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...