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We are here to make the invisible...visible.
The simplest way to play better golf is to pick the right shot more often.
I have observed in my lifetime commitment to this game that all players, even the best in the world, can get better at this invisible skill. Golf's Holy Grail is the "Clear Shot Intention". This quest requires you to understand your honest golfing identity. It also requires you to discern the dictates of the course and the environmenta. Then, and only then, your task is to mesh these parameters together to maximize your scoring opportunity and minimize your risk. I said it was simple, I didn't say it was easy.
On-course execution is always the determining factor on the PGA Tour.
Every player on tour is capable of making a great swing every time they step up to the ball. 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 of the competetive environment. Once I realized that this was the real challenge, I learned multiple strategies to mitigate the distractions that we all face when we play. Immediately, I went from battling to keep my card every year to being a tour winner and a consistent top 50 performer thanks to my improved mastery of this invisible skill. Thirty years ago I stopped trying to play better and started trying to become a better player. It worked.
Are you practicing the right things? More importantly, are you practicing them the right way?
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 swing is redirected to focus on place, and enlightenment ensues.