The Disciplined Golfer - Developing a Winning Game

Golf is actually an easy game...

Think about it:

1) The ball is not moving

2) You get to play in a very pleasant environment

3) You do not have to worry about anyone tackling or trying to break your legs

4) The equipment that you use to play the game is quite light as compared to weightlifting

5) You do not really need to be very fit to enjoy the game

So why do so many of us have problems with the white ball?

1) We are impatient - we want instant results. Hey, did you learn to drive your car in 5 minutes?

2) We think we know better than the pro - granted some pros can't tell the difference between the back of a donkey and a dog, most pros actually know what they are talking about. I once had a lady take a lesson from me. Throughout the lesson, she kept saying: "I think I know already." The result was the same...fat and topped shots. The ball never lies.

3) We are not really doing what they pro is telling us and what we think we are doing - this is what we call a faulty feedback loop. I believe that if you picked up any golf magazine and followed any of the tips to the letter inside, it would work to a certain extent. Are you really doing what you should be doing?

I have spent many years researching on data collected from teaching and observing students. The problem it seems that prevents us from playing good golf is not so much more information as pertaining to technique, rather it is lack of good information on learning psychology.

Most of the information on golf techniques are no more than the same information packaged in a different way. I challenge anyone to provide me with some new "tip" that has not been published or taught by an eminent teacher in the past.

This post is certainly not meant to foment any unrest among golf pros etc...As I have iterated before, my passion is to help people get better at this game, I am not worried at all if people are upset over my comments, I still sleep soundly at night.
I am currently writing a book entitled "The Disciplined Golfer - Developing a Winning Game". I truly believe that this will change the way you look at learning golf whether you are a beginner or an experienced golfer trying to improve.