JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
What is right about...
Grip. Poor
Stance. Open
Swing. Ungainly
Shot shape. All over the shop.
Oi! Stop knocking Homer's swing!
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Oi! Stop knocking Homer's swing!
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
bit of a cheap 'perceived' in that sentence - implies that they aren't actually flaws, in which case they don't require attention...so paying them attention is irrelevant.
which gets you back to either paying attention to weaknesses that do cost you shots, or opportunities to improve your scores.
it's oft' said that you can tell the handicaps of golfers discussing their game in the bar afterwards; double digit handicaps will be smiling and discussing their good shots, single figure guys will be discussing the missed oportunities - both discussions will be regardless of the actual scoring! It's mainly because the single figure guys are forced to recognise that their score is a function of the cost of mistakes, and they expect to make good shots every time they play.
it's also said that you don't play competitive golf for 'fun'!
joe nustedt
Assistant Pro
Fair point. What I was trying to imply though, was that often we exaggerate our flaws and focus on them too much to the detriment of the positive points of our game.
That's us double-digit simpletons! I mean, I'm amazed any morning I wake up and haven't rolled out of the bed!
True. Fun is for the fair. But I can't believe a player, at any level, doesn't play better when he is enjoying the game.
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
That's us double-digit simpletons! I mean, I'm amazed any morning I wake up and haven't rolled out of the bed!
21 posts since joining in July... you should post more with beauties like that! :thup::cheers:
Funny
joe nustedt
Assistant Pro
21 posts since joining in July... you should post more with beauties like that! :thup::cheers:
Funny
Don't worry, one of my new years resolutions is to be more involved in golf, including posting on forums. The other, incidentally, is to stop talking to myself in public. It's becoming epidemic.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
And how far up your horse do you sit?
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
Yeah!..... and what colour is it? :mmm:
Foxholer
Blackballed
It might be the 'best' way, for you. I happen to disagree.
And 'best' isn't always 'easiest' either. Thus the decision of whether to go for a 'quick fix' or a 'rebuild'. There are lots of other factors to consider, like whether the risk of being a complete hacker for some period is worth the effort.
There's also the 'law of diminishing returns' to consider. As you approach 'perfection' with your accuracy, does it really matter that you are 2 yards to the right of where you want to be if you are still safe and on the fairway. That's not what is costing you shots. The inability (interpret as 'perceived flaws') to get up and down from inside 80 yards will almost certainly be costing you more, so I believe it's more effective to work on that part of the game.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
Yeah!..... and what colour is it? :mmm:
Probably Brown.
