That good advice Styles. Great advice. Reasonable expectations.
Id me remiss to not mention the all important Three Stations 12-3 ( you'll note that impact does not rank, which is critical).
The Star System Triad of the Preface is a long term pursuit, a holly grail type quest but the Three Stations (12-3), #3 pp sustainment (#3 pp has no release point, its release being associated with a loss of power and therein unlike the power accumulators and the other pressure points) and knowledge of Homer's encounter with the fabled dandelion, can get you through some tough tournament times.
Playing by feel can be illusive for even the best of golfers. We all lose "it", feel, lag pressure at times. Such is golf. Whether you're world class or just beginning to translate proper mechanics into feel, the struggle against Steering 3-F-7-A is ongoing and waged on every practice tee, at every tournament, world wide. I think its best to know your enemy as well as possible. He'll show up for sure, probably when he is least welcome too. He's like that. But we can prepare ourselves for his arrival. Read his book know his traits and wait. If he doenst show then great.
I loved that story Lynn told about Patton's outmaneuvering of Romel in the desert. "You glorious bastard, I read your book, 10 years ago".
For we golfers Steering is the enemy. Homer wrote the book on it after his battle with the dandelion. His revelation being that extracting a weed from the lawn with a golf club produces a superior golf swing. Basically, you dont Steer a dandelion. The gods of golf have a cruel sense of humour dont they? And we're talking about the guy who knew the mechanical essentials of impact alignments, defined them even. If his intentions can go awry despite his knowledge of requirements to the contrary, we are all in for big trouble with this thing.
12-5-0's first few paragraphs are fantastic. Lynn tells a story about a pro golfer , one you'd know of most likely that had fallen so far that he needed to start with the procedure listed in the first paragraph. Without a ball at first and then with one that Lynn snuck in there by hand. Its a story with a very happy ending though. From clanked chips to soaring long irons off the deck.
Address, Top , Finish can get you through some troubling times. Let the Motion make the Shot.
Wonderful post O.B. Yes, Let the Motion Make the Shot. I heard that somewhere before...
Wonderful post O.B. Yes, Let the Motion Make the Shot. I heard that somewhere before...
Thanks Drew. You're the King of this line of thinking. You got me going on it. Please tell us how to fight the good fight against Steering. Its a big topic I know , filled with "seems as ifs" and wrong thinking intentions.
Play your own game
Prepare as you usually do before playing a round.
This is not the time to invent new warm-up routines or new game plans.
Have realistic expectations. Or even better: Don't have any expectations.
Be target oriented. Use whatever works right there, right now. (as opposed to technique oriented)
And perhaps one of the few things you really can control: Be focused and concentrated and positive on EVERY shot. If you do that, you can be proud of yourself afterwords regardless of the result.
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