Can I Make the tour??

[krupa]

13 hours ago, MitchRapp said:

 I came across this website/thread after meeting Matthew Bond who originally started this a few years ago. I know many people on here doubted his story, because it was rather remarkable, so I wanted to post an update for anyone who might be interested. Its a good read and quite a fascinating story.

http://www.gandemagazine.com/matt-bond-if-you-want-it-you-can-get-it/

Good luck to him.  It's a hard road...

http://www.golf.com/knockdown/2017/03/20/when-really-really-good-isnt-good-enough-inside-one-golfers-attempt-live-his-dream

 

[Lihu]

21 hours ago, MitchRapp said:

 I came across this website/thread after meeting Matthew Bond who originally started this a few years ago. I know many people on here doubted his story, because it was rather remarkable, so I wanted to post an update for anyone who might be interested. Its a good read and quite a fascinating story.

http://www.gandemagazine.com/matt-bond-if-you-want-it-you-can-get-it/

Cool!

20 hours ago, dennyjones said:

 

Good read..thanks for sharing.

^^^^

[MuniGrit]

On 11/6/2011 at 4:18 AM, mjbond23 said:

I took up golf full time a year ago i was a 22.4 after my first handicap index.

after a couple of lower rounds in to 80s I realized my love and passion for the game and decided to get a coach and practice everyday 5-6hr im now down to a 0.9 and done well in the last three tournements i have played i want to improve as much as possible do you think i have a shot??

Possibly but you have lottery type odds.

[MitchRapp]

10 hours ago, krupa said:

Good luck to him.  It's a hard road...

http://www.golf.com/knockdown/2017/03/20/when-really-really-good-isnt-good-enough-inside-one-golfers-attempt-live-his-dream

 

That was an incredible article, thanks for sharing it. It will undoubtedly be a tough journey and the mental strain must be something that only those who go through it can understand.  I got nervous just reading the article and that is probably why I am behind a keyboard and couldn't hit a shot to save my life. After meeting Matt, I hope this thread finds him once again because I know he will read this and use it as a motivational tool.

[Ks golf]

On 4/7/2017 at 5:38 PM, krupa said:

Good luck to him.  It's a hard road...

http://www.golf.com/knockdown/2017/03/20/when-really-really-good-isnt-good-enough-inside-one-golfers-attempt-live-his-dream

 

Am I the only one who finds this article rather infuriating rather than daunting ? 

 

The dude decides to quit at the grand old old age of....25.

 

I mean it's his decision and all that, but he was never going to make it anyway with that kind of a mindset. I'm sorry if it sounds harsh, he might be a great dude, but that's the mindset of someone who gives up way too easily. Which is a nicer way of saying it's a losers mindset. 

[krupa]

8 minutes ago, Ks golf said:

Am I the only one who finds this article rather infuriating rather than daunting ? 

 

The dude decides to quit at the grand old old age of....25.

 

I mean it's his decision and all that, but he was never going to make it anyway with that kind of a mindset. I'm sorry if it sounds harsh, he might be a great dude, but that's the mindset of someone who gives up way too easily. Which is a nicer way of saying it's a losers mindset. 

Yep, just you.  You can't get to his level with  a "losers mindset" or by "giving up way too easily."  

[BallStriker]

Rich Been said that, before making the tour, he was a "very good 2 handicap and then something clicked"......so, the answer is "Yes," you can make the tour.......

You could also very easily devote all the blood, sweat and effort possible and not make the tour.......

Good luck.......certainly would love to hear that it happened

[HitAndGiggle]

You're 22. You only have one life. I say keep improving, be realistic about the amount of sacrifice in your future (sleeping in a rusty van eating top ramen for a while - perhaps), and give it a go. I hope you make it. 

[DaveP043]

On 4/7/2017 at 5:29 PM, MuniGrit said:

Possibly but you have lottery type odds.

 

On 4/8/2017 at 7:47 PM, BallStriker said:

Rich Been said that, before making the tour, he was a "very good 2 handicap and then something clicked"......so, the answer is "Yes," you can make the tour.......

You could also very easily devote all the blood, sweat and effort possible and not make the tour.......

Good luck.......certainly would love to hear that it happened

 

29 minutes ago, HitAndGiggle said:

You're 22. You only have one life. I say keep improving, be realistic about the amount of sacrifice in your future (sleeping in a rusty van eating top ramen for a while - perhaps), and give it a go. I hope you make it. 

Gents, I'm wondering if you're replaying to some of the original posts in this thread from 2011.  If you read the article that @MitchRapp linked in, you can find what's happened over the past few years.  

On 4/6/2017 at 6:09 PM, MitchRapp said:

 I came across this website/thread after meeting Matthew Bond who originally started this a few years ago. I know many people on here doubted his story, because it was rather remarkable, so I wanted to post an update for anyone who might be interested. Its a good read and quite a fascinating story.

http://www.gandemagazine.com/matt-bond-if-you-want-it-you-can-get-it/

 

 

 

 

 

[MuniGrit]

1 hour ago, DaveP043 said:

 

 

Gents, I'm wondering if you're replaying to some of the original posts in this thread from 2011.  If you read the article that @MitchRapp linked in, you can find what's happened over the past few years.  

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't feel wading through 9 pages. I got enough of these guys living around me in AZ that are trying to be touring pros or going to practice for the champions tour. Never mind they can't beat the guys their age now on the PGA tour, they just assume they will when they are 50.

Edited April 10, 2017 by MuniGrit

[Groucho Valentine]

I haven't read much of this thread but I'm going to go out on a limb and say...

probably not...

[HitAndGiggle]

1 hour ago, DaveP043 said:

 

 

Gents, I'm wondering if you're replaying to some of the original posts in this thread from 2011.  If you read the article that @MitchRapp linked in, you can find what's happened over the past few years.  

 

 

 

 

 

Legit statement. Like others here have alluded to, I don't make the time to properly research the history of every thread I comment on. It appears some find that irritating so I'll probably post more carefully and less often, 

[Hategolf]

The link provided a very good article and and a fascinating story indeed. 

It is amazing what is needed to make  in golf..

The guy run out of time he said...a few criticize him for quitting too early or having a looser mentality.  But, we don't know if he just could not afford it. He said he made 7k in 2 yrs...it took a lot of time and he could not afford really good coaching. What was he supposed to do?...getting a full time job doesn't allow time for traveling and playing. 

[zero]

21 hours ago, Hategolf said:

The link provided a very good article and and a fascinating story indeed. 

It is amazing what is needed to make  in golf..

The guy run out of time he said...a few criticize him for quitting too early or having a looser mentality.  But, we don't know if he just could not afford it. He said he made 7k in 2 yrs...it took a lot of time and he could not afford really good coaching. What was he supposed to do?...getting a full time job doesn't allow time for traveling and playing. 

I sent the article to my friend who was trying to make the tour last year. He said it's a pretty accurate description of how they feel. Said he it took him 3k/month minimum to keep going (tournament fees and travel in the Texas area) and if you're not at least recouping that each month you can't sustain it. If you have a bad couple months.... what then? You need a sponsor, family, friends, gofundme, something!

[mjbond23]

Hey guy, unfortunately I could not remember my old sign in, but I am the original poster. I appreciate all the feed back. Also wanted to point out a lot of you are confused on some of the articles. The article by G&E magazine was done on me. The other article where it is referred to as the life on tour and the quy quitting is not me. 

I am still hard at it, in fact more than I have ever been. I am currently in Canada preparing for Q school on the Mackenzie tour . I am unfortunately on the wait list due to all fields filling up in less than 12 minutes. But it looks like I will get in. I will be between Canada Australia and the United States this year.

I was able to take some time off before Christmas and have some of my injuries cleaned up. And tbh have never felt better or more confident that I will be there soon. 

Anyone wanting to following me can follow my instagram @mjbond23 

I thank everyone following supporting or not. Everyone drives me in a different way.

 

play well

Matthew 

[iacas]

26 minutes ago, mjbond23 said:

Hey guy, unfortunately I could not remember my old sign in, but I am the original poster.

https://thesandtrap.com/lostpassword/

I merged your accounts, but used your new email address, so you should be able to set a new password now.

[Ks golf]

On 4/8/2017 at 8:45 PM, krupa said:

Yep, just you.  You can't get to his level with  a "losers mindset" or by "giving up way too easily."  

Hey I welcome differing points of view, and I had guessed I would come off as a so and so because of my views. But I stand by them, I cannot fathom how someone can quit at 25. I simply don't understand. 

[krupa]

2 minutes ago, Ks golf said:

Hey I welcome differing points of view, and I had guessed I would come off as a so and so because of my views. But I stand by them, I cannot fathom how someone can quit at 25. I simply don't understand. 

Not understanding is one thing.  Saying that the guy "gives up too easily" and has a "loser's mindset" is another.

What age should he have quit?  As a golfer he was probably top 5% in the world and was still playing local/regional tournaments for the other competitors entry fees; in other words his best hope was to make his entry fee back and maybe cover his expenses.  If you're not successful (and he wasn't very much), how do you eat?  How do you pay for a place to live and clothes?   I assume the guy is like most people and eventually wants a family.  How do you feed kids with nothing but the desire to golf?

Once he got on a low-level Canadian Tour, he was dead last and out of money.  Again, how does he go on?  It's well known that the mini-Tour players usually have some kind of financial assistance to help them.  Maybe that's parents or parents and friends, etc., but going it alone with whatever you have in the bank is extremely risky.

He essentially devoted his life to golf, saw little professional success, had an empty bank account, and had to make a decision.  Maybe one more year would have done it or maybe he'd be sleeping under a highway using his golf bag for a pillow.

So again, you may not understand how the guy could quit but to say that a golfer who is better than 95% of all gofers in the world has a "loser's mindset" is just plain wrong.  The talent, effort, and devotion that requires a person to get that point is more than most people can even fathom.