| I want you to meditate on a couple points
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| | balls, or playing golf... looks like golf
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| for a moment:
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| | is the best way I can fit in".
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| 1. Why an earth are you playing golf?
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| | But what I soon found out is that golf
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| 2. What are you getting out of each
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| | has a sneaky way of adding a little bit
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| round?
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| | of exercise to your life. And that's
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| 3. What is the point?
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| | great for those of us that hate to take
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| Have you ever thought about any of these
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| | the time out to exercise.
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| points before??
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| | On a side note, I would encourage
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| Here is an excerpt from "The Dave Way"...
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| | everyone to walk the course once in a
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| if you already own "The Dave Way" please
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| | while. Here is what I suggest to my
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| read this one more time to get a few
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| | students who are golf newbie's: After
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| ideas of why you are on the course every
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| | playing a year or two, instead of trying
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| weekend.
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| | to back up from the white tees to the
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| Pride
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| | blue, try to walk more this year and wait
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| It's almost like a proud parent raising a
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| | until next year to back up to the blue
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| child successfully. You start out hardly
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| | tees.
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| knowing anything about the game. Your
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| | Fun
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| scores are usually horrible (in my case
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| | When I play golf I have a great time.
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| around 125) and your swing mechanics are
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| | Fellowship with friends or being paired
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| usually pathetic. Your shot making is
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| | up with someone I don't know and making
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| non-existent and your drives are short
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| | new friendships is another awesome
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| and very unimpressive.
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| | benefit golf has to offer.
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| And then, round after round (and after
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| | And there is nothing more exciting than
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| many nights and $'s spent at the practice
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| | dropping an approach shot next to the
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| range) you slowly start to improve. I
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| | pin, sinking a monster putt, or smashing
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| remember the first day I broke 100 - and
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| | a long drive in front of your playing
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| then the first day I broke 90 - and then
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| | partners.
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| the first day I broke 80... few feelings
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| | These are some of the reasons I play, but
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| in the world come close.
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| | I think it is very important to figure
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| Status
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| | out why you are out slapping balls around
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| Let's face it, golf is rich in tradition.
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| | too.
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| And whether right or wrong, those that
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| | Figuring out the purpose of golf in your
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| have mastered the sport are generally
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| | life can only make you a better golfer...
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| stuck at the top of the social ladder in
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| | let me explain:
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| the clubhouse locker rooms and sometimes
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| | When I started off playing, I was not
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| even in the workplace.
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| | that good, as I'm sure many of you
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| Let's say you're talking to your buddies
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| | weren't. That being said, I would get so
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| about a local golfer and then somebody in
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| | frustrated at the poor shots, the missed
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| your group mentions this person is a
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| | putts, the doubles and triples, and
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| scratch golfer, no matter what you though
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| | double pars. And most of the time I would
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| beforehand you hold that person in a
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| | act like a complete fool. I would get
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| higher regard for some reason.
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| | frustrated to no end... slamming my clubs
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| Focus
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| | down, or throwing them, and it was a
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| Even though focus is not necessarily why
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| | given that I would be ticked off the rest
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| a person would pick up the game of golf,
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| | of the day.
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| after playing for a little while you will
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| | I can't imagine what I must of looked
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| realize the game can improve your mental
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| | like, probably an imbecile. There are
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| toughness, your mental awareness, and
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| | guys that I'm playing with that are 20-30
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| eventually your outlook on life.
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| | strokes better than me, but I'm the one
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| Now I know that may sound a little deep
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| | acting like an idiot. And there is no
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| and possibly a tad cheesy, but it's the
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| | doubt in my mind that this foolish
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| honest truth. If you have been playing
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| | behavior and mindset totally stunted my
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| golf (even for just one season) you know
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| | growth as a baby golfer.
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| there are many ups and downs associated
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| | Then I realized, the only way to learn
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| with the sport. Those ups and downs can
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| | and get better is to play purpose-driven
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| be found between years of playing,
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| | golf... even if the only purpose for my
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| between rounds, between holes, and
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| | next round was strictly just to have fun.
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| sometimes (but hopefully not) between
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| | What I would like for you to do before
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| shots.
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| | the next time you go play a round is ask
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| Through all these good times and bad
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| | yourself "Why am I going out today?"
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| times you learn perseverance. You develop
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| | If you keep a focus through your round
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| goal setting skills. If you stick with
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| | that:
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| the sport (I can't tell you how many
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| | I am out here to have funor
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| times I've heard "I'm going to sell my
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| | I am out here to hang out with my
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| sticks in the paper tomorrow!") you will
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| | friendsor
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| build up a "stick to it" type of
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| | I am out here to get healthy and be
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| attitude.
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| | physically activeor
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| Your mind will become sharp!
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| | I am out here to feel like I accomplished
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| No wonder those that have mastered this
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| | something today...then you will have that
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| sport are generally known as
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| | reason and not let your mind run
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| over-achievers.
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| | aimlessly with emotion.
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| Health
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| | I'm sure some of you old-timers have
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| Even though I have listed health as
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| | learned this over the years (and by the
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| number 4, this is one of the main reasons
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| | way I would love to hear from you if you
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| I picked up a golf club.
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| | have a relative story ). This is usually
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| My body was never in, what you would
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| | why if you have hit a round with a person
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| call, real good or athletic shape. And
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| | that has played for years... they may not
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| when I would watch golf on the tube I
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| | have the talent that you do... but they
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| noticed a some of the men playing had
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| | can score right with you or sometimes
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| guts... excuse me... un-chiseled abs J.
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| | beat the snot out of you.
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| Kind of like yours truly.
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| | Let the poor shots go away, let the good
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| I though to myself "All my buddies are
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| | shots not get you too emotionally high...
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| skiing, shooting hoops, hitting tennis
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| | just learn from each swing!
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