PGA fitting professional… we aren't talking the guys with the trackman at the big box stores. A real seasoned professional who watches your ball flight. Computers are good, but a human with Jedi skills is even better.   Even if you aren't retooling your inventory, get a fitting and have your clubs fine tuned. With the cold weather, you won't miss your clubs while they are in the shop.   Step 8: Assess Your Distance   Yep… first of the season I bet you have NO CLUE how far you hit every club! And if you use our workouts and challenges, that numbers going to go UP… so it's a good place to start lowering your score… it is also the easiest!   We have a full distance assessment module inside of the SingleDigitBlueprint.com for you to print out and take to the range… we also have a few videos in there for you.   --- THE CHALLENGE ---   15-minutes per day chipping and putting indoors… or outdoors if weather is ok. 15-minutes per day of GTG setup and alignment. Implement 30-minute Practice Workout 2-3 times per week. Start exercising to lose fat and regain endurance. Stretch before bed every night for 15-minutes Install a stats tracking app and learn how to use it. Get your equipment checked Once you are striking the ball decent, perform our distance assessment test to learn your exact club distances. Do this day 1, and last day of the Challenge.   If you want to take part in this challenge you can certainly do it on your own… or with our group of golf nuts we call lovingly the Birdie Brigade. Come join us at SingleDigitBlueprint.com.   --- WHATABURGER CLUE ---   Listen all the way to the end and then visit to make your entry so you are eligible to win 1 full year of Whataburger.   Chris

The Rust Buster Challenge

Knocking the rust off every year seems to take forever... it's almost as if you have gotten worse. It doesn't need to be this way. Today's podcast will cover how to speed up your recovery time so you start fast and improve more this season than any ever before. Neural programming, getting comfortable, and even refining your grip, setup and alignment can be done in just a few minutes per day. In addition, Rich and I release a brand new Practice Routine 'Workout'. You can use this just like a workout to improve your game. We'll discuss what it is and how to use it... and how you can modify it to your own needs. And if you would like access to our Single Digit Blueprint so you can QUICKLY and EASILY craft your own customized practice plan, get one on one coaching from Rich and I, and meet like minded golfers just like you, go here: => Listen to the Game Podcast on Your Mobile Device (non-iTunes) Links From The Show: Join the Discussion on Facebook. .

Golf: How to Be Ready for Golf Season on Day 1

Every year, about this time… this really annoying happens in the Northern Hemisphere… I think it's called cold or something… It gets windy, cold, and this white ice substance falls from the sky and blocks the ground so you can't swing a club… and it even has the heartless soul to be the same color as a golf ball. And many a golfer simply writes off this time of year and packs it in… but at what cost? By turning your neural system off every winter - you are basically accepting regression. And it doesn't have to be this way… you don't have to regress just because winter swings around every year. Now… here's the plan... Build your own "winter man cave golf practice facilities so we can break 80 facility winter cave". Use the Drills we give you… and use the GTG and games inside of the Single Digit Blueprint in your "winter man cave golf practice facilities so we can break 80 facility" Crack a beer, turn on the big screen, and get to slapping balls. In today's podcast we'll get down to business… Listen to the Game Podcast on Your Mobile Device: (non-iTunes) Links From The Show: Single Digit Blueprint: Caribbean Trips: OptiShot 2: BirdieBall:  

Golf: How to Build Your Own Golf Man Cave So You Can Break 80 Facility Winter Cave

Links: In our last podcast, we discussed the basic fundamentals you need to accept in order for your score to start improving… and today I’ll give you a simple formula you can use to create your own practice routine. I don’t believe getting better at golf has to be hard… but you can make improving harder for yourself. Tip of the day golfers will NEVER beat a the golfer with a plan. You must first accept that tips of the day are a waste of your time… You must accept that a new club or gadget isn’t going to cure that awful setup and grip… You must accept it’s going to take time… in incremental steps… You must accept… that you need a solid plan if you want to improve… . Anything that requires skill is going to take time to master. A musician doesn’t pick up a guitar and tear off a great riff… no, he learns to tune the guitar, some basic cords, then works on his finger work to build dexterity. Over time he is able to play one song… then another… until he can create his own. Golf is the same. It just requires time and smart planning. I know in today’s world of instant this and that, it is hard to accept the fact that acquiring a skill will require time. And to be honest, this is unacceptable to most golfers. This is your competitive advantage over other golfers. Other golfers aren’t willing to lay down a strong foundation and build a wealth of skill, confidence and consistency. That’s why you are reading this… you are serious… you understand that practicing with a purpose is going to lay the foundation of success. We’ve seen it over and over again in our . Golfers buy in to our methods and philosophy and those scores start to descend. Just this past summer we had several golfers become club champions… basically coming out of nowhere to win their courses championship. One of our students, Justin Tucker, was the 8th seed in his club championship and he went on to knock off the #1 seed with relative ease. Justin then went on to knock off the rest of the field to claim his first club championship. Justin didn’t just win, he decimated his competition. In each of his rounds they didn’t even finish 18 full holes he had won so many holes. You can do the same thing!! So let’s get down to business… The Perfect Practice Plan Before we dive into building a monster plan, we need to know how much time we have. Ideally, you need 1 hour and 30 minutes of uninterrupted time to hit each aspect of your game. My sessions include full shots with irons and woods, RedZone shots, putting, chipping, and a small amount of sand work (depending on the course I play or will be playing). So my personal timing is as follows: Full Swing: 20 minutes RedZone: 20 minutes Chipping / Greenside: 20 minutes Putting: 20 minutes Sand (greenside): 10 minutes Additionally, I have allocated another 15 minutes of time for neural programming at home… also known as “Greasing the Groove” or GTG’s as our clients call it. In addition, each of my personal workouts are geared for golf… aimed at training my full body for balance, strength, power and once a week for endurance. Now that you’ve seen my plan, here is Rich’s personal plan based on his preferences… and you’ll notice his putting session is longer than mine… maybe thats why he has 28 or 29 putts per round? Full Swing: 35 minutes RedZone: 10 minutes Chipping / Greenside: 10 minutes Putting: 30 minutes Sand (greenside): 5 minutes Your timing will vary based on how much time you can allocate each day. You’ll want to turn off your phones texting and any distractions… I usually put on Ice Cube on my phone and listen… the slow beats help with my timing. Now onto the meat of this plan… With the above timing, we are able to break our program into chunks and ensure we are hitting each area with enough time to keep things sharp. How to Design the Perfect Practice Plan If you are a member of the , building your plan will be easy. In fact, I’m going to use the SDB to build out an example plan based on my personal time preferences. However, I’m just going to build out a plan for one week. Ideally, you will sit down and craft a full 4 week plan. First thing, I need to know where my game stands overall… and I have a pretty good idea because I’ve taken all of the Pressure Tests inside of the Single Digit Blueprint. The pressure tests recreate on course pressure in a set and controlled environment… the range or practice green. If you aren’t a member of the , the drills and Pressure Tests I mention may not mean anything to you… but if you are a member, you can see how I’ve stacked all of the Challenges to work out one nice practice routine. Knowing my results and stats is very important, because that is the benchmark I will use to see how much I improve over the next 4 weeks of my plan. I will then re-take the Pressure tests at the end of a 2 week period and compare my results. I will see improvements in each of the 5 area’s listed above. If I don’t, then I will need adapt and change using the 5 Fundamentals of Practice (click here to read that article). Perfect Practice Outline Alright, I’m going to give you the outline for the practice program I’ve created for one week. Full Swing Drill (10 mins): Tempo – Feet Together alternating regular shots with drill Pressure Test (10 mins): Fairways and Greens Game (play 9 imaginary holes on driving range and keep score of how many fairways and greens you hit. 1 par 5, 6 par 4’s, and 2 par 3’s) RedZone Drill (10 mins): Quit the Flip – alternating regular shots with drill Pressure Test (10 mins): 3 Hole Challenge (from RedZone Challenge) Chip/Greenside Drill (10 mins): Looking Up Tee Drill alternating regular shots with drill Pressure Test (10 mins): Consistency Assessment (from TapIn Challenge) Putting Drill (10 mins): Right Hand Only Drill – alternating regular shots with drill Pressure Test (10 mins): Drawback Game (from No More 3 Putts! Challenge) Sand Drill (5 mins): Weight Forward Drill – alternating regular shots with drill Pressure Test (5 mins): 3 Hole Challenge (Pick 3 holes and alternate shot distance randomly keeping score by how close you get for each) Homework Now for homework, I’m not going to do a GTG for each part of my game. I’m going to PICK ONE area I need to work on the most and stick with it for the full week. I’ll devote a random amount of time throughout the day and evening to work on this one aspect of my game. Full Swing GTG: Setup and Alignment Just so happens that I’ve picked a very basic but crucial ingredient to work on – my setup and alignment. Now to do this, I’ll actually put tape on the floor of my office or a golf mat so I know for sure that I’m setting up properly. Of course, every week the GTG will change to another item up the food chain. I’ll keep changing each week until I’ve grooved the particular area’s that may have been plaguing my game. And if you would like access to our Single Digit Blueprint so you can build your own customized practice program, you can grab it here: => Downloads Scheduling one week of workouts, GTG, EMF and practice based on the Single Digit Blueprint system.    

Golf: How to Build a Custom Practice Program

How do you practice? Think about it for a moment… are you leaving the golf course better, the same, or worse after each session? If you don’t know… or your score hasn’t gone down in the past 3 months – you are probably practicing the wrong way. ALL OF THE GREAT GOLFERS… ALL SCRATCH GOLFERS… ALL OF THEM… use the methods I’m about to reveal to you. If you are looking for the ‘secret’… this is it. The secret isn’t sexy and it sure isn’t easy… but it’s the TRUTH. Here are the 5 Fundamentals you should adopt if you want to lower your score quickly and efficiently. Adopt the Kaizen Method Avoid SOS (shining object syndrome) aka Tips of the Day Have a Clear Vision and Blueprint Built on Basics Master Before Graduating Regress When Struggling . Let’s break these down individually now… Fundamental 1 – The Kaizen Method I hope to shed a little light on the subject of practice using our Kaizen method that we teach in the Single Digit Blueprint. If you aren’t familiar with Kaizen, it’s a technique used to overcome the fight or flight thinking our brains undergo when we overwhelm them with the complexity of golf. Essentially breaking the game into bite-sized chunks so you can progress and kill the overwhelm. You can read more about Kaizen here: Click Link =>  Fundamental 2- Kick Michael Breed to the Curb Now, I’ll give some credit to the Tip of the Day Pro’s… but not much. While they do give you tidbits here and there in bite-sized chunks they really aren’t providing you ANY VALUE AT ALL. In fact, they are wasting your time… and you are wasting your time watching random tips that are not delivered in context to YOUR GAME. Quite simply they are reckless with their shotgun approach to the game of golf. They are LYING TO YOU when they promise a better game. “It’s not me, it’s you” ~ You to Michael Breed You WON’T GET ANY BETTER practicing random sh*t. Tip of the day shows are addicting because you get excited at the hope of the ONE TIP that’s going to awaken your game. Well… it’s been how long since you’ve been reading Tip of the Day Magazines and watching Tip of the Day TV shows… and how’s your game? Better or worse or the same? And that’s where I’ll begin by telling you to STOP falling for the magic pill approach. It DOESN’T WORK. Here’s what does work… Fundamental 3 – Develop a CLEAR Blueprint Built Upon Strong Fundamentals A blueprint that covers a sound foundation and works its way outward. Forget about backswing positions and how to begin your downswing… that’s right, FORGET THEM! The game begins from the ground up… and that’s where you should build your game from… every aspect from irons to drivers to wedges to putters and sand shots… it all starts at the ground and works up from there. It drives me crazy watching Michael Breed (I’m sure he’s a great guy) teach random sh*t, it’s rapid fire… It’s confusing, it’s not aimed for YOUR personal game, it’s meant to capture the golfers who want the magic pill…. …and I know that’s not you, or you wouldn’t subscribe to Rich and I’s golf newsletter. When I dramatically dropped my golf scores over a period of 6 months when I was a teenager, it was because I dumped the Tip of the Day mentality and followed a well designed blueprint. My blueprint focused on Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons… and wisdom from Harvey Penick. I must have read Hogan’s book at least 50 times over the years… and there are nuggets in each sentence if you pay careful attention. Some wisdom won’t reveal itself to you until many years later… kind of like watching Caddyshack, you catch things you never noticed before. I built my blueprint focusing on painstaking attention to my grip, my stance, my alignment. THE BASICS. I put tape on my bedroom floor and I practiced over and over and over the boring aspects of the setup and alignment. What occurred over a very short period of time was magical. My score began to drop, my shots narrowed closer to the target, my confidence grew, and I got BETTER. Fundamental 4 – Master Before Graduating The only rule I had was that I must be able to MASTER or come close to MASTERING the task at hand. To be real, I wasn’t striving for perfection. I was striving for a full understanding of what it felt like, what it looked like in a mirror, and how I could groove a smooth swing. I was not allowed to move on or lose focus until I had completed a basic mastery of the fundamental I was working on. If you suffer from SOS (Shiny Object Syndrome) you will find this particularly difficult… and one of our authors on Golf Aggressive struggles with this even today… I won’t mention any names, but Robert Phillips struggles with staying on task to improve. It is human nature to want to improve rapidly and graduate to the more exciting things in golf… however, this is EXACTLY why golfers never break 90 or 80… or even 100! Quite simply, the basics must be mastered and revisited at the beginning of each session if you want to get better at golf. It sounds boring and maybe it is… and maybe it can be frustrating… but a house built on shaky ground is going to fall down and be useless. Fundamental 5 – Regress When Struggling Yep… when thing’s go in the sh*tter it’s time to regress and go backwards. The best approach is to start from the very beginning all over again. Check your grip, posture, stance, weight balance, alignment… once the foundation is solid hit a few shots. It’s important you build a benchmark for yourself. When you are striking the ball well, have a record of your setup, your grip, your alignment, your takeaway and so on. I actually keep notes on my phone when I’m striking the ball well. Filled with the feels and mental cues I am using that day. It also helps to have someone video your swing. Now getting to that point is going to take some work… and we cover that in Fundamental 4 – Master Before Graduating. Essentially, you are building your game from the ground up… and when you are struggling you return to the beginning. If you don’t know what those fundamentals should look or feel like, hire a PGA Pro for a session or two to line you out. Record the lesson and watch it back later until it all becomes second nature… or join the and we can take a look at your video’s and provide some guidance. That covers the 5 Fundamentals of Practice… but that’s just the outline. Tomorrow, we’ll put some meat on the bone and talk about how to stack GTG’s (Greasing the Groove), Specific Drills, and Pressure Testing from all of our Challenges to build a comprehensive practice regimen you can use to get that score heading in the right direction. Tomorrow, we will put together an outline you can use to build your own Blueprint. Christian Henning Onnit Academy Certified Trainer

Golf: 5 Fundamentals of Practice

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