The Blatch Report - Interview w/ Lorne Rubenstein

By Sam Blatchford

We sat down with golf writer Lorne Rubenstein to chat with him about meeting Gary, what Learn Touch Golf means to him.

Rubenstein started his golf career playing junior tournaments across Canada, he then played college golf as well as the British amateur.

While in graduate school he caddied on the PGA TOUR.

After Lorne’s golf career he got into golf writing. He contributed golf articles for the Globe and Mail for over 30 years.

Rubenstein first met Gary over 15 years ago when he visited the Toski and Battersby Golf Learning Center in Coconut Creek in South Florida.

“I went down [to the Toski and Battersby Golf Learning Center] and that’s when I first met Gary," he added,”He’s a very interesting guy…Gary is not cut from the same cloth.”

The two bonded over music.

Lorne also read “The Golf Mystic”

“[The Golf Mystic] represents what he thinks of the modern teaching pretty well,” he said.

Gary’s way of teaching from a psychological and neuroscience background interested Lorne, as he has a master’s degree in psychology.

Rubenstein said that trust is what makes Gary stand out from other golf instructors.

“[Gary] just feels golf is a whole body motion and that if you put trust into your hands and it’s connection with the club, then your brain will kind of do the rest,” he said.

Lorne said Gary helps players develop confidence through his touch technique as opposed to relying on GPS or launch monitors.

Spending time with Gary helped Lorne become more reliant on himself, use his imagination and stay connected to the game.

Learn Touch Golf’s philosophy gave Lorne confidence in his game and as it turns out not surprisingly, Lorne is a Touch writer as well.