If I miss… I’m due to make the next. If I make it, I’m on fire and unstoppable. It’s a scorers mindset, and while in golf you don’t want to be overly aggressive and start flag hunting, you do want to keep optimism and confidence. Like Tiger said, you pick the correct target, and then you aggressively commit to it. You’ll always perform better with a little extra faith in yourself, even if it sometimes has to be mustered up out of nowhere 😂

“In much the same way, a golfer who fears failure – as most amateurs and mini professionals do, at least some of the time – tends to think about how he takes the club back how far he turns, how he cocks his wrist, how he starts the downswing, or other swing mechanics Inevitably he will tend to lose whatever grace and rhythm nature has in doubt him with, which leads to inconsistent shot making with every club, from the driver to the putter.” The point here is to not overthink things, as too many thoughts just get in the way. I tagged @Aaron Oakley before, and am doing it again, because he was the first to teach me to hold onto only one or two swing thoughts…. Trust your natural swing, remind yourself of the one or maybe two things you’re working on. And then let go and hit the ball. It’s definitely helped me play better, and it’s also helped me to enjoy my rounds much more!

“They would be far better off, forgetting about their swing mechanics, thinking about appropriate targets and strategy and making up their mind that they will shoot the best score possible with the swing they brought to the course that day.” I feel like this is especially true for amateurs and high handicappers. As much as we may want to think we know what we’re doing wrong… we probably don’t. Trying to make adjustments on the fly will likely only make things worse. Before long we are so confused that we literally have no idea how to hit the ball anymore. Falling back on the practice you’ve put in, doing your best with what you have is probably a much better strategy.

Alright let’s break this book down. 198 pages from the start of the first chapter to the end of the last (at least in my hardcover version). That’s just 6.6 pages per day! Easy peasy. There are 22 chapters, some longer than others… so easy math there shows less than 1 chapter a day. My plan is to read 7 pages per day or so… bite size chunks to really let the info sink in. Each day I’ll share what my favorite part of those pages is. I’d love for everyone who is reading it to do the same, so that we can all see different opinions and points of view. If you’re not reading the book, please still comment and engage when you want, adding to the conversations here. Cheers to learning and improving together! 🏌🏻‍♂️

“Nick let events control the way he though, rather than taking control of his thoughts and using them to influence events.” I’ve done this many times. Leave a putt short, smash the next one way past the hole. Hit a slice, overcompensate and pull the next drive. Then feel like I have no idea where that club is taking me the rest of the round. Allowing events to control my thoughts. Vs. Hitting a bad shot but understanding mistakes happen and my swing can produce excellent results if I am confident. Carry that with me, focus in on my routine, and get back to playing quality golf. Allowing my thoughts to influence events.