What is the perfect tee shot? I have asked this question many times and have not really received a consensus on the results. I think each player has their own view and that is valid, but is there really a perfect tee shot? I have parameters that makes a perfect tee shot and rarely does it have anything to do with distance. It plays a factor in my final assessment, but I think a perfect tee shot is so much more. After hitting thousands of tee shots, I am confident I can identify perfection off the tee when I see it. Can you?
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One Day Closer To Beginning My New Golf Path
Most golfers in my area take at least two months off after the last day of golf season. In my case, I have will have rested for three months as I focused my efforts in other areas. Primarily, I decided to coach basketball in the local area. I have some training and lots of experience, so I decided to move into that direction. I has been very rewarding and I am schedule to continue coaching until the first week in February. However, I have allowed my fitness regime to slide a bit and as of the New Year, I am going to get back on track. There is on slight difference this year in that I am going tailor my fitness program towards golf.
Continue readingGolf’s Greatest Asset: Hope!
Every golfer I know plays golf with a large smattering of hope in their bag. On many slightly wayward shots, they hope that their ball will take a fortuitus bounce and end up with a great lie. Hitting the ball in the woods also delves into the well of hope that first they find their ball and second, they have a shot. There are many other instances where hope plays a crucial roll in their game, but is it really a strategy the leads to lower golf scores. My response to that statement is yes and no!
Continue readingDoes ‘Faking It Till You Make It’ Work In Golf
Confidence in golf is very important. Understanding that any aspects of our golf game could go off the rails at any time, it is important to stay confident regardless of how well we play. Using the old adage ‘fake it till you make it’ sometimes is the only approach to help keep our game afloat. I have experienced poor play and could not get out of my funk in the short term. The only thing I had in my back pocket was to will my game in to success! I have had to fake it till I made it many times and will likely have to do that in the future as well. But, what exactly does this mean?
Continue readingThe Golf Give Away Season: Release The Kringle
If you like to enter contests, then this is a great time of year for us all. The #12DaysofGiveaways offer many different golf contests where all you have to do is follow, share and a tag a friend. Over the years, I won golf balls, divot repair tools, hats, and other golfing trinkets. Of course, there are many other contests to enter, but mainly stick to the golf contests. Continue reading
The Grateful Golfer 