Golf is a simple game that is extremely difficult to play. Seems like a contradiction in thoughts, but if we delve into the basics, this statement is profoundly correct. Many golfers, including myself, have spent hours on the range and course trying to perfect our swing with the intent of consistently shooting low scores. The results are relative, yet there is on common thread in every golfers game that universally detracts from our main goal. We routinely try golf shots that do not work for our game. How do I know this, well 45 years of whacking a little white ball around the links has taught me the best approach to my golf game is to routinely hit the shots that work. Also, Tommy Fleetwood says so!
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So You Think You Are A Great Putter!
Putting is the great equalizer. I know this because many of my scores were the result of great or poor putting. If you talk to any of your golfing friends, they will agree that the flat stick can change the fortunes of any round. Without taking detailed stats, it is a challenge to really understand how good (or poor) of a putter we actually are. Personally, I think and know that I am a better than average putter for my handicap, yet my confidence can be shaken with a couple of poor first putts. Knowing all of this, I have to remind myself to keep things in perspective before flying off the handle.
Continue readingChanging My Golf Game In 2022
I am very confident that my game is going to change in 2022! As an experienced golfer, I can identify when a fork in the road is coming and I am going to embrace my new direction. How do I know that times are a changing, well it is very easy. My new home course Mattawa Golf and Ski Resort is opening this weekend. With this fantastic news, I will be looping to my hearts content on a new track. Because I will be regularly playing a new course, my game has to change in order to shoot my lowest scores possible in the upcoming months.
Continue readingThe 2022 Golf Season Has Started: So, Now What?
Albeit slow, my 2022 golf season has started. With nine holes under my belt, it is now time to think about what I want to see happen to my game over the next 5 months. I always want to improve my game, but I am getting to the point where I want to enjoy playing as much as focusing my efforts on gaining a stroke here and there. I am planning one dramatic change this year and I am not sure how it will affect my game.
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Well my 2022 golf season has started. We played our first round yesterday and it went exactly as expected. I shot a few pars, a few bogies and one other. I actually did not keep my score because it did not matter. As in previous years, I felt like Bob Uecker from Major League. The first hole will be a precursor for my year. Yesterday, I had a putt for birdie and lipped out. I am not sure what it exactly means, but my 15 foot birdie putt was the best chance I had at a sub-par score all day.
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The Grateful Golfer 