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It's not your swing, and I'll prove it to you. The next time you go to the course play a two ball best-shot scramble. Chances are you shoot a nice low score and you didn't need a new swing to do it. The lesson here is that you don't need a better swing to play well, you need to do a better job of accessing the swing you already have. The scramble format unlocks your potential to make better decisions, play with less anxiety, and maintain your competitive spirit. In other words, it improves the INVISIBLE SKILLS that are responsible for your best swings.
No matter your skill level, it's not your swing that is keeping you from playing your best golf, it's your lack of mastery of the invisible skills.
"I have observed in my lifetime commitment to this game, that all players, even the best in the world, can make better decisions. Understanding and accepting your golfing identity, reading the course, and then optimizing risk, are the keys to creating the "Clear Shot Intention." If you really want to play better golf...start with this invisible skill. Picking the right shot more often is a small investment that pays big dividends."
"The difference-maker at the end of the week is not how good a player's swing is, but how well a player mananges the interference, and deals with the setbacks that are part of the competitive environment. Once I realized that developing this invisible skill was the game's true challenge, I went from battling to keep my card every year, to being a tour winner and a consistent top 50 performer. Thirty years ago I learned that the best players in the world don't put their trust in their swings, they put their trust in their pre and post-shot routines."
"I continue to be reminded daily that most of my students think the #1 cause of poor play is their technique. My guiding principle as a coach is not to ignore this type of thinking but to first create awareness of the many mental and physical roadblocks that are ever present in the playing environment and then bring those roadblocks to the practice tee. The first step to mastering the invisble skills is to make them visible on the practice tee. When awareness is heightened and discoveries are made during practice, then focus on how to swing can be redirected to focus on how to play, and enlightenment ensues."
This isn't hard, but it is a different approach from what you are used to. You may even find it a bit uncomfortable at first, self introspection in my experience is rarely pleasant. But as Mr. Penick famously once asked his best student, "How's comfortable working for you?"
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