Comments on: You Already Know How to Improve

By: Jon Compton

Sat, 21 May 2022 17:53:36 +0000

Jeesh Norm, all due respect, but you make it sound like so much work..It doesn’t have to be. Evaluating, grading, synthesizing, analyzing. Whew, Let the fun come first, then let one’s personal desire shape the rest. I get that
“getting better” seems to demand practice and more practice. But is the score more important, or the experience? Anyone who played with his/her father as a kid will recall the time spent with their dad, but I doubt they’ll remember their scores.
I recently had the good fortune to play at Bandon Dunes for 3 days. I prepped by walking a lot. No carts allowed. I didn’t practice my shots or putting b/c I was in the middle of a house move to FLA. I shot in the low 90’s and had the time of my life because I was with my brother and 2 close friends. And that with a thumb injury on my right hand. If working diligently works for you, you be you. But I’d rather enjoy the beauty of links golf and the companionship of friends over a low score any day. Just sayin’

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By: Jerry Payne

Thu, 19 May 2022 13:42:17 +0000

I follow your reasoning. I have often thought of this when people have personal problems and are seeking advice. I want to say “what would you say to me – if I came to you with this situation…?” Now, it does depend on the problem… but, most of us know what we should be attempting to do.

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By: Norm Katzman

Thu, 19 May 2022 13:33:25 +0000

That is great advice Matt! One thing to add is that you have to break down your golf game into parts:putting,driving,short game, fairway woods and iron play and mental game. Then you have to grade each piece and make a plan to improve. You have to know where you are and then you can set goals to improve each part by practice, lessons,mental game books or tapes,etc. You need to develop a process of working on getting more proficient at each part of the game. Then you refine your process by playing. Most importantly you need to enjoy the process!

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