Keep Your Golf Mindset Focused Away From Three Putting!
June 14, 2010 by Parshooters · Leave a Comment
What will you be doing? In the upcoming months it will be winter time in N.Y. state region again, and many snow birds will be traveling down south to get out of the cold miserable snow. So, enjoy the weather now by playing as much as you can. It’s never to early to start making plans for your next golf vacation trip. That is why you need to be prepared for anything unusual that might happen.
The way the economy is today, you can find many favorable golf packages. Resort areas are hungry for visitors and they’re willing to make deals that combines staying arrangements with tee time packages. Many golf courses are reporting open tee times on their daily starting sheets.
Personally I’ve been to Hilton Head once and want to get back there. The entire southeast coast is the golfing mecca for any challenges to your golf game that you want to test. Warning! Bring plenty of golf balls with you because there is nothing but water and sand.
Do You Fear Making Mistakes When Your Golf Mindset Isn’t Correct When Putting?
June 10, 2010 by Parshooters · 3 Comments
If you fear making big mistakes in playing golf then your not alone. Tiger Woods and other great superstars who stand to win big paychecks from making or losing on short putts have this same fear as a weekend golfer. Taking the safe route has its own costs and rewards.
I had just made a great third shot to within 2ft of the hole on the 15′th hole, it was a par 5 on my home golf course. I made the no brainer putt to put me two under par for the round. It dawned on me waiting on the 16′th tee that I must be leading the club championship, and I had the greatest opportunity of my lifetime to break 70, which I’ve never done before. It was a realization moment that woke me up out of my dream state that I was in.
Do You Have The Correct Golf Mindset When Putting? Part I
May 20, 2010 by Parshooters · Leave a Comment
If you fear making big mistakes in playing then your not alone. Tiger Woods and other great superstars who stand to win big paychecks from making or losing on short putts have this same fear as a weekend golfer. Taking the safe route has its own costs to bear. Even the best golfers will miss the opportunity to make birdies by taking the safer shot to put themselves in best position to not make bogeys. This is done out of fear, because the agony of having to lose a stroke to par outweighs the thrill of a birdie.
Researchers who keeps statistics calculates this type of decision making can cost the average professional golfer about one stroke during a 72 hole tournament. For the top 20 golfers this can be as much as $1.2 million in prize money lost for the year. The analysis shows that all golfers will avoid the possibility of loss by playing conservatively when they have the opportunity to score big by taking the gamble or risk.
Jack Nicklaus was the best when making short putts when the pressure is on. For myself, I had just made a great third shot to within 3ft of the hole on the 15′th hole, on my home golf course. I made the no brainer putt to put me two under par for the round. It dawned on me waiting on the 16′th tee that I must be leading the club championship and I had the greatest opportunity of my lifetime to break 70 which I’ve never done before. It was a realization moment that woke me up out of my dream state that I was in.
Does Fear Prevent You From Having A Proper Way To Swing A Golf Club?
February 9, 2010 by Parshooters · 7 Comments
Fear in making mistakes in life is a big part of being human . This I profess, that I’m not an expert on and therefore can’t give advice. You can do a google search and find millions of pages on this information. What I can give to you is my experience with regards to fear when playing the game of golf. Golf and reality have a way of blending into one another. I’ve seen all kinds of different attitudes from the most generous and forgiving to those you wouldn’t want to get near with a 10ft pole. Who are arrogant, frustrated, mean spirited, nasty and their outright ugly on the outside. I have a saying,”the better golfer you become the more of an asswhole you become!” Although I do know many golfers amateur and professional who are the kindest people and I’m proud to be their friend.
Playing in a mens club for almost 30 years, you do form a bond with the golfers your playing with. It’s like any other social function where you do get to know them and their families. Where you attend events and golfing get away trips. Playing collegiate golf I’ve had the opportunity to play on some of the finest golf courses in the Northeast.
Only one thing that hasn’t changed in the hundreds of years since the sport began, and which can momentarily turn grown men and women into frothing, enraged lunatics who have seemingly lost all sense of decorum and reasonable behavior. That is the simple mistake of not knowing how to have the proper way to swing a golf club. The golf club failing to connect and striking a small white ball properly. Sending it not on a straight true path but on a wildly curving arc into the woods, or even worse out of bounds. It has turned more than one Dr. Jekyll into a seething Mr. or Mrs. Hyde, hurling golf clubs into the air, breaking them like matchsticks over their knees, bellowing obscenities into the air instead of yelling fore.