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We've all met this guy. The guy who thinks, no matter what miss you or he hit, the bad shot is caused solely by head movement.
Over the years, with a lot of help from THP, I have learned to understand my misses. I know the results of too much over the top, and what happens what I get behind or in front of the ball in my swing. I've also learned how to make the most of those misses when they seem to be happening frequently. Never once have I blamed my head.
Recently I began playing with a new guy. We've become friends, and he's a lot of fun to be around, but whenever anyone in our group (whether he knows them or not) hits a poor shot he always repeats "You lifted your head, bro." He blames his own head for his two way miss as well. As if keeping your head perfectly still, and nothing else is going to save you from shanking the ball into the woods again.
Anyway, as I mentioned, I like this guy, and I am going to keep playing with him, but I tend to find this a bit annoying. ONLY because I want to have a discussion about what's really causing the miss, and not because I want to be a smart ass.
How does one broach the subject in order to prevent sounding like a know it all (which I am most definitely not when it comes to this silly game)
Over the years, with a lot of help from THP, I have learned to understand my misses. I know the results of too much over the top, and what happens what I get behind or in front of the ball in my swing. I've also learned how to make the most of those misses when they seem to be happening frequently. Never once have I blamed my head.
Recently I began playing with a new guy. We've become friends, and he's a lot of fun to be around, but whenever anyone in our group (whether he knows them or not) hits a poor shot he always repeats "You lifted your head, bro." He blames his own head for his two way miss as well. As if keeping your head perfectly still, and nothing else is going to save you from shanking the ball into the woods again.
Anyway, as I mentioned, I like this guy, and I am going to keep playing with him, but I tend to find this a bit annoying. ONLY because I want to have a discussion about what's really causing the miss, and not because I want to be a smart ass.
How does one broach the subject in order to prevent sounding like a know it all (which I am most definitely not when it comes to this silly game)