I realize that this might be a topic that does not strike at the heart of your golfing passion. However, with the holiday season just around the corner, I expect most of you will receive a bag of this vital pegs in your stocking. The question is: do you offer any advice to your loved one or willingly accept what ever they buy because it makes no difference to your game. Personally, I am particular (big surprise) because I try to limit the amount of tees I use during the year.
Continue readingFEAR Eroding My Confidence In My Shot Selection
I have learned to approach most golf shots without fear. This is a self-taught skill that I employ routinely. However, there are still a few shots from time to time where the pucker factor grows and I feel less sure about the shot I have selected. The funny thing its, my FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) appears to manifest in a particular situation regardless of how much a practice. My apprehension is not constant, nor is always, but it does show up. And frankly it annoys me to no end!
Continue readingPlaying Golf Above Your Head
Have you ever walked up to the first tee hoping for something magical to happen on the course that day? And then it happened, you played your best round in quite awhile. It seemed that not matter what you tried, it worked! You scored well and when looking back at the round, you realized you played well above your head. If this sounds familiar then you are blessed! And think back with fond memories and be grateful!
Continue readingImproving Your Golf Game On Step At A Time
How to improve my golf game is a topic at The Grateful Golfer that never loses its shine. I write daily (currently on 342 days in a row) in efforts to help me mentally combat health challenges, but also to improve my golf game. As you know, I am an avid player and my successes on the course did not happen overnight. My improvement over the years was more of a tortoise and hare situation where I am the tortoise!
Continue reading“Clubs Have Changed A Ton”
The innovation in club technology over the past 40 years is almost unmeasurable. The science of golf, rooted in physics, as allowed amateur players to maximize distance of poorly hit golf balls. Don’t get me wrong, I am a player that has benefited from new technology, but I learned to play with clubs that needed to be hit squarely on the club face; so, that has benefited my game today. In the words of Tiger Woods: “Clubs have changed a ton!”
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