After 50 years of playing golf, I have come to the conclusion that I do not know as much about golf as I think. I have read, watched videos, practice, practiced some more, competed in tournaments, shot under par, shot three holes in one, and made a few eagles through my journey. And yet, the amount of information about ball striking that I do not know seems to never end. Each time I think I have a solution to a challenge, another crops up and challenges me mentally (and sometimes physically) to change my thinking to start down another swing path. Needless to say, all of this change can be frustrating, however I have to say that it is a fundamental reason why I love the game of golf!
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Putting A Time Clock On Professional Golf
I watched the Women’s World Curling Championship last weekend (Canada won 🙂 ) and a crazy idea popped into my head. During the curling game, each team has 38 minutes to thinking time over the space of a two hour game. The details on how the timing is applied is not important, but what it does is forces teams to play at a certain pace and not waste time talking a chatting about every shot thrown. I am thinking that this is a great idea for golf, but applied in slightly different manner.
Continue readingClub Selection – Not Just A Routine Act In Golf
Initially, when readers think club selection they might thing about the types of golf clubs available to purchase. This is not a bad train of thought if you are looking for something new to help improve your game. Personally, I think buying new equipment is overrated, but that is a discussion for another day. Today, I want to discuss the process related to choose which club to hit when during your round. The cookie cutter approach of focusing on distance only works if you are beginning to play golf, however as your game improves it is only one consideration when selecting a club to hit. What are the others you may ask; great question!
Continue readingArnold Palmer Makes Me Laugh!
I came across this video about Arnold Palmer that made me laugh. I could talk about the requirement for hitting a ball that skips over water, but I think the video speaks for itself. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
Hitting A Golf Shot That Works
Every golfer I know has a golf shot that they hit with great consistency. I know I have a few from varying distances which I developed over the years. Each shot does not always fit the shot at hand, but it allows me to hit safely in order to save strokes in the long run. These shots allow me to hit to safe locations at distances within 5 to 10 yards ( plus or minus) of my know distance. It is important to have these shots in our bag if we want to shoot low golf scores on a consistent basis. Do you have a shot or shots that you consider reliable more often than not?
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The Grateful Golfer 