Over the years I have had amazing opportunities to play golf with some unique and fun players. Through my travels I have played golf with an astronaut, TV celebrity, successful business people, and complete strangers. During all those games, I think the I would like to play golf one last time with Col Robert Springer, Commander of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Fighting the Urge to Change for the Sake of Changing
It is that time again, Mid January / Early February. I get in my head and start to think about what I need to change to get ready for the 2020 golf season. Unfortunately, I am like a hamster spinning a wheel in my mind, but never really accomplishing much. It is a difficult time for many golfers in the northern climes and one I try to temper!
->Wishing Does Not Create a Solid Golf Game; It is All About Deliberate Practice!
When I first had the idea for this article, I thought about the 10000 hour rule. For those not familiar, it was made famous by Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers”. However, I found out that it is a theory first started with an article in American Scientist by Herbert Simon and William Chase. I was going to talk about putting in time and now my article has morphed in to writings about “deliberate practice”. Read on and be amazed 😉
Continue readingCan You Shape Your Golf Shot at Will?
I was watching some golf clips yesterday and notice that most professionals have fantastic control on how they shape the ball. It seems that most focus on using a draw, but the real great players have control of how far and how much shape they put on the ball. Personally, I hit the ball straight most of the time and rarely try to shape the ball. It is a skill I have, but not something I rely on because it is not as effective as I need to score well. Having said that, can you shape your golf shot at will?
Continue readingBehind in the 2020 Golf News
Have started off a bit slow this year. I am writing each day, but not finding the time to follow any golf news. Especially the introduction of the new World Handicap System. I have quickly looked at a few articles, but yet to have analysed what it will mean to my game. That is coming in the future for sure.
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The Grateful Golfer 