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Good quality versus Good result...

Take a moment to think about why you play the game of golf.  Family, friends, social environment, competition, course aesthetics, exercise, low handicap/ scores, it’s always been a part of your life… those are some very common and excellent reasons for playing the game.  Did you notice that these answers did not deal with hitting perfectly pure shots?  Many golfers like the moments when their shots and putts are right on, but my reason for this article is to make golfers aware that one does not have to hit a great shot to play great golf!

During a lesson, I often see shots that turn out very well (airborne, target-oriented) but the student comments (without looking at the result while pulling over another golf ball) that it was a terrible shot.  I think as golfers we tend to fall into the habit of sighing disgustedly at a shot that doesn’t feel great yet turns out decently.  Could we have wanted the shot to turn out perfectly, as well as feel good, look...

Welcome to a new series of articles on golf's mental aspects! These articles were first published in This Week at The Landings in Savannah, GA over the past 6 years. With a master's degree in Sports Performance, my goal is to provide food for thought, inspiration for game enhancement and an outlet to organize my thoughts compiling up in my head! I look forward to your thoughts and comments... Happy Golfing!

 

Playing Lessons

 

 

One of the most useful lessons in golf is a lesson on the course. Sometimes instructors will start a series of lessons with a current golfer to ascertain what areas can be improved upon. For instance, if a golfer states s/he is having a tough time hitting out of the rough, perhaps the key problem isn’t immediately how to hit out of the rough but the fact that the drives aren’t accurate enough to stay in the fairway. The instructor might explain the importance of working on driving accuracy as well as on how to hit shots more effectively out of the...

Thanks goes out to Wayne Yamagichi for his kind comments in his latest blog...  http://originalgoochgolfblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/think-like-kid-and-learn-to-really-live.html?spref=fb.  Happy to help grow the game!

Wow, can't believe it's nearly a week since we're back from the PGA Show.  Feel like I need a 1 month sabbatical to catch up on all the cool ideas I want to implement.  Had some SNAG fun today with juniors but also some new golfers using Left on Yellow, Connect, Right on Red for grips... easy!

Had fun making some golf etiquette tips at our club... here is another release as a good reminder about green conditions...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx5u6kgbTk0&feature=plcp&context=C38231daUDOEgsToPDskKr8_eK3urg2FNiAS9zqKfN

 

I think 2012 is going to be a good year for golf.... SNAG, US Kids, Golf 2.0, Tee It Forward.  Can't wait!