Getting after it – The Short Par 5 – 001

1Fail a lot!

If you are not failing a lot, you are not doing enough.

2Get rid of the white belt.

Tiger barely pulled it off. Do you have 14 majors? What should this tell you? Stick with black or brown.

3. Start getting selective

One of the best things about golf these days is the internet. It’s also one of the worst. Start getting selective with what you read and who you listen to if you are truly interested in getting better. Great players are usually good about filtering stuff out. Want to start somewhere? Andrew Rice, Jason Sutton, Chris Como, Dana Dahlquist, Jim McLean…more names to come. Look them up for a decent start.

4. Get your wedges lower, and stop stabbing at it

Trust me…the best wedge players in the world actually hit their wedges lower than you think without taking massive divots. Also, around the greens, its okay to open up that clubface and actually more the ball forward a little. Activate the bounce. You’ll thank me later.

5. Get better at getting real with yourself

I need to do this all the time with myself. As a club pro there are times where you will play a lot and times where you want to, but you just can’t. Don’t expect to light it up after a long layoff. Take it into perspective, and focus more on enjoying the company you are with.

…just my opinion

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