Golf Tips from the Pro

As with the start of any instruction, a teacher must gain an understanding of how the pupil thinks in regard to the task at hand. It is not uncommon for me to ask a new student to assess his or her game. More often than not, I'm given a dissertation that sounds like this, "My 9 -iron goes too high, my 8 I hit off the toe, I love my 7, I never use my 6, I hit my 5 thin, I don't like my 4, and I tee off with my 3 cause I can't use my woods." This particular student is in trouble before he or she takes the clubs out of the trunk. Golf can be a physically hard game, it gets twice as hard when your mind inhibits your body from executing the shot. My simple advice is to take a long hard look at your golf clubs, remind yourself that you are not seeing favorites or enemies, you simply have 14 friends. You will refuse to get too high with one club and hit rock bottom with others. You will make the same swing with each club, and consistent results will be the byproduct. Great golfers do not treat their clubs emotionally, they are JUST clubs.