Comments on: An experiment I'd like to see http://www.cameronstrachan.com/uncategorized/experiment/ Golf lessons, teachings and insight that makes golf improvement as simple as riding a bike or throwing a ball Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cameron Strachan http://www.cameronstrachan.com/uncategorized/experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Cameron Strachan Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:25:04 +0000 http://cameronsgolfblog.com/?p=484#comment-183 Hey Douglas, Thanks for your message. Stress, anxiety and trying too hard on a big stage rarely leads to a successful outcome. Obviously Allenby and Garcia are great players with loads of talent - but something has stopped them from winning a big one. I agree about the paradoxical nature of the improvement process. I have long since given up on a pro career. I don't practice and only play once a week. My game now is more consistent than it was in my heyday. My game has a free flowing nature to it now - something that I couldn't do when I was "trying so hard". Cheers, Cameron Hey Douglas,

Thanks for your message. Stress, anxiety and trying too hard on a big stage rarely leads to a successful outcome. Obviously Allenby and Garcia are great players with loads of talent – but something has stopped them from winning a big one.

I agree about the paradoxical nature of the improvement process. I have long since given up on a pro career. I don’t practice and only play once a week. My game now is more consistent than it was in my heyday. My game has a free flowing nature to it now – something that I couldn’t do when I was “trying so hard”.

Cheers,
Cameron

]]> By: Douglas http://www.cameronstrachan.com/uncategorized/experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Douglas Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:26:05 +0000 http://cameronsgolfblog.com/?p=484#comment-182 Allenby seems to be his own worst enemy at times. I think he feels the stress of not being more successful on the US tour. Much like Garcia's difficulty in winning a major. Stress on the course is the biggest obstacle to a good game. I know, I play poorly and it is primarily from the stress we refer to in other areas as "performance anxiety." I do not have the talent or the skills of a pro, or even good amateur, golfer. I will never have them and I come to accept that. The paradox is that once I accepted that, I began to improve. I believe this is because acceptance relieves that stress of performance anxiety and allows me to swing easier and more freely. I agree with your advice for Allenby, it is good advice for anyone. Allenby seems to be his own worst enemy at times. I think he feels the stress of not being more successful on the US tour. Much like Garcia’s difficulty in winning a major. Stress on the course is the biggest obstacle to a good game. I know, I play poorly and it is primarily from the stress we refer to in other areas as “performance anxiety.” I do not have the talent or the skills of a pro, or even good amateur, golfer. I will never have them and I come to accept that. The paradox is that once I accepted that, I began to improve. I believe this is because acceptance relieves that stress of performance anxiety and allows me to swing easier and more freely. I agree with your advice for Allenby, it is good advice for anyone.

]]> By: Cameron Strachan http://www.cameronstrachan.com/uncategorized/experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Cameron Strachan Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:38:17 +0000 http://cameronsgolfblog.com/?p=484#comment-181 Of course it takes hard work to survive on tour. It also helps if you have plenty of talent and skill. Both Tiger and Allenby have an abundance of this. I would like to see Allenby experiment without a swing coach for a year or two and start playing more freely. You don't lose your talent or swing if you stop working at it. By simply playing you'll make minor adjustments and improvements naturally. This I believe is what is happening with Tiger, the more he plays the better he gets. There are many cases of pro golfers who became fed up with golf coaches and started playing 'their' way with great results. Gene Sarazen and Lee Westwood are two that spring to mind. Of course it takes hard work to survive on tour. It also helps if you have plenty of talent and skill. Both Tiger and Allenby have an abundance of this.

I would like to see Allenby experiment without a swing coach for a year or two and start playing more freely. You don’t lose your talent or swing if you stop working at it. By simply playing you’ll make minor adjustments and improvements naturally. This I believe is what is happening with Tiger, the more he plays the better he gets.

There are many cases of pro golfers who became fed up with golf coaches and started playing ‘their’ way with great results. Gene Sarazen and Lee Westwood are two that spring to mind.

]]> By: MyGolfInstructor http://www.cameronstrachan.com/uncategorized/experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-180 MyGolfInstructor Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:08:49 +0000 http://cameronsgolfblog.com/?p=484#comment-180 You can't make it on the tour with just talent. It takes hard work and constant swing adjustments in order to succeed. Look at Tiger, he was winning alot back in the early 2000's and he fired Butch Harmon and started his coaching over and completely changed his swing. It took him a few years, but now he is better than ever. Not sure he would have gotten to this point with out a swing coach. How would Allenby ever survive. You can’t make it on the tour with just talent. It takes hard work and constant swing adjustments in order to succeed. Look at Tiger, he was winning alot back in the early 2000′s and he fired Butch Harmon and started his coaching over and completely changed his swing. It took him a few years, but now he is better than ever. Not sure he would have gotten to this point with out a swing coach. How would Allenby ever survive.

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