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I guess Dan quit golf.. ? No posts for 10 days and then a nice little break before that post as well.


I think he's at a golf seminar.

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I guess Dan quit golf.. ? No posts for 10 days and then a nice little break before that post as well.

Twitter... Twitter... https://twitter.com/thedanplan

You gotta take an oath for this Vision thing? Oufff.

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IMO it's crazy to apply it to anything. The more somebody works and practices at anything the better they should get but that doesn't mean they are going to pass people with more talent.

I've been a welder my whole life and have worked with many really good welders. Some had been welding for many, many years but the very best welder I ever worked with had been welding for 9 months when I first met him. The man was a tremendous talent and a natural artist with a welding rod. Could do things that we would have considered impossible.

All of the practice in the world can't give what he had.


It's funny but just like golfers welders sometimes consider themselves better than what they really are. Welding was something I picked up fairly quick as well I had 4G unlimited LO/HY  7018 in a matter of a couple months after picking up a stinger for the first time, unfortunately I got more involved in the mechanical maintenance of my trade versus the construction end just because the money was better but looking back now I think I would have enjoyed fabricating more.

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June was tough for Dan....

Name: Dan McLaughlin
Club Handicap Index Effective Date Low H.I.
Riverside Golf & Country Club
Oregon Golf Association
4.1 7/1/2014 2.6
Revision Scores Recent Scores H.I. History C.H. Calculator
Used T Date Score CR/Slope Diff.
H 6/14 81 71.9/131 7.8
H 6/14 81 71.9/131 7.8
* T 6/14 80 73.0/133 5.9
H 6/14 86 71.6/130 12.5
T 6/14 87 72.5/135 12.1
T 6/14 86 72.5/135 11.3
T 6/14 88 72.5/135 13.0
* H 6/14 77 71.9/131 4.4
T 6/14 82 72.2/129 8.6
H 5/14 79 71.9/131 6.1
* AI 5/14 77 71.9/137 4.2
I 5/14 84 73.0/133 9.3
* H 5/14 76 73.0/133 2.5
* AI 5/14 79 72.6/138 5.2
AI 5/14 81 71.9/137 7.5
* AI 5/14 76 72.0/128 3.5
* H 5/14 77 73.0/133 3.4
* AI 5/14 77 70.7/135 5.3
* T 5/14 78 71.9/131 5.3
* H 5/14 77 73.0/133 3.4

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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June was tough for Dan....

Name:

Dan McLaughlin

Club

Handicap Index

Effective Date

Low H.I.

Riverside Golf & Country Club

Oregon Golf Association

4.1

7/1/2014

2.6

Revision ScoresRecent ScoresH.I. HistoryC.H. Calculator

Used

T

Date

Score

CR/Slope

Diff.

H

6/14

81

71.9/131

7.8

H

6/14

81

71.9/131

7.8

*

T

6/14

80

73.0/133

5.9

H

6/14

86

71.6/130

12.5

T

6/14

87

72.5/135

12.1

T

6/14

86

72.5/135

11.3

T

6/14

88

72.5/135

13.0

*

H

6/14

77

71.9/131

4.4

T

6/14

82

72.2/129

8.6

H

5/14

79

71.9/131

6.1

*

AI

5/14

77

71.9/137

4.2

I

5/14

84

73.0/133

9.3

*

H

5/14

76

73.0/133

2.5

*

AI

5/14

79

72.6/138

5.2

AI

5/14

81

71.9/137

7.5

*

AI

5/14

76

72.0/128

3.5

*

H

5/14

77

73.0/133

3.4

*

AI

5/14

77

70.7/135

5.3

*

T

5/14

78

71.9/131

5.3

*

H

5/14

77

73.0/133

3.4

Ouch, that hurts. What surprises me most is that he had scores that weren't tournament scores above what his usual score apparently were. I see an 86 at his home course, where he must've been shooting around 74-77 to get down to a 2.6 with the CR and slope.

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June was tough for Dan....

Name:

Dan McLaughlin

Club

Handicap Index

Effective Date

Low H.I.

Riverside Golf & Country Club

Oregon Golf Association

4.1

7/1/2014

2.6

Revision ScoresRecent ScoresH.I. HistoryC.H. Calculator

Used

T

Date

Score

CR/Slope

Diff.

H

6/14

81

71.9/131

7.8

H

6/14

81

71.9/131

7.8

*

T

6/14

80

73.0/133

5.9

H

6/14

86

71.6/130

12.5

T

6/14

87

72.5/135

12.1

T

6/14

86

72.5/135

11.3

T

6/14

88

72.5/135

13.0

*

H

6/14

77

71.9/131

4.4

T

6/14

82

72.2/129

8.6

H

5/14

79

71.9/131

6.1

*

AI

5/14

77

71.9/137

4.2

I

5/14

84

73.0/133

9.3

*

H

5/14

76

73.0/133

2.5

*

AI

5/14

79

72.6/138

5.2

AI

5/14

81

71.9/137

7.5

*

AI

5/14

76

72.0/128

3.5

*

H

5/14

77

73.0/133

3.4

*

AI

5/14

77

70.7/135

5.3

*

T

5/14

78

71.9/131

5.3

*

H

5/14

77

73.0/133

3.4


A 1.5 jump is significant. And then it really doesn't get any easier with 5 revision scores at the bottom coming off.

Rich C.

Driver Titleist 915 D3  9.5*
3 Wood TM RBZ stage 2 tour  14.5*
2 Hybrid Cobra baffler 17*
4Hybrid Adams 23*
Irons Adams CB2's 5-GW
Wedges 54* and 58* Titleist vokey
Putter Scotty Cameron square back 2014
Ball Srixon Zstar optic yellow
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Purpose, dedication and direction have been found once again. [Do not confuse purpose, dedication and direction with feel-good drivel.] This past weekend was the most transformational two days of the project to date. By far. And, at a crucial point.

I attended the Vision54 two-day course in Denver and it vastly surpassed my expectations.  [...] the two weeks leading up to the 1,243 mile drive were some of the toughest to date.  I was wanting to step away and take a serious break for the first time in the past 4 years. [This wasn't an irrational emotional breakdown. It was your brain arriving at a conclusion you didn't want to face.]  I was finding myself stuck on outcomes and from my point of view the outcomes were almost all negative and getting worse. [That's because you were proving your inflated expectations wrong.]  [...] In other words, I had hit a dreaded mental slump and didn’t know what to do. [...]  I did consciously attempt to be more neutral and kind with my self-talk, but without a system to implement it was like canoeing upstream without a paddle.

[...] It went great and I shot a 38 on the front 9 and a 36 on the back. [One good round means nothing. You continue to use bad metrics to feed your delusions.] [...]

After that I worked on different Play Boxes to see what was working for me right now.  A Play Box is the area where you simply hit the shot.  Once you enter the Play Box, you don’t hesitate or become distracted. [Every single "mental" book ever, including the ones you read, basically says "eliminate distractions." I'm glad you're putting a bit more emphasis on consciously doing this, but be real: this is a tweak; it won't fundamentally change the path you're on.] [...] [W]hen I try to amp up my adrenaline slightly before striking the ball I hit it with greater consistency. [Interesting.]  [...]

Much more to come [Probably not; I think that's pretty much all you learned.], this is just a taste of what I have been experiencing over the past week.

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Dan's on a bit of an emotional high from the cheerleading at Vision54. Get ready for him to crash again.

His blog post with my comments in bold:

Lucky bastard is probably taking a trip to Australia. How's that for deliberate practice? :-) Nice when people wanna ride your coattails.

https://www.facebook.com/TheDanPlanGolf/posts/10152586099617265

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Lucky bastard is probably taking a trip to Australia. How's that for deliberate practice? :-) Nice when people wanna ride your coattails. [URL=https://www.facebook.com/TheDanPlanGolf/posts/10152586099617265]https://www.facebook.com/TheDanPlanGolf/posts/10152586099617265[/URL]

It's awfully convenient for him that it happens during his local club championship is the only thing I was thinking when I said that. I bet he goes, but I can't blame him when I'd do the exact same thing.

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It's awfully convenient for him that it happens during his local club championship is the only thing I was thinking when I said that. I bet he goes, but I can't blame him when I'd do the exact same thing.

Me too. I lost faith in the whole thing. I was hoping to learn more from it, but it's basically a reality/marketing/the old drop your job play golf dream through someone vicariously show, seems like a nice positive guy but I'm just a cynical bastard, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

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It's awfully convenient for him that it happens during his local club championship is the only thing I was thinking when I said that. I bet he goes, but I can't blame him when I'd do the exact same thing.

Of course he goes.  I doubt that he could win his flight at the club championship, let alone the championship itself.  He knows that too.....

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Lucky bastard is probably taking a trip to Australia. How's that for deliberate practice? :-) Nice when people wanna ride your coattails. [URL=https://www.facebook.com/TheDanPlanGolf/posts/10152586099617265]https://www.facebook.com/TheDanPlanGolf/posts/10152586099617265[/URL]

Here's his chance to meet @Shorty :-) Or maybe :-P. ???

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I wonder who is paying for this considering he can't afford tournaments

Good marketing people can always find a hyperbolic path relative to their stated goal that takes them on a nice trip for free. :-X He even has people donating golf bags and other freebies. :loco: Now, you know how engineers feel about marketing folks. (Again, not directed towards any marketing people subscribing to this site. Please accept my apologies in advance).

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Now, you know how engineers feel about marketing folks. (Again, not directed towards any marketing people subscribing to this site. Please accept my apologies in advance).

What about engineers who work in marketing? I think he should take the trip. There will always be tournaments to play in. Australia is such a great opportunity why not go? I do think he is a little bit of attention hound. "Oh everyone what should I do, should I go to Australia?" He knows what everyone is going to say. I don't like him sort of passively bragging about what he is doing.

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I disagree. His focus needs to be on the course. He has people donating money to see him do well on the course not traveling. If there was a tourney in Australia it would be different
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