If you want to play you best golf then you’ll want to join the Golf Tribe. It’s now time to make a commitment and get motivated to take your golf to a new level.
The Golf Tribe is a group of like minded golfers who are keen to work together and share their experiences with the automatic (natural learning) golf improvement process.
This is the first step in my Golf Success Blueprint . The GSP will be the world’s first golf instruction program on automatic and natural learning. Keep your eyes peeled – this will be launching soon.
Here’s how it works
If you’re ready to get started here’s what you need to do:
- Publicly Commit. This might be a bit scary but you’ll thank me later. By committing you’ll be more likely to stick to the process and see results. Add a comment below and briefly tell everyone what you’d like to achieve in the next 30 days.
- Read the guidelines. I’ve put more detailed guidelines on this page.
- Report your progress or leave feedback.
- Join the Tribe. This is the best way to keep up to date with what is happening, new lessons and updates. Click here to become a member of The Golf Tribe. Once there enter your email address and press enter.
That’s it. I’m not sure where all this will go at this stage but I think it will be something special. Any golfer can join and it’s free of charge. The only commitment is your time and energy.
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Hi Guys
Lukey. Don’t get down on yourself too much mate. Everyone has a poor round now and again. Just simply forget it. You’ll be stronger next time!!
Played in Medal today. Interesting round. Shot 84 – 12 = 72 net.
Decided to really give auto another chance. 5 over for first 5 holes. Not good but not disasterous. Then played next 10 holes in 2 over. Going well. Swinging auto on pretty much every shot and, whilst knowing that I am playing pretty well, not actually thinking about score.
So, stood on 16 tee 7 over gross with not a care in the world when guy marking my card blurts out that I can afford a bogey on one of the last 3 holes and still break 80. Well, you can guess the rest!!!!! Finished double bogey, triple bogey, bogey for gross 84. Auto swing went out of window and couldn’t stop thinking about score. I could have throttled my marker but, you know what, I don’t think his comment was malicious, I think he was genuinely excited for me and just didn’t realise the significance of what he said. What do you do in those circumstances. The guy meant no harm but I was just not strong enough to put what he said out of my mind. What annoyed me even more was that on each of those last 3 holes I put my tee shot in perfect position. Somehow I managed to drop 6 shots from perfect position after great tee shots on each hole. That is soooooo frustrating!!!!! Any suggestions anyone????
So not a great result but I really did have auto golf going for a while out there today. As Cameron said in one of his recent posts, it felt really strange but I enjoyed it immensely. Shame I couldn’t just keep trusting over the last 3 holes.
Despite my weak finish, today has reignited my belief in going auto. For those middle 10 holes I hit pretty much every shot on automatic and hit only 4 substandard shots in that stretch. Also, my putting today was good, especially my long range lag putting. I really let go and just played and it felt good!!!!
Just my luck! I can’t get away for my next game for probably a fortnight! It’s going to be a frustrating wait but I believe it will be worth it.
Feeling pretty good at the moment. Hope you all feel the same. Good luck and good golfing.
Cheers
ESteady
Esteady
Absolutely rapt to here you in the main had a good game and as for the last three holes I would not be too phased because you had a ratio of 83% which I feel is a very good result.I honestly feel you will be able to handle the result better as auto becomes more the done thing and a comment such as that will only reinforce the auto process.On reflection with my own game I fell into trying something mode and that quite simply does not work so head down bum up and stick to auto.
Cheers Lukey
Hi Tribers,
I did something yesterday i haven’t done in a long time. My son and I went to the driving range. We had a ball. Talk about automatic swinging. I had forgotten a lesson yours ago I had with Cam. I remember Cam talking about the automatic process and how it works best for you. Then I got to thinking about golf instruction, how it seems to be a cookie cutter system ie one size fits all. Gay Brewer the 1967 Masters winner had the worst looking swing ever, use to hook the crap out of the ball, yet he won a major. WHY?
In itself you can have all the instrution in the world yet if it doesn’t suit you or your swing you will only be as good as your body and mind lets you. A great example is Jim Furyk. One golf commentator desribed his swing as someone stuck in a phone booth with an axe trying to kill a snake. However in the case of going automatic(walk to the ball through to completetition of the swing) your subconscious swings the club for you. It suits you and your body type.
I hope this adds some encouragemnt in your quest. I have been slack the last 4 rounds that i have played. Will be diffrent on Sat.
BTW – I asked my son to call out shots before my walk to the ball ie high fade/draw low fade/draw etc out of 10 I hit those shots i hit 9 at will. It just goes to show that you have the talent/potential but you must be willing to let the automatic process ( walk to the ball till completition of the shot) have it’s way.
. I swing the club like I use to play tennis. This is what works for me.
I use to train in military style boxing called oppugnate. My trainer Ian recognised that I was so right side dominant, that this was my major strength, he never mentioned it was a weakness. He saw an individual trait in me and used it a strong point.So from then on I swing the golf club like I use to play tennis, very very right handed. Don’t try this your self as YOU have to find what works. 99% of golf instructers will say that his is wrong but stuff them it WORKS for ME. Golf pros bend your knees $30 please.
What you have to find is the automatic process YOUR SWING and marry the two. The 2 then become 1 4 life.
Cheers
SteadyOZ
Hi tribers
Off up to my mates place to play this weekend and hope my little practice session today continues on there because today felt good.
Cheers Lukey
Had a real bad start wipe 4 one pointers yet finished with 31 points. Found it hard to go auto for the firts 6 holes but once i did I found it easy to play. I could sit and bitch about bad bounces or a rushed start, but once I got going and committed myself to going auto I played really well. I will say this though those hole I went auto on in the first 9, I got into trouble caused I airmailed those four greens. I was completely unaware that when I did auto I struck the ball to good if you now what I mean. So I then to a club less, went for the middle of the green and played from there.
Club champs next week will let you know more then.
I now know that with all these disappointments that other tribers are going I’m ther at the moment but I know once you shake the old habits off and play your way, you will be very surprised at how easy and great you can play.
Enjoy
Cheers Steady(OZ)
Hi Lukey and ESteady
Good luck this weekend in your respective golfing adventures. Good Luck also with the club championship Steady(Oz),mine are in second week of June.
Won’t be playing this weekend myself. Disappointing as really enjoyed middle auto part of my medal round last week.
Good golfing and speak to you next week.
Cheers
ESteady
Hi Steady (e@oz)
Went up to my mates golf course this weekend and played in a multiplier (s/ford) but unfortunately played only average in the main with the occasional good hole.I did stick to the auto process as best I could but had a case of the lefts which got me into a lot of trouble.My mate did point out though that my ball position was way outside my front foot so I will concentrate a little harder on my ball positioning and that hopefully will alleviate the lefts.Steady oz my main way of thinking now is to go into every round of golf with no expectation and I feel once the auto process becomes a little more common that the rest of the game will really flow.
Cheers for now Lukey
Hi Tony,
good to hear from you. Now your starting to learn. Expectation of a score or for that matter any expectations totally stuff your round. Mate it happened to me yesterday. I thought i’ll shoot 42 points today without braeking a sweat. However as I said in my last post it took me 6 holes to start playing automatic. I’ll give you an example of auto playing hole 7 par 30foot par put , 8 30m lobwedge to 6 feet made the put for par that was after a crappy wormburning six iron , hole 9 reg 2 putt par 8 foot birdie putt that slid by the hole, 10 driver lobwedge to 5 feet birdie.
That’s how you can play when you find your own swing and just play.
Let me know of your progress.
Keep it up Tony it will happen and when it does you get so good during your round you wish you could play another 18. Honestly it is that good.
Cheers Steady (OZ)
Steady oz
Thank you for your input and I will continue to go along with the auto process.Just a question though and that is do you take particular care with aligning yourself (ie.ball position ,aim etc)because I must admit I get into a little trouble with it.Of course once I get set I go auto.
Cheers Lukey
Hi Lukey,
What I do is face the ball and look through my left eye as far as getting set and aligning myself. Ultimately your subconcious will do this. Try practicing your alignment by laying down a club on the ground with a ball beside it, stand behind it then go thorugh your routine, then check to see if your are properly aligned.
Let me know how you go.
Cheers Steady(oz)
Steady oz
Thanks for the tip and I will try it next time I go to practice ,because as my wife said I have a tendency to open up pretty bad and of course ball position is up the creek as well.Will keep you informed as re my progress and tyhanks once again.
Cheers Lukey
Lukey,
Sorry for my absence lately. What you’re going through are usual symptoms of the auto process. Steady Oz has gone through it and I certainly have.
My last month of golf has been awful! I’ve been so busy with work and had a little injury but that is still no excuse. Bottom line? I haven’t been following the system.
Trying too hard and not allowing yourself to swing freely is the main problem. Here’s a solution:
1. Spend some time away from the golf course working on your ball position. It shouldn’t take that long. Move it back in your stance and move on. Reckon you can nut out a better position in a few days.
2. Head to the golf course without thought of score or results. Potentially your expectations are too high. Yes, this is easier said than done but you’ve got to try. Play a few rounds by yourself (so there’s no pressure) and really let go – go for it. Work out what you need to do (like hit the ball 155 metres) then choose a club (6 iron) and then go and hit that stupid white ball. There’s nothing more you can do.
All of the stress, concern and worry are not helping. Yes it’s a difficult game but it’s not impossible – all of the garbage we worry about (like alignment and score) do not help.
Hope this post is not too blunt – you’ll get there I promise. You just need a prod in the correct direction.
Let me know how you go.
Cameron
PS. I believe alignment is a 1 percenter. It is such a stupid little skill that it is hardly worth worrying about. Do you struggle to drive your car straight? Can you throw a ball accurately? These skills are easy because we don’t worry about them. I’ve never yet seen a golfer who’s alignment is poor – only happens when we place too much emphasis on it. Forget about it! Head to the golf course and play – you’ll do just fine.
Hi Cam
Yes I agree with everything you say and yes I will use my practice rounds to hone the auto process.As I explained to steady oz I go out there now with no expectation and try to let the auto process take care of it.I agree with you that alignment is not 100% crucial but I feel bad ball position in my case just over emphasised it but with all the encouragement I am receiving from steady oz and e and of course yourself I will get there.I am too bloody minded to let it beat me.
Cheers Lukey
Hi Tribers
Played today and the end result was not too bad.I made sure the whole day was based on no expectation of score or whatever.I also made sure I parked Mr. EGO at the bar and told him to stay there.Now for the result and that was not that bad (82/66) two over my handicap and but for a couple of putts that did not drop could have been a little better.But the most pleasing aspect was I feel I went pretty well auto for most of the day and I thought this can only get better.By the way too Steady oz sighting with just my left eye did help with my ball position and I did not have to worry about my alignment .So at the end of the day things are looking up.
Cheers Lukey
PS. Cam no I did not think you were being harsh and I look forward to any further input you feel may help.
Hi Tribers,
played first rnd of club champs. Before I start the ccr was 74. Approx ave in a grade was 79net. I had 80 net. First 5 holes were good but made too many stupid club selestions which lead to my demise. I airmailed 4 greens. Not un happy however I still keep in trusting what I’m doing. Eventhough I had a bad day I enjoyed playing auto as much as i could. Cheers
Steady(oz)
Hi Tribers,
a better day today. Stareted with a triple turned 4 over had 4 over the back 9 finished with net 74. Greens were slicker today and pins hard. However played an auto as much as I could and didn’t do too bad.
Cheers Steady(oz)
Hi fellow Tribesmen!
Another Steady!! round today in Stableford Comp. 80 – 12 = 68 (39 points). Apart from 2 double bogies on Par 3s (holes 2 and 12), played really good auto golf. Am finding this a bit easier since Cameron put me straight and told me that I only have to distract my concious mind for length of pre shot routine and stroke itself.
Have now played 10 rounds in 2009 with average of 81.80 (best 79 and worst 85). Now you can see where the Nickname comes from!! Whilst I do like to play consistently, I don’t often shoot lights out stuff and that means that my handicap does not alter a great deal. 6 of the 10 rounds have been competition rounds and I stand 5 under net for those rounds. I expect to be cut either .4 or possibly .6 on today’s round which will reduce my exact handicap to either 11.8 or 11.6. I started the year at 12.3. So at least I’m heading in the right direction.
I guess now is when I have to be patient, stick with the auto process and hopefully something special will start to happen. As I hardly ever practice as such, I am quite pleased that I have started to integrate the automatic process into my game without it adversely affecting my scoring. It would be very much more difficult to do if I was struggling with my game.
Glad to see that your game is back Lukey. 5 over for back 17 is great golf Steady(Oz). CCR 74 first day!! Sounds tough! Is CCR the same as our CSS (Competition Scratch Score)??
Would be interested to hear from Cameron or Steady(Oz) with suggestions as to how I can possibly move forward from here or is it simply a question of patience/time. I’m sure I could move things along a bit more quickly if I was playing more but at the moment that simply is not an option.
Finally, I find it absolutely amazing that we still appear to be the only real Tribesmen!! Whatever happened to all those guys that committed back at the beginning. I have seen other names on different parts of the site, so come on you guys, let’s here from you lot!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers and good golfing
ESteady
ESteady,
Think you have hinted in the post above about what is required for you to make some bigger steps.
“I hardly ever practice”
Automatic golf will maximise your current skill level and I believe that you’ll gradually improve over time, but it can be slow. If you want to improve faster here’s some ideas.
Work on your short game – boring yes, but highly beneficial. PGA pros are so good at this that many hit the ball all over the place and can shoot very good scores.
Ditto for putting
Push yourself a little harder – play from the back tees. Leave your woods at home – leave your irons at home. Play with just a five iron. Learn to hit a high pitch with your 6 iron. Can you hit a high draw? What about a low fade with a wedge?
Automatic golf is awesome for actual play – it can be a bit boring (because we’re so damn consistent)so use practice as a way to learn and explore.
Try shots you’ve always wanted to hit (just be realistic – don’t try and hit 400 metre drives!) and have some fun. Then you can automate those shots and add them to your repertoire. You’ll then make some giant steps.
Sometimes we forget that golf is a game – we get so caught up in score and results that we forget to have fun.
I have taken my own advice of late and started working on some new shots in practice. It’s fun and I’m starting to see some results.
Go for it E! Time to break the shackles.
Cameron
Lukey,
Good work. Your job is now to commit to the process for a little time. Don’t get distracted – follow the process for your next 5 rounds. Here’s a basic recap:
1. Work out what you want to do behind the ball.
2. Choose a club to do the job.
3. hit the bloody ball with the most natural and free flowing swing you can.
4. put the club back into the bag
5. smell the roses – talk about the weather or the footy. (i.e. don’t analyse!!!)
6. repeat until the final putt is made.
Good golfing,
Cameron
Steady Oz,
Good work mate – in tough conditions you’ve got to keep trucking with the auto process. It would be great if we could always strike the ball well, make putts and shoot super scores. It rarely happens.
You didn’t panic and played a good second round. You may want to take a bit more care with club selection and strategy. Your course is impossible if you go long – stop going for the pins
Aim for the front middle of the greens and you’ll probably save a stroke or two per round.
Keep going mate, you’re doing great!
Cameron
Hi Cam and fellow tribers
Had a practice round yesterday (9 Holes) and managed to go auto the majority of the time and ended up playing half decent.I actually ended the round with a smile on the face.Well done to both the steadies great stuff.
Cheers Lukey
Hi Tribers
Good news! My 39 points on last Sunday were good enough to win my Handicap Division and qualify me for the reginal finals of the UK Public Courses Championship.
If I can manage to get into the top three in my Division at the regional level I will qualify for the national finals, which are held at St Andrews – The Home of Golf. Probably not the Old Course. Last year the final was over the Eden Course.
Looks like my efforts with automatic golf are beginning to bear fruit.
Thanks for your help over the past months and I look forward to our friendship continuing long into the future.
Cheers
ESteady
Hey ESteady,
Well done! You’ll have a massive advantage in the regional final – many will over think and get tight. You’ll be able to play automatically and enjoy a free flowing game.
Go for it! And don’t forget to enjoy the experience. Bigger things await I suspect.
Cheers,
Cameron
Esteady
I would like to back up Cam’s post and say congratulations and yes stay auto and go for the throat ha! ha!.Also I would like to wish steady oz all the best for the rest of the c/ships.
Cheers Lukey
Hi Tribers
Played again today and did manage to stay auto for most of the round but felt I stumbled occasionally with bad decision making which led to a couple of bad holes.I must be 100% truthful too and state that on a couple of occasions I let ego get in the way.I am now likening my journey to achieve auto as like driving my car along the road until I get to the mopst important part and turn the corner.At this stage the I can see the corner and I just have to push a little harder to get round that corner.By the way my score (83/67) whilst not being all that flash was 3 over my h/cap but improvement is in sight.
Cheers Lukey
Hi TRibers,
couldn’t hit water if a fell out of a boat. Man toughed out the day for a very dissapointing 85-net 78.
After today I’m taking a break. MY head is full. Kept to my routine however just cost myself strokes by trying to play catch up. ie bogey one hole and try to birdie the next. Man this game can bite hard if you don’t play smart.
Anyway another day approaches. Let you know later how i go.
Steady(oz)
Steady oz
Sorry to hear it was not such a good day but with your overall approach i’m sure it will only be temporary and as you have said to me on a few occasions just keep the chin up and keep working at it and it will come.Golf is that sort of game that really tests the thing we have to have “patience”.I like you to a degree do have a problem from time to time exhibiting that thing called patience but it is the key.
Cheers Lukey
Hi Tribers
Steady(Oz). Relax, take your break and come back stronger next time. There is more to life than just golf!
I don’t have a comp this weekend so am playing a round by myself to practice letting go and being completely auto. Will let you know how I get on.
Cheers
ESteady
Hi Guys
Not much to report really. Found going auto whilst playing by myself in non competitive situation even more difficult.
Played as singleton but got stuck behind group of 4 balls and not allowed to play through. I know singleton has no standing on course but in my book common courtesy demands you allow singleton to play through. I waited on every single shot for 16 holes but then walked in as time was getting on and I had other responsibilities. 16 holes took 4.5 hours.
I shot 72 (10 over) for 16 holes. 11 pars and 2 bogies but had two doubles and one triple bogey. Triple came from 4 putt. Too much time to think about things between shots and nobody to talk with made going auto difficult. On some shots my mind was just swimming with various kinds of thoughts. Don’t know what to say really, just one of those days I guess.
Anyway, back to competition next week. Let’s hope we can keep the doubles and triples of my card then.
Speak to you soon.
Cheers
ESteady
Hi Tribers,
I have been away awhile (dam computer problems).
I have had both sucess & failure with auto process,
SUCCESS
I have been playing match play ( div 3 pennant ) as mind is focused only on next shot with no care to to results, surprise surprise, I have now shot two rounds in a row which would of finished in low to mid 80′s if matches had been finsihed off ( not bad for a 23 h’caper ) who had never broken 90.
Auto rountine is simple, pick out shot & club behind ball, count walking up to ball, look at & align to target, look at ball, hit ball.
FAILURE
When I go back & play club golf, once again my mind get’s in the way & I become to score / result focused & consquently have shot two rounds one of 98 & one of 100.
I need to work harder on automation, which is improving, after reviewing rounds, I put low scores down to when chipping/ putting in match play I am completly target focused with no fear of consequence of missing as competitor may also stuff up etc.
Whereas stroke/ s’ford etc I am thinking I need to get this close to get up & down for par / bogey.
I am determined to keep working with process of automation as I can see a very bright light at the end of the tunnell.
I have now played a couple of rounds with my game at the level I desire – in the 80′s & I have renewed focus to get there on a more consistent basis.
Regards
Steve H
Steve h
You are absolutely correct it is not easy but if perhaps you treat all rounds as being matchplay it may help.Keep at it though you will suceed.
Cheers Lukey
Hi Tribers / Cameron
Am I missing something? Since when did we have to log in to view Cameron’s Blog.
If I have been asleep whilst something new has been introduced, how do I log in?
Cheers
ESteady
Tribers,
The blog is going under a transformation. I have been working on it for sometime now. Hopefully it will be up and running today.
Keep your eyes peeled for more info.
Cameron
Hi Cam
What is the go with the email you sent because it requires a password that I know nothing about.
Cheers
Lukey
Thanks Lukey – for the positive feedback.
Thought re matchplay has also entered mind & I will give it a go unfortunately I can’t play on Saturday, but I will have practise round on Sunday.
Regards
Steve H
time for reflection.
I’ts been 10 years since i took up golf again after a 4 year break. If i knew back then what I know now. Hindsight – good if it is in the present. Haha. Anyway I like others have been hoodwinked to a degree in thinking that a great swing equals excellent golf. As i have said in other posts Gay Brewer the winner of the 1967 Masters had a terrible swing( I wonder what Johnny Miller would say)yet he won a major.
Having gone through the instruction merry go round I came to realise that what Cameron has provided here is nothing short of revolutionary. I’m not saying that to kiss his backside or gain any browny points. The reason I say it is because It works. If you look at every other book,tip or instruction it doesn’t make it a complete instruction. Cameron gives you the why and how which makes golf a more simplier game. Man in general has made difficult because of 2 things. 1 adults have to make it complex and 2 there is money to be made from it. So anyone who is reading these posts. Have the patience and committment to go through with Camerons instruction. You won’t be dissappointed.
Cheers Steady(oz)
Hi Tribers
I would like to second Steady(Oz) comments. Automatic is not a quick fix. I have been trying since about last Sep and am now beginning to see the results. For me, these results don’t necessarily result in better scores but a more relaxed game that dosn’t leave me totally exhausted after a round. Hopefully, the better scores will come in time.
Cheers
ESteady
Hi Tribers,
Yep. Agree. It’s not a quick fix. There is no such thing.
Let’s take my putting for example. In 1999 I had the putting yips. I was hopeless. Rarely had less than 36 putts a round. By 2001 I was worse – could barely take the putter away.
In 2005 I had had enough. I decided to approach putting like the rest of my game – automatically.
It took time. I wanted to analyse and be careful – but I kept trucking. I still yipped and three-putted. In one round I had a three footer to win the match – I hit the ground first and the ball didn’t make it to the hole. I kept going.
By the middle of 2007 I was a different player. I stopped worrying about putts. I started making more and missing less. Golf was fun again.
Yes it takes some time – but it also takes courage and guts to keep going. The easy thing to do is to keep searching and changing. That is what everyone else does. But that doesn’t work either. At least automatic will give you want you want – eventually.
This is probably not going to appeal to everyone – that’s ok – only those truly committed will seek the results they deserve.
Talk to you soon,
Cameron
Hi tribers
Well today I cry tears of blood wan’t to play golf but cannot as bad weather has closed our golf course.I find it a real pity because I had a good feeling about today.Any way it’s my birthday today (61) so I shall go out and have a nice day any way.Hope to at least get a practice round in so I can comment on that instead.
Cheers Lukey
Hi Tribesmen
84 – 12 = 72 net (10th place) in Hodgson Trophy Medal today. Really quite pleased with that. Very difficult day with squally showers and very strong 3/4 club wind. Young 24 handicapper played round of his life to shoot same gross as me 84 – 24 = 60 net. Unbelievable!!! Out of field of 72 nearly a third of field either NR or 100 plus. It was a really tough day but I enjoy those days even more. Trying to fly the ball low and keep myself in the game mentally.
Top 16 qualify for the knockout stages of Hodgson Trophy. Hopefully I will have enough brownie points with the Missus to enable me to play. Fixture list is getting a bit hectic.
Still working hard at going auto. Seems to be easiest for me on putting. Reckon I hit about 45/50% tee to green shots auto today and probably 90% plus auto putts. Putting really saved me in the difficult conditions. No 3 putts and 7 one putts. Auto lag putting was brilliant. Just need to work a bit more on trusting auto swing tee to green and I think we could be in for a good summer.
Happy Birthday Lukey!!! Shame you couldn’t get out for a game. Which part of the world do you play in? Are you Aussie as well?
Cheers
ESteady
E Steady
Sorry I have never let anyone no where I come from but I live in a little place called Tasmania (just below Australia ha!ha!).I live in a place called Montrose which is about a 20 minute drive out of Hobart the Capital of Tassie.Just had my clubs regripped and I am hopeful of getting 9 holes of practice in tomorrow.Well done by the way steady and continue you to play well (auto).
Cheers Lukey
Hi Lukey
I worked in Aussie(Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin)for a couple of years in the mid 1980s. I used to be involved in the casino industry. You may know that Hobart was the first place in Aussie to have a legal casino, about 1974 if I remember correctly.
My best mate in Alice was guy from Tasmania, Frank. Great bloke! He was seriously assaulted playing Aussie Rules in Alice. He was the main attaker up front who leaps to take the high kicks from the back. Well, as you know he plays with his back to the defender (mostly) and this defender, without Frank seeing it coming, wallops round his head from behind catching Frank right on the side of the jaw. Frank was out cold and went down like a sack of spuds smashing his head on the hard ground making matters even worse. He was in a coma for nearly a week and there were concerns about brain damage. Thank goodness, he came out of the coma and was OK up top. However, he had to relearn almost everything like walking and writing etc. Took him well over a year to recover but he was never quite the same guy. Very lucky indeed! We keep in touch periodically. He came to Europe must be 20 years ago now, met a girl from Holland, from where his family originally came to Australia, married her and now lives near Amsterdam. The circle is complete so to speak.
Off to play second round of 4BBB Summer Knockout tomorrow afternoon. My partner (13 handicap) and me (12 handicap) are playing two former club champions, both off 5 I think. Tough match in store but with our shots and auto golf I think we have a good chance to win if we can just surprise them a little bit over the first few hole. Make them think! Will let everyone know how we do.
Cheers
ESteady
Hello Tribers,
I’m a recent convert to the Automatic Golf. I read Camerons E-Book and it capsulated the way I have played golf for many years!!! I wish I had of stumbled across this method 20 years ago!! I would of saved a lot of frustration and money in trying to play better golf. Have only played nine holes working on the automatic approach and apart from falling back into old habits on a couple of holes, I hit the ball straighter and better than I have for years. I’m hoping this wasn’t a fluke.I used the counting method when going automatic to distract the thought process when walking up to play the shot. I’m keen to get some of your thoughts in regard to whether anyone had found any specific method that worked well when going automatic to play their shot? I’m very patient and realize this process could take quite a while to master. I look forward to any tips you can pass on?
Regards,
Hi Ray C
I’m ESteady. I have been gradually learning, and am still learning, the art of automatic golf over the last 9 months I guess.
Your experience with auto golf is no fluke. Maintain your patience and use whatever method you can to distract your concious mind during your walk to the ball and the shot itself. Natural learning and the true golfer within you will do the rest. Welcome aboard. The Tribers look forward to hearing from you regularly.
Cheers
ESteady
Hi Tribers,
for those of you want to know how to go auto, it’s easy yet difficult. Easy becasue as Cam says most of our day to day functions we work on autumatic/autopilot. It’s hard because you have to have enough self discipline to tough it out. Man our club champs was hard. I thought I was an imposter being on this blog because of my scores of net 80′s. However when played with someone of the same handicap and we shot very similar scores net 84, I realised that the course was set for a club champs. Hard,fast greens in with difficult pin placements. As i said you have to get far removed from the brainwashing that a good swing=good scores. I found out my swing by just experimenting, playing tennis + flat swing is how I hit the ball. I’m know confident that I can trust my swing in any situation. Then just play golf. As Cameron says stop dicken around with your swing and play. There is a time and place for checking your swing and let me tell you it’s not while your playing in a comp.
I hope this helps.
Cheers
Steady(oz)
Hi Tribesmen
My partner and I played in the second round of our club’s 4BBB Summer Knockout this afternoon against our current club champion and a former club champion. We were not at our best, although we were by no means bad. However, the other guys were on fire. They were 6 under gross through 12 and we didn’t even sniff a win on any hole, despite having 12 shots between us, and ended up losing 8 and 6.
I am convinced the current champion is playing auto golf, even if he dosn’t know it. He just looks over the shot for a few seconds, selects his club, walks up to the ball, a couple of waggles and swings. Everything done and dusted within 30 seconds from start to finish. Really impressive! He is not a classic swinger. A bit of a slogger in fact. Not pretty to watch from a purist point of view but boy was he effective. Just confirms what Steady (Oz) said above. Good swing does not necessarily mean good scores. However, put automatic natural swing (even if not classic) with lovely short game and you have club champ.
I was not overawed by these guys but I must admit that on a couple of occasions I tried shots that I would not have normally tried in an attempt to force a win. Unlike me, but these guys showed no sign of coming back to us and I felt compelled to fire at flags that I would normally have played away from. This may have contributed to our early defeat but I just could not see them dropping any shots. They just beat the pants off of us. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the game and am even more convinced by the club champ’s play that auto golf is the way.
Good job I’m not one to get down on myself after a defeat as Gloucestershire County Medal on Saturday. Still playing well and will simply try to improve my percentage auto shots and see what happens.
Cheers
ESteady
Hi steady e @ oz
Great to read your posts and see the positive approach to the auto process and yes when it happens it happens.Managed to fit in a practice round yesterday of 9 holes and was impressed with my ability to stay with the auto process and ended up five over which whilst not stunning was three better than my h/cap.So naturally I am looking forward to playing Saturday to see how things go.It is also encouraging to see a couple more joining in with us.
Cheers for now
Lukey
Hi Tribers,
Please please any golfer who is looking fwd to their next round don’t have any expectations on what you might score. Remember routine and play. Don’t think(analyse) just play.
Cheers
Steady
PS Steady(E) Bad luck on the matchplay. Iknow how you feel ie violated, but a good observationonplaying auto.
Hello Tribers,
Looking to hopefully get out over the weekend for nine holes.
My aim is to again be totally focussed on the automatic approach without any expectation or concern about the score.
I am absolutely dedicated to the automatic approach believing long term it will pay dividends. I will let you know how I get on.
Cheers
RayC
Hi Cameron / Guys
Just tried to read cameron’s latest post on his Blog. Can’t seem to do so as none of the links seeme to be working? Are any of you having same problems?
Cheers
ESteady
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