I am only six weeks away to opening day. This means that I have to start getting ready to swing my golf clubs. First I need to dig them out of storage and dust them off. I am sure my clubs are ready to see the light of day. But before I get ahead of myself, I need to develop a plan that will ensure that I am ready for opening day. I have developed plans in the past with great success, but I am not sure I want to commit the time I need to lower my handicap to a point to make this upcoming season a success. As always, I am still working out the details, but not to worry you will be reading about my plans in the upcoming weeks. For now, I have to set the stage to open the flood gates to my game in order have a fantastic 2023 season!
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Unfinished Business On The Golf Course!
I have never played a round of golf where I did not think I had unfinished business on the golf course. Yup, even breaking par I thought that I could have shot a lower score. As my friend Kevin reads this article, I know he feels the same way….most of the time. 😉 Although I think I can always do better I wonder if this is really true. Each round of golf is a unique experience because I have never hit the same 75 strokes from the same position ever! After thousands for rounds, every round played out differently and needed to be navigated like it was my first round. This is the fun of golf and I hope that the feeling of unfinished business never changes.
Continue readingPlaying It Safe: A Failing In Golf
How many times have I tried to play the safe shot and failed. Knowing what the proper shot during a difficult situation is not that challenging, yet I seem to have a only a 50/50 chance of hitting a successful shot. Usually, my woes occur when I drop down to a 3 wood from my driver. For some reason, I swing poorly and pull the ball left. Sometimes, I mentally start to fail even before I start my pre-shot routine. Knowing I can physically hit the ball properly, I think my challenge is mental. What do you think?
Continue readingFighting The Yips In Golf
Every golfer experiences the ‘yips’ from time to time. It is a mental challenge faced by golfers and is defined as: a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (such as a golfer) in the performance of a crucial action. (Merriam-Webster) You know, the moments when you standing over an eagle putt to win something and your heart starts racing, palms sweat, your mind races and it is hard to concentrate. Negative thoughts start eroding your confidence to a point were self-doubt starts to rule the moment. The yips are a scary thing and dreaded by all golfers.
Continue readingOpening My Mind To All Possibilities To Lower My Golf Score
The ultimate goal of every golfer is to continuously shoot low golf scores. It makes sense because we would not keep score otherwise. To achieve the milestone of best round ever, I need to ensure that I am ready to accept the possibilities to improve my game. It is not really a challenge to try, but it is a challenge to accept the results when it flies in the face of the golf path your are travelling. Most of our physical changes require a change in mindset to be successful and this part of the process always seems to take the most time.
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The Grateful Golfer 