Golf is a lot like life.

I walked away from golf

I was an average golfer at best, and I was frustrated. So frustrated that I walked away from the game for years. When I picked it up again, the frustration started all over.

So I started practicing

I decided to figure out how to become a more consistent ball striker. Time was tight, so my practice had to happen in the garage. Space was limited, and hitting balls into a net wasn't giving me the feedback I needed. A net tells you that you hit something. It doesn't tell you much about how.

Washers in a box

So I got creative. I started hitting small rubber washers, 38 mm across and about 1.6 mm thick, off a golf mat into a box ten feet or so in front of me. When I hit one perfectly, with the right swing path and club face to path angle, it flew into the box. When I didn't, I knew right away.

I worked until I could put ten out of ten into the box with each club. Within a few months of about 45 minutes a session, a few days a week, my handicap went from around 20 to a 5. That is where Strike Point training discs began.

A fishing weight on my hat

I also recorded myself, and I hung a fishing weight from a clip on my hat to see what my head was doing. The more I focused on keeping my head level, the more likely I was to make good contact on the right path. That became Level Head. The same weighted string helped me a great deal with putting and chipping too.

Golf is a powerful metaphor for life: the more you prepare, the more likely you'll end up in better positions.

What golf taught me

Preparation matters, and it guarantees nothing. Golf, like life, will hand you a bad lie, a bad bounce or a bad day no matter how ready you are. The skill is working through it.

IonEagle Golf exists to help with both: to get you ready, and to help you enjoy playing when things don't go your way.

What we're building

I want golfers to fall in love with the game, to be less frustrated, and to practice within the constraints of life. We're all limited on time and on places to practice. These tools are small on purpose, so you can practice wherever and however you can.

Founder, IonEagle Golf

My handicap results are my own. Your results will depend on your swing, your practice and your time.