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Does anyone watch this tournament specifically? Or will we all be watching just because it is more golf to watch? I like the florida swing but dont know all of the courses. -
Texting who? I send my instructor videos from time to time asking for feedback. I think that is part of the process on staying the course. I am more inclined to be that there is a spectrum of conscientiousness. This is primarily genetic. Where people with high levels of conscientiousness will be able to naturally stick to the plan. They are almost OCD with the process. You have people who have very little conscientiousness. They are the people who just act on whims majority of the time. No matter what story they tell themselves they will not be able to lock in. I do believe that it is powerful to act the way you want to see yourself be. If you want to be a very competent competitive golfer. Then copy what a lot of high-level amateurs or professionals do on a daily basis. You really have to live that life. Still, your level of conscientiousness will help or hinder that. -
Same here ;). I need to lose about 39 lbs of fat and gain 11 lbs of muscle. It's going to be a fun 17-20 weeks. I think the assessment of type of golfers is correct. I think there could be some overlap. The bad concept golfer could also be the band-aid golfer. I think the first two types of golfers are more likely to use YouTube now to fix their swings. YouTube will perpetuate bad concepts and also give them quick fixes. Could I say that The Great Practicer might not need to know about making small mistakes to improve? I think learning can be intuitive. It might be quicker for them to have an instructor point out the exaggerations to get the feel. I do think it is a good point on using foam balls. I actually like using them now. As long as you don't chunk a shot, the feel is consistent on mishits. You can really focus on just working on the swing and not hitting a shot. Also, I never thought about the advantage of being indoors all winter and setting up for the start of the season. When you live in the south, you can almost just get caught in playing 365 and not utilizing an off season to improve. Yea, I think the only time block practice exists is the golfer on the range just mindlessly hitting golf balls. A great practicer could use block practice is specific cases. I agree that most everything falls into the variable practice. I think most people tend not to be great practicers. I like the idea of practicing to be a great practicer. You have to be really diligent in how you structure your practices to make sure you are falling into the great practicer bin. I do think in some instances being a band-aid golfer can be beneficial. If you are a great practicer, you have a tournament, but you are stuck with something and need help finding a shot for a weekend. I would see that as putting a band-aid on something then going back to being a great practicer. Like, hey you need to open the face, aim left, and hit a big push cut. I agree. Once you turn on the practice mind it is tough to turn it off during a round.
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I'm pretty sure I've been three of the four of these. I don't think I've ever been the combative one. I may have internally disagreed with something a coach said, but I wouldn't voice that. I would say if I didn't understand what they were getting at. I think sometimes people (and since coaches are people to, at least for the time being) make jumps in their logic, which might very well be reasonable and justifiable, but they don't express the reasoning, so I may ask them to explain more or differently. But I don't think I've ever been #1. #2 I did to Erik a week or two ago. #4 is what I'm always aspiring to do and #3 is where I often end up because life finds a way. Really good listen and it was very interesting to hear the three of you talk like this about this stuff. I think this format can be a great way to get information across. And people are probably more responsive to criticism if it's not being directed at them specifically. Much better to talk to each other about generic type issues and people listening thinking "huh, I guess I do that sometimes, maybe I should try this instead" rather than having someone talking to the camera and saying "don't do this" or "try this". Also giving examples of people actually being #4 is good too. Seems more tangible than just saying to be a #4
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