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Most golfers aren’t practising.
They’re just hitting balls.

I watched a golfer in our simulator today.

Shot after shot.
No pause.
No reflection.
Just hit → react → grab the next ball → repeat.

From the outside it looks committed.
From the inside, nothing is actually changing.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth most golfers never hear:

If there’s no pause, there’s no learning.

Your brain needs time to connect movement to outcome.
Your body needs space to organise itself.
Without that space, all you’re doing is repeating the same habit, sometimes faster, sometimes harder, but rarely better.

This is why so many golfers say:
• “It feels great on the range but disappears on the course”
• “I practise loads but don’t improve”
• “I know what to do but can’t do it under pressure”

It’s not a lack of effort.
It’s the way the effort is applied.

The biggest breakthrough I’ve seen recently didn’t come from a drill, a swing thought, or a new piece of tech.

It came from taking balls away.

Fewer shots.
More intention.
Time to look at what actually happened before doing it again.

When golfers slow down, something powerful happens:
• Awareness increases
• Tension reduces
• Coordination improves
• Confidence starts to build

This isn’t about perfect positions.
It’s about changing patterns.

And once a pattern changes, the swing follows.

If this resonates, don’t ignore it.

Ask yourself next time you practise:
• What am I trying to change?
• How will I know it’s changing?
• Am I giving myself time to learn or just time to hit?

This way of thinking is at the heart of what we do at ProperGolfing.
It’s not louder coaching.
It’s clearer coaching.

If you’d like help practising with purpose or you’re curious why your hard work hasn’t translated yet, get in touch.

🌐 www.propergolfing.com
📩 info@propergolfing.com

If this made you stop and think, share it with a golfing friend who’s stuck practising harder but not improving.

Sometimes the biggest change starts by doing less, better.

Julian
ProperGolfing
Yes — just ask ProperGolfing.

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8 Things Most Golfers Don’t Realise (Until It’s Too Late)

Most golfers think improvement is about finding “the next tip”.
But inside the ProperGolfing Vault, hundreds of real lessons, real swings, real results, we see the same hidden truths again and again.

Here are 8 things that will genuinely change how you think about your golf:
1. Your worst rounds usually aren’t “your swing falling apart”… they’re the clubface drifting open by a few degrees.
2. You can gain speed without swinging harder we regularly see speed jumps (e.g., 59 → 65mph) simply from a better backswing and wrist set.
3. Winter golf can quietly steal around 20% of your distance. It’s not always you.
4. Most golfers who “can’t set the wrists” can… they’re just doing it in the wrong order. Turn first, then set.
5. The quickest way to learn release is to intentionally hit one wrong, then one feeling the correct release. Your brain learns instantly.
6. “Poor coordination” is often tension and timing, remove the tension and it reappears.
7. A beautiful backswing doesn’t score. Impact and through impact do.
8. Tips don’t transform golfers. Proof does.

If any of that made you pause…
you’re not missing motivation, you’re missing the feedback that stops the guessing.

What’s the one thing you’ve never properly understood in your own swing: strike, face control, distance loss, or consistency under pressure?

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Here’s a question that might challenge what you’ve been told for years:

Why do so many golfers hit their best shots when they stop thinking, yet are told they must think more to improve?

It sounds backwards, but it isn’t.

The golf swing is not controlled like a checklist. It’s a learned, coordinated movement run largely by the subconscious part of the brain. When you overload it with instructions, backswing here, arms there, keep this straight, don’t do that, the system slows down and tightens.

That’s not opinion. That’s how human motor learning works.

When golfers “lose it” after a lesson, it’s rarely because the swing has broken. It’s because conscious control has stepped in where it doesn’t belong.

This is why:
• Thinking about positions often reduces speed and consistency
• Trying harder usually makes timing worse
• Focusing on the swing itself increases tension

And it’s also why this works so well:

When a golfer focuses on an outcome, a balanced finish, a target, a smooth rhythm, the body organises itself automatically to achieve it. The brain prioritises coordination and balance without needing instructions.

In our own coaching data, we see this pattern repeatedly:
• Peak shots appear when thinking reduces
• Balance improves before scores do
• Distance often increases without extra effort

This is also why golfers get confused.

They’ll say:
“I wasn’t trying and it flew miles.”
“I didn’t think about anything and it was perfect.”
“I tried to repeat it and lost it again.”

Nothing mysterious happened.
The brain simply worked better when it wasn’t being micromanaged.

This doesn’t mean practice is pointless.
It means practice has to be designed differently.

Practice that overloads thought creates fragile swings.
Practice that guides attention creates resilient ones.

Over the coming weeks, we’re going to share more posts like this, grounded in real coaching evidence and well-established motor learning research to help golfers understand why things happen, not just what to try next.

If it helps you stop fighting your swing and start trusting it, that’s progress.

Julian
www.ProperGolfing.com

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Can I ask you a question?

Have you ever noticed that when you practise with real intent, not just hitting balls, your golf can start to feel worse before it feels better?

The swing feels unfamiliar.
Your old miss disappears.
The shots feel less predictable.

And you start wondering if you’ve made a mistake.

You haven’t.

What’s actually happening is change. Real change.
And change almost always feels wrong before it feels right.

When you practise with purpose, your brain stops relying on old compensations and starts reorganising movement. Control often fades before coordination returns. Consistency dips before a better pattern replaces it.

That uncomfortable middle stage is where most golfers panic and where most improvement is quietly lost.

Here’s what to pay attention to during change:
• The occasional shot that flies better than anything you’ve hit before
• A lighter, freer feeling through the ball
• Moments where it suddenly feels easier, even if they don’t last yet

Those aren’t accidents. They’re signals.

And here’s what to ignore:
• One bad session
• Short-term averages
• The urge to go back to what used to “work”

In our own coaching data, we consistently see the same thing:
peak performance appears before consistency returns.
Distance, strike and direction improve in flashes first, then settle later.

That’s not failure. That’s learning.

At this time of year, Christmas reminds us of something important.
You don’t build something meaningful in a rush.
You don’t judge it halfway through and decide it isn’t working.
You trust the process.

On the other side of purposeful practice is calmer golf.
More confidence.
A swing you don’t have to fight.

Over the coming weeks, we’re going to start sharing a series of short posts here, backed by real coaching data and simple science, to help golfers understand their swings, not just watch another tip, then another video, then another fix.

If it gets you thinking rather than tinkering, we’ve done our job.

If your golf feels unsettled right now, you’re not lost.
You’re in the middle and that’s exactly where improvement begins.

Julian
www.propergolfing.com

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Two spaces have just become available due to a bereavement.

Due to a last-minute change, we now have two places available on our Proper Golfing Coaching Trip to Buenavista Golf Club, Tenerife
24th–31st January

This is a rare opportunity.

The course
Designed by Seve Ballesteros, Buenavista Golf Club is one of Europe’s most spectacular coastal courses. Set between the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains, it offers breathtaking views on almost every hole and a truly unforgettable playing experience.

The conditions
Warm winter sunshine, perfect playing temperatures, and immaculate playing surfaces make this an ideal mid-winter escape from the UK.

The coaching
This is not a standard golf holiday. It’s a Proper Golfing immersion.
Calm, clear, confidence-building coaching delivered on the range, around the short-game areas, and out on the course, helping you understand your swing and play with more freedom and certainty.

The experience
Great company, stunning surroundings, relaxed evenings, and a shared focus on enjoying golf again while making meaningful improvements.

Only two spaces are available.
If you’ve been thinking about joining us, this is the moment.

Contact Jo@propergolfing.com if you’d like to join us. Or simply book via this link DON'T WANT TO WAIT? BOOK BY PAYING £500pp DEPOSIT HERE

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If You’ve Lost Your Swing… Try This One Thing (Most Golfers Never Do It)

Most golfers lose their swing for one simple reason:

Their mind gets louder than their movement.

Too many swing thoughts.
Too many “positions.”
Too much control… and not enough flow.

Here’s the truth I wish every golfer knew:

The more complex your thinking becomes, the worse your body performs.

So if you ever feel like you’ve “lost your swing,”
or you’re getting tangled up in mechanics,
or you’re trying to fix three things at once…

Replace ALL of it with one simple 50 BPM tone.

Why 50 BPM?

Because it sits right in your body’s natural calm movement zone.
It relaxes the nervous system.
It resets your coordination.
It forces your swing back into sequence without you thinking about sequence.
And it works for golfers of every age, especially over 50s.

I use this with ProperGolfing members because:
• Their strike improves without mechanical thoughts
• Their tension drops instantly
• Their backswing becomes smoother
• Their transition stops rushing
• Their finish becomes more balanced
• And they start swinging like a golfer again, not a robot

It’s the quickest way I know to reboot a broken swing.

If your brain feels busy,
if your confidence dips,
or if you’ve just had “one of those rounds”…
go home, put on a 50 BPM metronome,
and swing to the beat.

One beat back. One beat through.
Nothing else.

It might be the most important reset button in golf.

If you know someone who’s overthinking, frustrated, or stuck with their swing… share this with them. It could be exactly what they need today.

Let me know in the comments if you want me to make a follow-up video demonstrating the 50 BPM reset drill.
www.propergolfing.com

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EFFORT IS NOT POWER: WHY HOMER KELLEY WAS RIGHT AND HOW PROPERGOLFING HAS FINALLY MADE HIS IDEAS USEFUL FOR THE MODERN GOLFER

By Julian Mellor, ProperGolfing
Specialist in senior golf coaching, natural movement, and the Timeless Golf Swing™

For years I’ve watched golfers try harder and harder to hit the ball further.
Especially golfers over 50.
They tighten their grip, they freeze their body, they swing faster with their hands… and the ball goes shorter.

It’s one of the biggest misunderstandings in golf.

And interestingly, it’s the same misunderstanding Homer Kelley wrote about in The Golfing Machine over 50 years ago.

Now, Kelley wrote in a very technical way. His book can be incredibly difficult to understand.
But buried in all that complexity was one simple truth that most golfers have never heard:


Effort is not power:
And this is exactly what we see every day in ProperGolfing.

In this blog, I want to explain what Kelley was trying to say, in simple English and how our modern, senior-friendly Timeless Golf Swing™ proves his insights with real-world data, real people, and hundreds of hours of measurable improvement.

What Homer Kelley Was Really Saying (In Simple Language)

Once you strip away the codes and engineering terms, Kelley’s message is surprisingly straightforward:
• Trying harder does not create speed
• You can’t swing faster than your body can naturally turn
• Tension and poor alignments waste energy
• Real speed comes when the club overtakes your hands naturally

That’s it.
No mystery.
No secret code.

And here’s the fascinating part…

Every single one of these points aligns perfectly with the changes we make in golfers at ProperGolfing, especially senior golfers.

How Kelley’s Theory Matches the Timeless Golf Swing™

Below I’ll walk you through how Kelley’s ideas line up almost exactly with our three core principles:
Free-Flowing Motion, Coordinated Movement, and the Six-Second Finish.

This is where it gets interesting.

1. Effort ≠ Power

→ The Effort–Speed Paradox

Kelley said you can’t exceed your natural turning speed by trying harder.

In our coaching studio, we see this every day.

When golfers “try harder”:
• Their muscles tighten
• Their shoulders freeze
• Their arc shortens
• Their sequencing collapses

And when we get them to try less:
• They gain clubhead speed
• They free up their turn
• They strike the ball better
• They stop hitting at it
• The ball goes further

In fact, through our data from the Transformation Vault, we’ve measured an average +3.8 mph clubhead speed increase simply by reducing effort.

This is precisely what Kelley meant.
He saw it academically.
We’ve confirmed it in real life, with senior golfers who thought their best golf was behind them.

2. Mechanical Advantage

→ Free-Flowing Motion

Kelley used the phrase “mechanical advantage,” but what he really meant was this:

Let the club swing. Don’t try to hit it.

When the body turns freely and the hands stay soft, the club naturally “overtakes” and accelerates.

This is the foundation of the Timeless Golf Swing™:
• A smooth turn
• A free release
• Following the ball with the eyes (not forcing the head down)
• Finishing the swing for six seconds

When golfers stop interfering with the club, they immediately create more natural speed.

This is exactly what Kelley was trying to describe, but we’ve translated it into something anyone can feel within minutes.

3. Conflicting Alignments

→ Coordinated Movement

Kelley talked about the dangers of “conflicting alignments” when the body is positioned in a way that forces the golfer to waste energy correcting themselves mid-swing.

He was spot on.

Here are the biggest examples we fix every week:
• Straight lead arm = shoulder tension
• Keeping the head down = neck lock
• Pinned lead foot = blocked hip turn
• No hip turn = over-the-top move
• Rushed takeaway = disconnection
• Tight grip = no release

These are the exact reasons golfers lose distance and consistency as they age.

Our approach solves every one of these issues and it works because we focus on coordination first, not positions.

4. Maximum Turning Speed

→ Rhythm First

Kelley said you can’t push anything faster than you can naturally turn.
Again, he was right.

At ProperGolfing, rhythm has become one of our biggest discoveries.
We’ve shown that training with rhythm (55 BPM for most people) improves coordination three times faster than mechanical thinking.

When golfers swing with rhythm:
• The body leads
• The club follows
• The release happens naturally
• The hit disappears
• The speed returns

This is what Kelley meant by “overtaking,” but we’ve modernised it with drills, real footage, BPM training, and the Six-Second Finish to keep the body calm.

5. Kelley’s “Study 5-0”

→ The ProperGolfing Vault

Kelley’s most advanced section was about geometry, alignments, and tension.
The problem was: nobody understood it.

We’ve built the practical version Kelley never had:
• The Timeless Golf Swing™ Handbook
• Hundreds of tagged lessons in the Vault
• Before-and-after images
• Measured swing data
• Real senior golfer transformations
• Clear illustrations
• Simple drills
• A complete senior-friendly framework

Kelley built the theory.
We built the method.

The Truth Most Golfers Have Never Been Told

When you put everything together, Kelley and ProperGolfing are saying the same thing:

Homer Kelley:

“Effort is not power. Freedom creates speed.”

ProperGolfing:

“The harder you try, the slower you swing. Relax, move freely, and finish your swing.”

We’ve simply turned an academic theory into a method that any golfer over 50 can learn and feel in a matter of minutes.

Why This Matters So Much for Senior Golfers

Golfers over 50 often assume they are losing distance because of age.
But more often, they’re losing distance because of:
• Tension
• Restrictive positions
• Bad advice
• Fear of moving freely
• Trying too hard

When we remove those limitations, everything changes.
Sometimes in one lesson.
Sometimes in one swing.

We’ve had golfers gain 15, 20, even 40 yards, not because they worked harder, but because they stopped working hard.

This is the heart of the Timeless Golf Swing™.

ProperGolfing: The Modern Evolution of The Golfing Machine

To me, this is the most fascinating part of the whole subject:

Kelley built a complex mechanical model.
We built a simple, human model.

Both point to the same conclusion:

Golf becomes easier when the body moves naturally.

And that is why ProperGolfing works,
not just for elite players, but for real people, real seniors, and real golfers who want to enjoy the game more.

We’ve taken a brilliant idea from 60 years ago and made it:
• Simpler
• Clearer
• More enjoyable
• Proven
• Measurable
• Accessible to everyone

This is the Timeless Golf Swing™.
And it’s changing lives every day.

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The Future of Golf Coaching Starts Here

What if golf coaching was never about swing tips , but about truth, evidence, and transformation?

That’s exactly what we’re proving at ProperGolfing.
We’ve partnered with AI to do something no golf company has ever done before:
build the world’s first senior golf coaching movement powered entirely by evidence, not advertising.

No gimmicks. No fancy production budgets.
Just real lessons, real golfers, and real transformations captured, analysed, and accelerated through AI.

We’re proving that two senior professionals, Julian Mellor and Jo Cameron can build a global golf brand with zero marketing spend, using only AI, data, and belief.

Thousands of golfers have already transformed:
• Over 40 yards gained in minutes
• 100% of players freer through impact
• Confidence scores up by 6+ points
• Zero missed balls with eyes closed (yes, really)

This isn’t hype.
This is fact-based coaching that finally works especially for senior golfers.

The world’s now watching.
Universities, AI companies, and golf brands are realising this isn’t just golf coaching
it’s the future of human performance learning.

If you want to be part of something historic…
If you want golf that feels easy, free, and powerful again…
Then join the movement.

Comment “YES – JUST ASK PROPER GOLFING” if you believe golf should finally make sense again.

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Here's our new podcast "9 years on YouTube : The Rollecoaster ride lol podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/9-years-of-youtube-t…

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Hey there subscribers!!!
We were 9 years old this week!
We've just recorded a podcast to give our followers a shout out!
More on that later. Have you got a favourite video?

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