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!
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?
Continue readingAfter playing many rounds of golf through my life, the goods, the bads and the uglies run together sometimes. It is not because I am forgetful, but more that my focus on exact details might be clouded. It is like how a fist grows over time into a whopper of a catch. Well, golf shots are like that sometimes too. The hole between trees shrinks and the sand traps become deeper. It seems to be the nature of telling golf stores and for them most part, I am comfortable with the minor exaggerations. It is all in fun and part of being an amateur golfer. There are times when remembering the exact details of a golf shot are important and will make the difference between a par and double bogey. Let me explain!
Continue readingOn any given day, our golf game could be a grind or a smooth day of excitement. Most of the time, amateurs wait for the shoe to drop if they are having a great round and then proclaim it was what they expected. This self fulfilling prophecy is the bane of most golf games. I know that in my younger days, I had this black cloud hanging over my head if I was creating a great round of golf. It seemed as if I was hoping for failure in order to fell the sensation of being correct. What a foolish way to approach my golf game! As my game matured, I found that my mental focus on success was better suited for my game and the gloom and doom focus diminished into nothingness. To be fair, from time to time, I still hit the pothole of negativity, but it is usually short and easily reversible. Because of this mental change, my game strengthened and became more consistent. All because I changed the activity within the six inches of real estate between my ears.
I have mentioned before that I believe in the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction is explained like this: It is a philosophy that suggests that positive thoughts and feelings attract positive outcomes, while negative thoughts and feelings attract negative outcomes. It’s based on the idea that “like attracts like”. I have found that is approach to my life works on and off the golf course. I now try to use this philosophy everyday as I approach the daily activities.
On the golf course, it is a matter of choosing my target and positively focusing on hitting the shot. I do not allow negative thoughts to enter my shot processes and it works very well for my game. For me, it is a matter of thinking about what I want to happen all the time.
If you are a golfer, regardless of your skill level, it is important to frame your golf shot around the results and not about what bad could happen. This approach to shot making is how I improved my game…..drastically. I cannot stress enough about thinking positively regardless of the results. We all hit poor shots, the trick is to keep a positive mental attitude as your baseline in order to improve our golf game over the long haul.
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
Are you a player who is open to suggestions on how to fix your golf game? Do you try to improve your game through advice from other players? I will bet that every one of us has tried a tip or two from someone as they ‘observe’ our game. Although I do not think this is a bad thing (in a limited capacity), it is important to understand that not all suggestions are worth the paper they are written on. Why is that you may ask, well it all comes down to one thing: consider the source!
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The Grateful Golfer 