I do not know about you, but I believe that every shot is important during all my rounds of golf. At any given time, on shot can turn your great round into a good round, into an average round, into a poor round. It really depends on how poorly we actually hit a ball. This happened to me during my last round where two bad swings resulted in a three over par round. Just two poor swings!
Continue readingA Different Golf Swing Almost Every Day
Have you ever noticed that your golf swing can change from day to day? Some days it is a smooth as silk and others we cut more wood than Paul Bunyan. I have no rhyme or reason as to the differences, but it happens. The good thing about knowing that our swing changes, I think it is important to be able to adjust my on course strategy to account for swing discrepancies. It is the nature of golf and every played should be able to go with the flow!
Continue readingCrab Mentality and Golf
Do you have a crab mentality? Do you fall into the trap of never wanting to share our golf knowledge because you think someone will become a better player than you? Well if you do, then you have come the wrong blog!
Continue reading500,000 Views and 291,000 Visitors At The Grateful Golfer
I am overwhelmed and elated at the recent resurgence in interest at The Grateful Golfer. I was looking at the tombstone data about my blog and realized I had hit one of original goals of 500,000 visitors.
Starting my golf musings in May 2012, I have used my writings as a way to cope with my health and mental challenges that started in 2009. Surprisingly, you the reader responded by continuing to support me every step of the way. For that I am truly grateful!
Thank you everyone for your continue support of The Grateful Golfer. Words cannot express my gratitude. Have an awesome day!
I am a grateful golfer. See you on the links!
How Does Burning The Cup Help Your Golf Game?
For those who are not familiar with “burning the cup”, it means having your ball catch part of the lip of the cup during putting, but never dropping in the hole. This is a very frustrating scenario; one that Rick and I experienced in our last round of golf. We were playing in a senior men’s scramble with Fernando and we burned more cups than we have in the past 5 rounds combined. But is burning the cup really all that bad? Hmm…..something to consider.
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