I wish somebody would have told me this about the golf swing: Bad shots are not a result of not having a perfect golf swing. People believe that once they achieve the perfect swing, that they will always hit perfect shots. This goal of the perfect swing is not only unrealistic, but also harmful to your golf game. Golfers need to learn a few fundamentals, but then they have to learn to trust their swing. Golf shots need to be played by feel, instinct, and trust. The brain needs to be used for strategy - not to control the swing. When people are trying to think through their golf swing, they overlook strategy and make poor decisions. When the pressure is on, the good player trusts his swing - the poorer player loses trust and tries to think it through. Learn to think your way around the course while you trust your swing.

Pace of Play

I enjoyed the responses to my last blog about driving a car ... yes, the roads are full of knuckleheads. These same crazy views of driving also infect peoples views of playing golf. The reality is that the golf course is like a one lane highway. We try to get people to play at a speed that produces a 4 hour round - I'd compare it to driving a car about 60-70 mph. Now if people want to play in three hours (like driving 90 mph) the 4 hour pace seems slow and they have to wait. But we don't believe it's fair to make people play faster than a 4 hour pace - but they can't play at a 5 hour pace. People think that because they paid their money that they have the right to play at whatever pace they desire. No ... they paid for a slot on the course ... they don't have the right to screw it up for everybody.