I recently reintroduced golf polls on X (Twitter). I try to ask questions that will get some conversation going. Sometimes I am successful. Others, well not so much. My last few have been okay and if you are looking to answer some fun golf questions, come on over to X and subscribe to my feed. As an indication of what I am asking here is my current and last two polls.
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Music On the Golf Course!?
Depending on which side of the fence you sit, music on the golf course can be a good or bad thing. Personally, I enjoy the sounds of nature and the peaceful walk around the course to hearing music in the background. I am in the minority, it seems, because many golfers are leaning towards having their favourite sound playing while they loop the course. This seems like an affront sometimes, but as golf evolves, music is becoming part of the scene and maybe it is time to adjust my thinking……or is it?
->The Cost Of Golf Is Arising!
As an avid golfer, I try to play as much golf as possible during our short season. This will include many rounds at my home course (where I am a member) and an opportunity to play at other local courses. The challenge faced by many golfers, including myself, is the cost of playing away from our home track. I realize that in some areas, the opportunities are boundless, however living in a rural area does not afford me the same opportunity. Chatting about the cost of golf with some people makes me wonder if the golf industry is squeezing out many players due to the rising costs of everything. It does make me wonder; how about you?
Continue readingHit Booming Drives
Watching professional golfers is great fun. The results from the elite players is something that amateurs can only dream about accomplishing. The crisp sound of contact with their driver is pure. I have heard that sound once or twice in my career, but not at the level of a professional golfer. Their amazing results off the tee drive many golfers to spend more time hitting the big stick vice working on their game and lowering their score. That, however, is a discussion for another day. I wonder, how far do amateurs actually hit their drives on a regular basis?
Continue readingForgetting What Works In Golf
Playing golf is not a challenging sport. It is based on fundamentals developed over time that drive what shot we can hit next. Sounds simple, right? We golf is a challenging sport if we want to play this wonderful game well. There quantity of information that is routinely processed with seconds takes a super computer just to reach a reasonable outcome. Every shot is influenced by a plethora of stressors that our six inch piece of real estate between our ears process in an instant. This is the nature of the sport, yet most of the time our failure to hit the proper shot is rooted in forgetting what works in our golf game.
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The Grateful Golfer 