Satisfaction was high after the two days at the Masters Games in April 2014.To actually score so well amid the rest of the field as well added to the buzz. It was not easy and my concentration faded on day two yet still hung in there to end up with a Gold Medal in the Nett and a runner up Silver Medal for the Gross score in my section.
Three years previously I struggled to complete the tournament and was very surprised with the Silver in the Nett and Bronze in the Gross at the end of the two 36 hole competition rounds. Played at the Naracoorte course which itself has always been a battle for me to play on. In the preparation for the latest Masters Games I made the effort to travel the 140 km to play there as often as possible over the past 2 years. This obviously paid off with the improvement in the result.
My approach to golf is not an ad hoc cobbling together of practise drills and equipment. With specific coaching sessions my golf practise is targeted and identifies specific sections of the game. Split into these three sections. 1) off the tee, 2) fairway to the green, 3) chipping and putting. With one more golf specific training section, Physical Conditioning using strand pulling equipment.
This simple approach avoids the plethora of over complicated distractions that are thrown at golfers as game improvement. It is best to listen and ignore a lot of the advice foisted upon you as a golfer and follow the tried and proven path in my opinion. My most valuable golf resource is “Play Your Best Golf All The Time” by Tommy Armour. It does no delve off into mathematical equations in an attempt to validate the words and advice given to golfers. This champion of yesteryear tells the tale of how to learn to be coached. That is the best advice a golfer can get. Then it is a matter of picking the coach and doing practise. Too many golfers work on minuscule insights from the latest golf advice column and end up with a crap golf game as a result.
Hit the ball, find the ball, hit the ball. Thank you for your time and attention.