Two “Short” Golf Learning Opportunities!
Learning From Being Short!
My brother Harry visited me this weekend to play in the Oak Ridge Country Club Member Guest tournament (I think for the 16th year). I hope at least one of the lessons that we learned this year will really take – here are the two lessons that most stick with me about the weekend…
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I am a big fan of Adam Young and his writings on improving your practice and your play. You can find a download a terrific free eBook titled Golf Hacks from his web site. Well in this eBook Tip #13 is Hit The Back. He suggests that for most of your golf shots you should club yourself to hit the back of the green, and that at a minimum you should track how many of your shots come up short of the green. Well, during 45 holes of match play this past weekend, I can EASILY remember at least a dozen – a dozen minimum! – shots that we hit that came up short rather than on the green or long. Why do we do this? – we always think we can hit the perfect shot for a specific distance. Would simply applying this tip to our games have made a difference in how we played – I bet it would have!
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Second, one of the parts of the tournament I love is getting to watch the final Shoot Out holes – where 14 winning flight teams get to play to see who will be the overall winner (I love it even more when we are IN the Shoot Out!). The last 7 teams play Alternate Shot for 3 holes – 3 teams out the first, 2 out the second, and then one final winner. I know (some good friends were in the Shootout) that it really hurts when you get so close to winning an event like this – but I think the opportunities to learn about yourself and how you can improve are also huge when you get to experience this pressure of competing.
How about YOU? – what have you learned from "Coming Up Short" in a golf competition that really mattered to you – I hope you will share this in the Comments below.
Taking YOUR Game To New Heights!
Tony
