The Secret To My Golf Game
All us newcomers to the game of golf love to get tips from people who are more experienced. I myself can sit for hours and listen to people talk about the techniques the used to improve their game. I too have tried a great many things in the quest for this better game, and I finally realize, that only one point holds true in regards to golf.
But even with all these tips, I felt I was missing something. In my gut I knew that something was out there that I needed, but I could not figure out what it was. I tried just about everything I read about or anybody would share with me to improve my game. I even enlisted some personal training in order to find my way and feel like I was as competitive as anybody else.
I entered a lot of tournaments, and I faired quite well in some, and I also tanked in a few. But I had determination, which is a quality that all golfers must have. Another of my friends recommended his best golf instruction book which I read and took to heart. And while I learned a few things, I still was not satisfied deep in my gut. I was still searching.
Deep inside, it was like I knew if I ever found what it was, I would be in full swing and on top of my game. I just knew that I would have a newfound confidence that seemed to allude me at this time. If only I could put my finger on the missing ingredient. I purposely played really tough courses, hoping to stumble onto something that would suddenly make my game over. But it was no use.
It finally got to the point where my game leveled out. Some days were a little better, some days a little worse, but basically I stayed around the same skill level and ability. It made me stale, and was a bit discouraging. I remember lying awake nights wondering what this thing that haunted me could be. But nothing ever came. So I thought I was probably as good as I could ever be, and had to come to grips with it.
Days passed, and tournaments passed, and still my game was average. I made up my mind I would stop trying to figure it out, and let my mind rest and stop being troubled. I wanted to let go. I went out on my porch one day, and I watched as some children were playing in yard next door. A light came on in my head, and I knew I had found the missing piece to the puzzle. Simple, yet powerful.
The kids were making wishes on a little blue marble they had found in the dirt. And it made me realize, that even from our childhood, we all believed in good luck charms, and I had left that out of my game. At the next tournament, before I teed off, I kissed my rhodium plated wedding ring, and golfed my best score in all my years of golfing. So simple, so powerful – Belief.
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