Not long ago I had this crazy idea. Some might think it was ridiculous, but it certainly changed my golf forever. Here’s what I did…
I gave up. I stopped trying to fix my swing and obsess about every part of my game. My obsession with angles and form was replaced with fun and hitting that stupid white ball. For the first time in years I started to actually play golf.
It wasn’t easy. I doubted myself and sometimes it was scary. I worried that I was ‘going against the grain’ but I persisted. Then, when I least expected it, something remarkable happened.
I started playing better. My confidence grew and I enjoyed golf more. It hasn’t always been roses (and here) but its been way better than what it was before.
What’s the motto here?
That sometimes you have to do the ridiculous, break free and get uncomfortable. That, despite what others say, it might be the right thing to do.
I urge you to find your ridiculous. Open your mind and start playing golf the way you really want to. After all, what’s the worst thing that could happen?
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I did the same thing several years back. I used to go pound ball after ball on the range trying to perfect something that could not be perfected. I’d get out on the course and poof, found all those good shots I hit were left out on the range.
Now, the only thing I focus on is the short game. I can get the ball on or near the green in two unless my game is really off. So, I figured out it comes down to the short game, putting in specific.
Once I let go, i started enjoying the game again and actually started shooting lower scores.