Ahhhh golf..I love golf..been playing the sport since I was 12 and Ive seen it grow by leaps and bounds. Heck, when I was a young lad, I could ride my bike to the county course and play 9 for 9 bucks. The remaining dollar was stamped for fries at the halfway house. The driving range was a stop and sock and golf carts didnt have roofs. Better dayshappier times..

Recently I was reminiscing on the game of golf, finding myself comparing what the game was when I was 9 to what it is now. Golf has changed into this slick-power game, where long drives mean more than the standard touch and feel. Fedoras are everywhere, and players are boasting about their $300 drivers with screws in them. Dont get me wrong. Im not bitter about it. Im the first one to support new technologies, but for the average golfer, whats being preached and celebrated isnt going to help them improve their games.

Let me pontificate for a moment”and I have over 30 years of game play to back me up. Ive taught the game of golf and Ive won my share of rounds. The reality is if you want to start improving your game, beyond a shadow of a doubt (and I challenge any professional golfer to argue with me) is that you have to P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E! (I know. I know. Youve heard that before, but its the truth and you cant get around it!) The magic cure to improving golf games is practice and Im not talking about a driver…dont even start working on the long-ball until you can CHIP-PITCH-PUTT! If you need help with this, honestly, get help. Pay for a good lesson. Go to a pro for some tips. Left to work on your own, will only create terrible golf habits to contend with. You need to get the basic mechanics and then practice chipping, putting and pitching. I know that this isnt glamorous. In no way does it compare to watching your ball fly through the air. But I promise you this, if you can chip the ball by the hole and putt it in, you will see a dramatic improvement of your score and your overall game. Guaranteed! Its this type of practice that develops touch and feel sensitivity that only the great golfers have. And how do they get it? Yep- they practice, on real grass, chipping, pitching and putting ball after ball until their shots are consistently great. So now that Ive had the nerve to bring up practice, you probably are asking Ok- so how long will it take to see results? My answer to this is this: When you know that you no longer need to guess, then take it to the course! Also- let me apologize if this seemed like a rant. Im just trying to help based on what my experience is with this industry. The gold game is not about the longest drive or a putter with moon rocks in it. That game is about YOU and what you bring to it mentally. All great golfers know this and now, so do you

In closing, here are a few tips when you practice golf:

1. Be present when you are practicing. Imagine you are on the course shooting a round when you are chipping, pitching and putting. Theres a HUGE difference from practice to playing o put yourself in the position that you are making these shots during a round.

2. We are human. We process billions of thoughts at any given moment. Before you jump in for a round, make sure to give yourself some calm-down time! You want to calibrate your mind and body on the course. You want to wake up all the effort you made during the week practicing. Dont just run out on to the course (as all weekend warriors do) expecting to shoot great. Warm up, see how youre swinging that day because your shot is always changing. Thus the intricacies of golf..

By the way, I created a little tip sheet that is pretty funny. If you want to see the 15 blunders made at a driving range. Visit my website. Its free. Its funny and it will help you out.

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