www.Go To The Mountain - Musings of a Potential Guru

Golfers are people and people whether golfers or not tend to think of scoring. Nothing wrong with that. You will need a bit of luck, timing, form, etc. but these are things that are not on tap or can be saved as memory as in a computer and repeated all over again. You need consistency and purpose. So one way of scoring is in not trying too hard to score as we may not even have the skills set so what we should aim to do is to do the simple things well and to make less and unnecessary errors. This will keep your score sheet more decent. Often in golf as in life, it is the little things that really count. Let me share some. Loft & Distance Most folks need more loft not less. I know you may feel more macho telling people you play with a 9 degrees lofted driver. Very few people can handle that well. You can have a 9 degrees driver with regular shaft but in Singapore due to the smaller pool they normally bring in 9 degrees in a stiff shaft. A golf ball has to reach an apex in traj...

I have told you stories about Ping and technological advancement of hybrid golf clubs in my previous articles. What I do not need to tell you is the difference between better golfers and average hackers is the short game. Besides the short game, other key criteria are naturally a good golf swing and therefore, consistency. Whenever you play with better players, have a keen observation how they go about the business. The way they make decisions, lay out or attack or reading of the putting line, etc. One key component of their play other than consistency is their reading of distance in relation to wind and ground condition. Allow me to narrate a true story of real life drama on the golf course. I have always told you that lessons can be learned everywhere and everyday. We had a mini self-organised golf tournament where small prizes are to be given away for top golfers, nearest to the pin, longest drive, etc. Strange things do happen in life. I was having an unusually horrid day wh...