Interruption #3:
Making golf hard
Golden Bullet #3:
Learn to see golf has one large happy system
A common approach is to break golf down into many parts; then build your game piece by piece and put it back together again.
Although this is a popular approach it leads to many problems. The main concern is that your mindset is always on fixing something. Just when you think you’ve solved one problem – another one, two or three issues come to mind. It’s not much fun and doesn’t lead to better play.
- Thinking about too many swing thoughts
- Trying a different swing or method each time you play
- Searching for the swing tip that will give you instant results
- Breaking the golf swing down into many parts, then having to put it back together again
- Getting stuck and not sure where to go next
- Forgetting that golf is about playing, not fixing
Best results are achieved when you think systems: not symptoms
If you imagine your golf game has one system, including your golf swing, you’ll do just fine. The golf swing is just a part of the golf puzzle. Many golfers make the game difficult by focusing solely on the swing.
Example: Have you ever tried to fix your swing? It can be a difficult exercise. Think of the poor golfer that spends years working on one thing after the other. He has no real mission and his mindset is locked on getting something fixed.
Sadly this golfer never enters playing mode. He never lets go and never allows his system to express his full talent.
He misses out on years of fun and success. Sure, he turns up and has a hit – but does he really enjoy his game? I don’t think he does.