Get Your Target Distance Right and Avoid That Front Bunker
PGA and LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt says don’t always plan to hit it perfectly, even tour pros don’t assume a perfect shot.
Dr. Alison Curdt leads our coverage of golf psychology and is a PGA Master Professional and a LPGA Master Professional. Being 1 of only 2 women to achieve this highest dual PGA and LPGA credential earned by an instructor. Alison has over 29 years of golf competition background and has recently played in five LPGA Tour majors. Alison arrived in California after being a 2 time Academic All-American and competing on a full scholarship on the women’s golf team at Florida State University.
Owner of Alison Curdt Golf in Los Angeles, CA, she earned numerous teaching awards such as the 2015 LPGA National Teacher of the Year, 2016 Southern California PGA Teacher of the Year, 4-time LPGA T&CP Western Section Teacher of the year, LPGA Top 50 Teacher, and was inducted into the Southern California PGA Teaching Hall of Fame. Alison has been selected twice as one of Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers in America.
Alison is the Director of Instruction at Wood Ranch Golf Club and practices as a licensed clinical sport psychotherapist at Curdt Performance Therapy. She holds her doctoral degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in sport psychology.
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PGA and LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt says don’t always plan to hit it perfectly, even tour pros don’t assume a perfect shot.
Clinical psychotherapist and joint LPGA/PGA Master Professional, Dr. Alison Curdt has some concrete steps to get you motivated if you really want change but are struggling with the process.
Do you get nervous on the first tee? If you want to improve your mental game, Dr. Alison Curdt shows you how using a pre-shot routine can help you get focused and prepared to hit the shot, while calming your nerves.
Do you have trouble playing well out of fairway bunkers? Dr. Alison Curdt has the secrets to getting out and saving you shots off your score!
“I’m a horrible putter” – Dr. Alison Curdt has a plan to help you monitor your brain chatter and take control so you can play more mindful shots and allow your best golf to show up more often.
If you struggle with an out-to-in move from the top of your swing Alison Curdt’s drill will help you feel the right positions to get your shaft on plane resulting in better ball striking.
PGA and LPGA Master Professional Alison Curdt demonstrates what you need to do to make solid contact with a ball above your feet.
Alison Curdt shows you how to avoid trouble when chipping off a tight lies to a tight pin? Activate more of the bounce of your club and see those chips get close!
In this valuable video tip from Alison Curdt, learn how to get the correct parts of your body turning properly in the right order.
Our Golf Psychology section leader, Dr. Alison Curdt advises her student to see the inevitable variables of golf as exciting opportunities to excel.
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Invest in yourself and find an expert golf coach to help you improve. Alison Curdt’s advice for finding a good instructor.