Luchnia
You will never conquer golf.
Went out yesterday and played another round with a couple buddies. The one guy continuously picks up "new things" during the week that are supposed to fix his issues on the course. He marches off to the range to get it right. I have yet to see anything "get right" with this process he has. He loves golf with a passion and will spend hours watching golf.
He will often arrive at the course an hour early as he did yesterday so he can "work on" whatever it is that he thinks he is lacking in his game. He will hit range balls and drill through a huge bucket of balls. Occasionally he will hit a nice shot and think the "fix" is working. He does not realize that he only hits maybe 1 out of 5 that is any better than his normal shots. Not once have I seen this help him at all.
As a matter of fact, after his range practice yesterday was one of his absolute worst games ever and I could see he had about reached his limit of frustration. It was the most frustration I have seen him during any round. His range practice may be purpose driven, but it is not driven with the right purpose.
I think his range practice is wasting time that could be better served. I would say that yesterday was his highest level of frustration that I have seen playing with him. I try to get him to forget a mishit and move one, but he cannot get beyond that. He actually threw a club yesterday which caught me by surprise. He did joke about it, but I think he had about had it.
In observation I am wondering why some folks cannot see what doesn't work for them versus what does work. I worked with him some a few rounds ago and he was finding what he actually needed and it was working great. I keep emphasizing with him to remember what works and repeat that again and again and again and not add any new "fixes", but for some reason he fails to do that and winds up playing bad.
He mentioned that he wanted to go back and get more lessons because of how bad he was playing yesterday and I think that is good, yet for him, I think he will come back and repeat the process of "fixing" whatever it is that he thinks is wrong. I find the old KISS method is often the best. Just keep it simple and do what works over again. Let the bad go quickly and move on.
I am simply sharing some thoughts here that I hope will help others on their golfing journey. If you have thoughts and would like to share, please do.
He will often arrive at the course an hour early as he did yesterday so he can "work on" whatever it is that he thinks he is lacking in his game. He will hit range balls and drill through a huge bucket of balls. Occasionally he will hit a nice shot and think the "fix" is working. He does not realize that he only hits maybe 1 out of 5 that is any better than his normal shots. Not once have I seen this help him at all.
As a matter of fact, after his range practice yesterday was one of his absolute worst games ever and I could see he had about reached his limit of frustration. It was the most frustration I have seen him during any round. His range practice may be purpose driven, but it is not driven with the right purpose.
I think his range practice is wasting time that could be better served. I would say that yesterday was his highest level of frustration that I have seen playing with him. I try to get him to forget a mishit and move one, but he cannot get beyond that. He actually threw a club yesterday which caught me by surprise. He did joke about it, but I think he had about had it.
In observation I am wondering why some folks cannot see what doesn't work for them versus what does work. I worked with him some a few rounds ago and he was finding what he actually needed and it was working great. I keep emphasizing with him to remember what works and repeat that again and again and again and not add any new "fixes", but for some reason he fails to do that and winds up playing bad.
He mentioned that he wanted to go back and get more lessons because of how bad he was playing yesterday and I think that is good, yet for him, I think he will come back and repeat the process of "fixing" whatever it is that he thinks is wrong. I find the old KISS method is often the best. Just keep it simple and do what works over again. Let the bad go quickly and move on.
I am simply sharing some thoughts here that I hope will help others on their golfing journey. If you have thoughts and would like to share, please do.