| Would you rather hear what you need to
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| | length of the hole - from ANYWHERE on the
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| learn from someone who is already an
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| | green. When you have mastered the ability
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| accomplished golfer? Would a few hours
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| | to get the ball close like that, then
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| with Jack Nicholas REALLY help your game?
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| | work on the short 2 footers - almost from
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| "Just do what I do, it's easy!" Or would
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| | the start you'll find that you can get
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| you rather learn from a beginner, who
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| | the majority in.THAT's the secret - the
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| understands the struggles, the small
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| | drive doesn't matter, the next shot is
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| improvements and remembers those early
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| | OK, but the one that gets the ball TO the
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| changes that lead to greater success?It
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| | green is crucial! Then if you can putt to
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| almost makes sense, doesn't it? The best
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| | withing a very close area of the pin, and
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| coaches are often mediocre players, and
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| | make THOSE easy putts - you're a bogie
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| the worst coaches were stars, who had
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| | golfer - TA DAAA!Wait, there's one more
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| everything come easy to them. Natural
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| | thing - the mental part of golf. If you
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| ability is hard to teach to others! As a
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| | have a certain ability, how come you see
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| beginning golfer, I have noticed some
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| | flashes fo greatness on some days, and
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| dramatic improvements, though, and wanted
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| | flashes of needing to break your clubs on
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| to pass them along to other beginning
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| | others? Same guy, same equipment,
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| golfers.First, the drive. To many of us
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| | different results? THAT is the mental
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| starting out, it seems to be
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| | part of golf - and it becomes more and
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| all-important. I have had instructors
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| | moe important as you master the basic
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| tell me that if you can hit the ball 150
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| | strokes and techniques.At the beginning
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| yards, that you can work your way down
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| | stages of golf, you are thrown off by
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| any length of hole in about 3 shots, chip
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| | worrying about what others think - it
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| on and putt in, and play bogie golf
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| | feels like people are watching your
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| without ever hitting a John Daly type 300
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| | drive, partners are evaluating your game,
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| yard plus drive. As beginners, all we
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| | people are seeing if you can play golf
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| see is the big drives, the pressure,
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| | well, etc. The answer to this is that
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| people watching us tee off, and
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| | everyone started off as a beginner, and
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| understandably we want to be able to
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| | VERY few people can play below 90s golf.
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| pound the ball!What I've learned is that
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| | Basically, we all suck! Take the pressure
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| you can cut back on the swing to almost a
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| | off of yourself for the first 20-50
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| half swing, hockey slapshot type thing,
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| | games, and you will have the routine
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| and increase the accuracy, with a small
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| | ingrained, the swing will be solid, all
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| reduction in distance, until you are more
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| | will work fairly well - under pressure or
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| comfortable with the swing. Also, a
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| | not.Relaxation, and realizing that golf
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| friend helped me with the description of
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| | is a game against YOURSELF, are the keys.
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| coming "inside-out" with the swing. While
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| | You can't play a real tournament against
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| that sounds complicated, imagine holding
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| | another golfer until you shoot in the 70s
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| your back hand (I'm a left handed golfer)
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| | - so don't let that enter your head - try
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| tight to your body and swinging through
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| | playing alone - you can - very early or
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| the ball and outwards after contact -
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| | very late - or with total strangers as a
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| straightened out my ball flight and
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| | walk on.Over time, you WILL get better -
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| increased distance.Lessons seemed to boil
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| | visibly, noticeably. Try playing a few
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| down to getting into the same position,
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| | days in a row, or a series of days either
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| and swinging smoothly and evenly making
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| | playing golf or practicing. Practice
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| sure the club is flat at contact - try
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| | makes perfect - especially the short game
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| swinging at the driving range - not to
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| | that is ignored by the majority pounding
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| hammer the ball, but try swinging with
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| | shots into the darkness at driving ranges
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| virtually NO effort, then 20% 40% 60%
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| | - work on the touch, the feel, the magic
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| etc. Get comfortable with a straight line
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| | ability to get 25%, 50% or 75% shots, to
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| of whatever distance, and KNOW how far
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| | control the distance.Most of all, relax
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| each club will take you. If you need 100
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| | and enjoy the walk, the scenery, remember
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| yards, say, it doesn't matter if you get
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| | the things that went WELL - and move on
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| that with a pitching wedge or a 5-wood,
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| | from the ones that were duffed, hooked
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| as long as you can get it accurately
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| | into the trees, or when you putted back
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| there!Pitching (from under 100 yards) and
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| | and forth across the green like a madman
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| putting are the majority of the strokes,
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| | - they all happen - to ALL of us - even
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| the easiest area to improve your game,
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| | Tiger Woods (every now and then). The
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| and if you've ever played with a senior,
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| | trick is to concentrate on making the
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| they can be outdriven from the tee, but
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| | NEXT shot, the NEXT hole, the NEXT
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| play so solidly from there onwards, with
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| | practice or game - be your very best.
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| straight, accurate shots - you can't beat
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| | There's no going back and reshooting that
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| them!Makes you rethink the wisdom of
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| | shot that went into the water! Forget
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| working on that booming drive, huh? The
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| | about it and calmly, confidently move
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| majority of time should be spent
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| | on.Your best games, your best shots will
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| practicing the 100 yard and shorter shots
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| | occur when you have a calm, confident
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| - which inadvertently improves the
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| | feeling, feeling that you are just
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| overall stroke and technique, and makes
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| | repeating what you've practiced, and
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| the drives better over time!Practice
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| | easily accomplished in the past. Look at
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| shooting 10, 20, 30 etc yards, and have
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| | the grin on Tiger's face as he sinks a
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| the short chip down pat. Then work on
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| | putt and pumps his fist - this game can
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| putting - NOT trying to sink the putt,
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| | be FUN!!
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| just to get the ball to within a club
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