Luke Brosterhous Golf

Face Control: It’s Not Just Your Hands

Many golfers try to square the clubface with their hands alone.

The reality? Face control is largely influenced by two things:

✅ Grip
✅ Body Rotation

A stronger or weaker grip changes the clubface’s natural orientation throughout the swing.

Body rotation influences how the clubface is delivered to impact and the amount needed has to match the grip…Most people miss this.

If you’re fighting hooks, blocks, or slices, don’t just look at the clubface at impact—look at the grip and the amount of rotation that is required to square the face.

Better face control starts with understanding the relationship between the hands and the body.

GolfPerformance

Most golfers try to “fix” the clubface or swing path directly.

But often, the fastest changes happen when you change the environment and the player’s attention within it.

External cues shift movement patterns naturally. The brain organizes motion around a task or target — not around mechanical positions.

Instead of:
“Take it more inside.”
“Hold the face off.”

Try creating a task that influences the motion indirectly:

• Different start lines
• Obstacle constraints
• Curved ball flights
• Gate work
• Target-oriented intention

The body self-organizes.
Path changes.
Face patterns shift.
And players stop getting trapped in overthinking mechanics.

This is one of the most powerful intersections of motor learning, perception, and skill acquisition in modern coaching.

Environment drives behavior.
Behavior shapes movement.

GolfPerformance ExternalFocus GolfSwing PlayerDevelopment

M3 ⛳️ 🧘‍♂️ Mindsets:

Putting Without Attachment

One of the biggest traps in putting…
is being too attached to the result.

Make → good
Miss → bad

That’s the tension loop.

There’s a powerful idea in Ethan Hawkes “Rules for a Knight” where he talks about the archer:

“The archer must not be divided…
If his mind is on the result, on hitting the target, he loses the purity of the action itself.”

That’s exactly what happens on the greens.

When you’re standing over a putt thinking about whether it’s going in…
you’re divided.

Part of you is trying to execute.
Part of you is already reacting.

That split is where fear creeps in.
That’s where the stroke breaks down.
Freedom becomes fleeting.

Great putting is different.

It’s undivided attention:

* See the line
* Feel the pace
* Trust the stroke

Then let it go. Invest in the purity of the action.

No steering.
No protecting.
No needing it to go in.

The goal isn’t to make putts…
The goal is to roll it exactly how you see it, and be complete absorbed in that task.

Do that…
and you’ll make more than enough.

Most putting issues aren’t mechanical… they’re psychological. ⛳️🧠

Uncertainty is what creates fear.

And fear shows up as tension, hesitation, and that last-second doubt right before you pull the trigger. 🎯

Your brain is always trying to solve one question:
“Where does this ball need to start?”

If that answer isn’t clear, it will keep searching—right up until (and during) the stroke.

That’s where AimPoint becomes powerful.

It gives you a clear, felt read—not just something you see, but something you trust.

And when the read is clear, the mind settles.

No overthinking.
No guiding.
No fear.

Feel it. See it. Start it. 🎯

Putting without fear isn’t about trying to be confident…
It’s about removing the uncertainty that creates doubt in the first place.

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Ball position doesn’t change your swing—it changes where the club meets the arc, and that’s what TrackMan measures as path…

Forearm alignment matters.

One of the things I like about the Swing Connector is the feedback it gives players on where the lead and trail forearms are aimed in the swing, as it relates to club path.

When the forearms stay organized and connected, the clubface becomes much easier to control.

This drill helps players feel the forearms moving as one unit, improving face control and consistency through impact while properly aimed.

Simple tool. Great feedback.

PlayerDevelopment

If you struggle with early extension, inconsistent contact, or losing power through impact, the issue often starts earlier in the backswing.

Many players simply don’t make a complete turn, which prevents the glutes from properly loading. When that happens, the body has nothing to push from in transition, and the downswing gets dominated by the arms.

A full turn allows the trail glute to load and stabilize, which sets up the correct sequence:
ground → hips → torso → arms → club.

When the lower body has something to push from, the swing naturally becomes more powerful and more repeatable.

If you’re getting ready for the season, now is the time to get your swing dialed in.

Spring coaching sessions are filling quickly—book now to get your game ready for the year ahead.

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