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Backyard Practice: The Short Game Secret Weapon

Woman chipping golf balls in a backyard while a German Shepherd lounges nearby.

See how I practice golf at home using foam balls, wedges, and backyard obstaclesβ€”with help from my skeptical dog and a patio table.

  • Julie Rowe
  • June 5, 2025
  • Mental Game

🧠 My Golf Post-Shot Routine: 4 Steps for Fierce Focus and an Unshakable Mind

A four-panel digital illustration showing a female golfer going through her post-shot routine: watching the ball fly ("See It"), analyzing the shot with a thought bubble that says β€œPushed right, solid strike” ("Say It"), typing into her phone to log feedback ("Save It"), and walking away with her club over her shoulder ("Shift"). The golfer wears a blue polo, green skort, and a visor, and the background shows a calm golf course.

Turn every shot into a moment of clarity. This 4-step golf post-shot routine helps you reset, respond with resilience, and build a mind that won't rattle.

  • Julie Rowe
  • June 4, 2025
  • Golf Practice, Uncategorized

My Improvement Loop: The Weekly Golf Practice Plan That’s Lowering My Scores

Illustrated golfer practicing a wedge shot with three golf balls on turf, tagline reads β€œPractice Makes Progress.”

A real-world weekly golf practice plan that helped me drop nearly 9 strokes in 6 weeks. This routine combines structure, feedback, and focus.

  • Julie Rowe
  • June 3, 2025
  • Round Recaps

Swings, Sand, and One Suspicious Shrub

Illustrated golf course with red hazard stake, geese, goslings, kids fishing, trees, rabbit, and golf ball in rough

A lighthearted league round recap at Fellows Creek: topped shots, cottonwood chaos, curious wildlife, and plenty of funny women’s golf stories.

  • Julie Rowe
  • June 2, 2025
  • Golf Practice

5 Months, 5 Swings: My Golf Season Blueprint

A digital illustration of a young woman golfer standing in a locker room, studying a wall-sized blueprint titled β€œFive Months, Five Swings.” She wears a ponytail, golf skirt, and performance polo, with one hand on her chin and the other on her hip, deep in thought. Golf accessories like a visor, glove, shoes, and bag sit nearby. The blueprint shows a structured practice plan pinned to the wall.

This golf season training plan breaks your game into five focused months of improvementβ€”designed for real golfers with limited time and big goals. Progress, one swing at a time.

  • Julie Rowe
  • June 2, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Not Perfect, But (Mostly) Pointed in the Right Direction

Illustrated aerial view of a par-5 golf hole with five icons marking each swing phase and a notebook icon at the tee box, connected by dashed arcs.

My first month of my structured golf improvement is in the books: new routines, better tempo, mobility gains, and a short game that’s finally showing up.

  • Julie Rowe
  • June 1, 2025
  • Round Recaps

Not Keeping Score. Just Keeping Receipts.

Interior of a golf cart with several receipt-style notes scattered across the dashboard, each detailing golf shots and moments from a casual round. Wildflowers and a sunny fairway appear in the distance.

A wry golf recap from Bird Creek GCβ€”par saves, 3-putts, a breakout 7 wood, and the most carefully tracked casual golf round recap of the season.

  • Julie Rowe
  • June 1, 2025
  • Golf Fitness

Training for a Strong Swing

Illustration of a woman performing a wood chop cable rotation in a gym, with muscle callouts showing core, obliques, and glutesβ€”highlighting their role in rotational golf strength.

Discover a practical guide to strength training for recreational golfers. Build power, balance, and confidence in your swingβ€”without living in the gym.

  • Julie Rowe
  • May 31, 2025
  • Course Management

A Draw, a Drill, and a Bit of Dignity: Notes from a Swing Clinic

A 2D illustration of four women practicing at a golf clinic on a driving range. One woman with blonde hair is in the foreground just after impact, arms extended with the clubhead out front. A male coach is recording her swing on his phone, while three other women observe or practice nearby on hitting mats. The scene is sunny, with green grass, trees, and a distant flag in the background.

Just your average Thursday full swing clinic: half swings, light shoulder strain, a golf pro with a swing capture app, and the sudden realization I’ve been swinging the club wrong this whole time.

  • Julie Rowe
  • May 30, 2025
  • Round Recaps

My Messiest Round of Golf β€” and Why I’m Glad I Played It

A blonde female golfer chips from the rough toward a sloped green while an older woman in a blue top gestures supportively from the putting surface, pointing out the break in the green.

My first league round with the University of Michigan Women’s Golf Club was a disaster on the scorecardβ€”but filled with lessons, support, and small wins.

  • Julie Rowe
  • May 29, 2025
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