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Old 12-12-05, 03:04 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by G:Deuce
Of course, we both have adopted a tiger woods approach. I know how to control my adrenline, but thats something that you cant learn by reading books. I remember when i was struggling to beat my uncle, who was the one to teach me golf, for years. I could hit it past him, i could hit it closer than him, but when it was all said and done, he would shoot a 77, and I would shoot a 79. Or he would shoot a 79, and i would shoot an 80. So when i finally realized how to beat him, i became a better, and smarter golfer. You have to play the course, not your opponents, when you look at it this way, it makes golf a whole lot easier. Some people may see a long par 5 and think, "I can reach it in two." I see a long par 5 and see trees on both sides, a sandtrap on the right of the fairway about 330 down. The green is elvated with a slight break from right to left. We have a 10 mile wind from left right. So I'm going with a 3 wood hitting a slight draw that will bore into the wind to the left of the fairway about 270. From there, i hit a 3 iron pass the trap on the right to give me a 130 knockdown pitching wedge to the hole to give me a straight uphill putt.



Actually, you CAN learn it from reading books, but you have to apply it through practice and experience...And yes, I agree, it's about playing the course, esp. when it's stroke play...The reason I had my BEST SEASON every this past summer is because I changed my way of thinking...I used to go out and say "Today, I want to shoot 75 or 77 and make 3 birdies." That's RIDICULOUS. If you could CALL SCORES, then why not just say, TODAY, IMMA SHOOT A 59!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Instead, I adopted the attitude of, "Today, I'm going to apply the solid fundamentals I've ingrained in my game, and have fun." As a result, I shot ever par for the first time and birdied 3 holes out of 9...

And...get this...I've been using the interlockin grip for YEARS dawg...I began experimenting with the overlapping grip toward the end of this season and it's worked wonders...It's allowed me to shape the ball better and chip/putt better...

I plan to use the overlapping grip all next season...

I'm also giving myself an advantage over 80% of golfers by maintaining a workout regimen that focuses on the golf muscles...


I'm tellin u dawg...next seaon, it's ON
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