If you are going to play a sport, then I think it is important to compete from time to time. Competition helps gauge your skill against the competitors of the day and highlights potential flaws in your game. Through the years, I have played in many tournaments. I have won my fair share and each time I compete, I learn something new. Continue reading
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The Wisdom of Your Golf Shot
Golf is a particularity challenging game. As with most sports, the success on any day is impacted by a variety of stressors. As an amateur golfer, it is impossible to 100% replicated my perfect swing. In reality, most professionals cannot do that either, but obviously they have greater success. As amateurs, how do we fix our variable swing challenges? What are the answers to finding and repeating that perfect swing with consistent success? Continue reading
How to Play a Golf Hole
Over the past 6 months, I have asked several questions on how to play a golf shot from a particular lie. Sometimes the shot is difficult, others it focuses on course management. I am always interested at the responses because by looking at them as a collective, there is no right answer. Everyone plays their shot to the best of their ability, knowledge, and confidence level. I really find it interesting. Continue reading
Does Fuzzy Logic Improve Your Golf Game
Do you know how fuzzy logic improves your golf game. If you understand computers at all, fuzzy logic is nothing new. If you are not, “Fuzzy logic is an approach to computing based on “degrees of truth” rather than the usual “true or false” (1 or 0) Boolean logic on which the modern computer is based.” As you read this definition you are probably saying….WHAT? Then you are saying: “Come on, how are you going to connect fuzzy logic to golf?” Well, stick around and find out! Continue reading
Indecision Hurts the Golf Swing
I have played rounds of golf where every decision was quick. I was in a groove, played each shot as designed and, for the most part, everything worked out very well. I have played rounds where I did not think at all and went through the motions. Those rounds were less successful.
Then, there were rounds where I had to think my way around the course. I am talking about those rounds of golf where everything is going well, but course management is critical to success. They are fun rounds and I enjoy these the most. However, I have found that during these rounds, indecision really hurts the bottom line. The number I write on my scorecard is a direct reflection on my level of confidence at that time. Does this happen to you? Continue reading
The Grateful Golfer 