Are you a Dreamer or Visionary?

October 21, 2013 / The Grateful Golfer / Leave a comment

I read this today and had to pass it on. I believe writing down your vision is extremely beneficial to a persons well being. It helps focus my efforts away for the rudderless boat I sometimes find myself piloting. Create yourself the day you want! I am grateful! See you on the links!

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When we call someone a dreamer, it is rarely a compliment. We generally mean someone who is unfocused or lost in their own thoughts, and we expect that they are unlikely to do anything of value or to make any meaningful impact. However, when we call someone a visionary, it is an entirely different matter. They are someone we see as ahead of their time, bold and adventurous. We expect them to do great things. The difference is they make things happen here in the real world.

Rather than waiting until December 31st to create your vision for 2014, do it NOW. This can revolve around health/wellness, finances, career changes, personal relationships, anything you want to change in your life. What is the hold up?

Writing your vision down allows you to have a reference point for the times you are distracted, discouraged, or unmotivated. It is literally like a track…

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How to Play Golf?

October 18, 2013 / The Grateful Golfer / 8 Comments

The dawn of a new day! What a great time to play golf!

What a great question! If a poll was taken of 100 different teaching pros on what is the most important skill required to play golf, I bet there would be 100 different answers! Golf is a unique sport where the elusive perfect swing comes in a million forms. Yes, a million forms!

The golf swing is a series of different movements broken down, analyzed, and taught at varying skill levels. Each player requires something unique to match their fitness, coordination, and willingness to change. Reading many great articles from White Dragon Golf, Mind Body Golf, Golf Habits, GP Golf Report, or Hitting it Solid, I have concluded that great advice is found for those who are searching. However, to break 100 consistently or to maintain a single digit handicap each player has to find their own way on how to play golf. Golfers must find their swing, develop it, and hone the skills required to find their perfect swing.

If you are just starting golf or wondering how to play better, all I can say is welcome to the endless merry-go-round of trying to improve your swing. It will be challenging, frustrating and exhilarating all at the same time! The first time you hit the shot of your life, you will want to hit a better one! What a vicious circle…..no wonder golf is the greatest sport!

Golf is really meant to be played; the only way to get better is to practice, play, adjust, practice and play; then repeat one million times. It seems like a pretty simple system, well give it a try. Actually, golf is meant to be enjoyed! If you are not having fun, then what is the point.

Finally, 3underthru12 has a fantastic video on how to play golf that will make you laugh. For some of us seasoned golfers, we will remember watching it when it first came out! For others, enjoy it for the first time.

I am a grateful golfer. See you on the links!

Why every golfer needs to fix their pitch marks on the green

October 16, 2013October 16, 2013 / The Grateful Golfer / 3 Comments

Ian has hit the nail on the head. This topic is extremely important! Avid golfers usually fix more than one ball make on every green….my record is 45 in one round.

Thanks Ian for the great article.

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!

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“I just try to put it on the fairway, then the green and not three putt.” – Peter Thomson

By Ian Hardie

At any given moment during a day

I expect that there will be hundreds, if not thousands of golfers around the world

Working away at improving their putting stroke or buying a new golf putter

Hoping to achieve one simple thing

Which is to ‘hole more putts’ when they play golf

I know I’ve spent plenty of time over the years

Crafting an accurate and mostly repeatable putting action

With the goal always being to hole as many putts as possible while playing

Because the old golfing adage;

‘Drive for show but putt for dough’

Is not only absolutely correct when it comes to elite level golf

It really applies to any level of golf

As the putting green is the area of the game that can make…

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Fall Troubles

October 11, 2013 / The Grateful Golfer / 7 Comments

Well golfing enthusiasts, fall is finally here. It is the time of the year that the reeks havoc on everyone’s golf game. There are so many distractions before, during and after playing golf that bring out the ‘Fall Troubles’.

All golfers feel them! Golfers have the desire to play as much as possible, but they never seem to get out as much as they want. Here are my top five reasons that the fall is the toughest time of the year to play:

the kids activities have increase because of school. Your second job as taxi is here;
daylight is much less allowing for less opportunity to hit the links;
it is very cold in the morning and it is hard to golf wearing mittens and a scarf;
great time of year for house renovations because you put them off all summer; and
hockey is starting and it wrecks your golf swing.

Regardless of why you have ‘Fall Troubles’, remember that golfing in the fall is a bonus. It allows golfers to slowly unwind from an awesome season unless you live in New Zealand where your season is just starting! Regardless, I hope you had a great season and plenty of fun!

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!

Inspirational golfers

October 2, 2013 / The Grateful Golfer / Leave a comment

Thanks to Ian Hardie at Golf Habits for this fantastic post. It truly is inspriational. Puts many aspects of our lives in perspective. I am a grateful golfer!

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