tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83551060892128407162009-11-30T16:03:41.960-08:00The insights and experiences of a golfer on a quest to play the game of golf as art.The Artful Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679591639218254584noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355106089212840716.post-19589362526271237612009-11-17T06:21:00.000-08:002009-11-17T06:24:28.438-08:00

"Why I love the games so baffles me until I realize that it's not the results that are important, it is what you learn while expecting excellence at each opportunity the game affords. That terminal gravity keeps our feet on the ground and our hearts in a gracious and giving place." ~SIS Member, Jimmy StewartSource: Shivas Irons Society - Facebook

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"Taking too many lessons without practicing, and reading too many golf instruction articles can make anyone crazy... Most golfers need more mind power programming, and to just get out and play the game!" ~Randy Friedman, Golf mind power beyond the course

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Golf Journey shares new scientific evidence that we've already swung the golf club 6 seconds before we take our shot! "What sports psychologists and pioneering quantum science is telling us is that visualisation and thoughts are a major percentage of all sports, and some say it is 100% of the golf game. Well this science proves this to be true... What this is tells us is that we should walk on to

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I played in two local Club Championships in the past month. Although I finished third in both, the first tournament was a disappointing failure, while the second was a huge success!Tiger and Stricker at Presidents Cup by 44DiariesIn the first Club Championship, I was tied for the lead after the first day. I had nearly given up after throwing up a triple bogie on the 8th after grinding so hard to

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Like many golfers, my dream would be to travel the world and play the world's best golf courses (and break 80 on every one). However, I lack the time, the money, and the connections to realistically pursue this dream (but I could do the break 80 part!). I've happily accepted the fact that I'm fortunate simply to play a few new good courses each year on vacation, along with some pretty nice

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I just redesigned golfslo.com to include Twitter updates from our local golf courses. I'll be adding Twitter updates for our local Wineries, Restaurants, Activities, and Hotels soon.GOLFSLO - San Luis Obispo County GolfThis is a great place to live or visit! Perfect weather, very affordable golf, growing wine region, great beaches, good hiking, historic missions, and even the Hearst Castle!If

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This week, I discovered Golf My Way Home, the very artful golf story of John Dunn. John hitchhiked across America with his backpack and golf clubs to help raise money for cancer while on his way home to visit his father, who was dying of pancreatic cancer. John succeeds in raising over $25,000 on an adventure that begins on a Southern California beach, and 125 rides and 37 golf courses later,

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Now 50, I'm making the turn, beginning what's likely the back nine of my life. Regardless of how I scored on the front or what successes and failures I experienced, what I've learned from this journey and how I apply it now is what matters. For many, it's a time to rest on their laurels, for others a time for regret, but for some it's a time for new challenges and discoveries, to perhaps pursue

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Tetherow Golf Club 17th, Bend, ORAs you can see from my infrequent posts lately, I haven't been a very artful blogger. My golf game hasn't been very artful either. My putting comes and goes. My driver is costing me more strokes than ever! I seem to have lost that artful swing. But, as it has before, it'll eventually return.Over the past few months, I was shooting rounds in the 70's about 75% of

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Golf like a Child - Bill Bales at The Next 500 Years decides to play golf like a child. He shares, "Picasso said he spent his whole life learning to paint like a child. I theorize that only kids truly "get" life. The closer you are to your kids, the more this rubs off. That's why we don't want our kids to grow up. Making changes to my grip and swing, back to the way I naturally wanted to do it as

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Grip it and Rip it by jimbeauphotoChanging Your Grip - One particular day, Marci Diehl's youngest son found her in tears. After learning what was the matter, he told her "You need to change your grip." This inspired Marci, a writer and former PGA Tour wife, to not only make some changes in herself, but to explore other golf experiences, tidbits, analogies, slang, axioms and terms actually apply

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Gain 30 Yards Distance In One Golf Swing! - Nick Bayley at Consistent Golf shares a video of Padraig Harrington gaining 30 yards off the tee using the "Happy Gilmore" drive. I pull out this swing once every few rounds to gain a little distance. It really makes you focus on the ball!Padraig explains, "The best player in the world always tends to be the longest hitter or close to it - he always has

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As of this month, I've now played golf for exactly 4 years. It took me a year to reduce my index to 8, another year to get down to 4, and as of today, another 2 years to get down to 2! I shot my first 4-under 68 today and finally broke through the 2 handicap barrier to a get to a personal best 1.6 index! The key? Lots of golf and making lots of putts!Desert Willow Golf Resort, Palm DesertLast

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My normal week of golf consists of 9 holes in my Tuesday night league and another 9 or 18 holes later in the week, then an 18-hole round on the weekend, which is often a tournament. This weekend however, I played two full rounds -- no tournaments, just golf with my friends... and I shot my best back-to-back rounds ever! These rounds also bumped my "under-80" streak to an all time high 13 rounds,

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Golf Lesson in Kabul by after alexThe Perfect Swing - Dave Korba from the Shivas Irons Society believes "self-awareness is essential in maximizing performance in golf and in living life. All good golfers are not necessarily self-aware, nor are all self-aware individuals necessarily good golfers... yet. Shivas Irons talks about True Gravity. Bagger Vance encourages us to seek our authentic swing.

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Yoga Poses by Ian Judiet at flickrYoga for Golfers - Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola at Yoga Journal encourage us to throw our goals off the fairway and practice being present in the process, to free yourself of stress, and ironically, play a better golf game. This clash between subconscious and conscious mind presents an opportunity for the awakened athlete to override the mental strife

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Photo by coclel at flickr.comPutting Game Consistency And Success - Nick Bayley at Consistent Golf tells us, "The very first thing you must do to become a great putter is you MUST learn to love and enjoy putting. If you don't find out how to love and enjoy putting then you'll never become a great putter."

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Wallpaper by spartan372 at flickr.comRhythm - Peter Nomm shares in his latest post at Great Golf that good rhythm does not automatically mean swinging slowly. In fact, it can be quite the opposite. Good rhythm, like so much in golf, is unique to the individual. Very often your proper swinging rhythm mirrors your characteristics, such as the way you walk or the way you do other things.

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How I Learned To Play Like Tiger - Cameron Strachan suggests we take some time to work on a weakness. It's not easy and feels uncomfortable, but if you can get some good advice and be prepared for the long haul you'll see some significant improvement. Turns out Cameron's weakness is the same as mine, so I'm paying attention.

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Tiger Woods, by James Poole at flickrWhat's in Tiger's bag... the "other BAG!" - Following Tiger's unlikely win this weekend, Randy Friedman at Your Inner Swing introduces three undeniable truths about Tiger: He thinks he can win!; He knows you think he can win!; and He loves to win! As simple as those three truths about Tiger are, that is the truth and Randy explains why it works and how you can

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Crane Creek Manager's golf swing by spunkinatorMine And One More - Terry Koehler, The Wedge Guy at oobgolf, asks all of us to join his "Mine and One More Movement" and change the world, one divot and ball mark at a time.The World's Tiniest Violin - Kenny at Foozled Golfer looks to pro golfers to play for the love of the game during this economic downturn.

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I follow a couple dozen golf blogs in my Google Reader. One of the blogs that I'm always eager to read is Consistent Golf by Nick Bayley. Nick is Director of Golf at Consistent Golf in New Zealand and authors a blog to share ways to help golfers make more effective use of their practice. He teaches you what you need to practice so you'll improve.New Zealand's Cape Kidnappers, by Donal at

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Enjoy and be inspired by this ESPN feature on DJ Gregory and his dream to walk every hole of every golf tournament!Walk On - ESPN VideoI liked Kenny Perry's comments. DJ didn't just inspire Kenny, he changed him.

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As I set goals and make resolutions for a new year, I also enjoy looking back at this year's highlights and accomplishments. 2008 proved to be an especially artful year! As I entered my fourth year playing golf, I not only reached my goals for lowering my index below 3 and breaking 70, but played more rounds of golf and on more new golf courses than during any prior year.Photo by Aidan Bradley -

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I was hitting balls on the range the other day next to a guy I've run into a few times on the putting green. He's very analytical and his swing and putting stroke look very mechanical. He's a perfect example of someone who really needs to let go of all his swing thoughts and swing freely. His practice swing doesn't look half bad. He was hitting most of his irons fat, leaving a divot well in front

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