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It seems as if everyone has forgotten the point of this thread and jumped on the same train everyone else has, so I suggest we drop the topic. I realize it might be easy to misinterpret my "arguing" as being displeased with the answers I am receiving, but this is far from the case. It's in my nature to defend and do what I can to have myself be right. Say what you want about that trait, but that is who I am, I am not perfect. Truth be told I don't necessarily sit down with popcorn in one hand to read the comments of people telling me about how I probably won't live up to my dreams, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them. There are many tips I have taken from this thread that I have already put into practice. I am a perfectionist, and I try to make things as perfect as possible in my mind, the fall back being it is generally in the short term. This means that I tried to make many quick fixes in this thread that were not ultimately good decisions. I did actually mean 2 months, because I do believe it, but there's some part of me that wanted to impress you people for whatever reason. Why might I be trying to impress or please random strangers on the internet? No one will probably ever know, it's most likely one of my more dislikable qualities, but none of this changes my appreciation for the comments I have received. Was I discontent with shorty's previous comments, or possibly others? Yes, I think I made that quite clear, but I also pointed out that it was not his message that put me off, it was the method he chose to deliver it. Despite this, I am completely over it, I'm only trying to make a point, which is that I have not disliked any comment made here. I am a perfectionist, people pleasing, strongly opinionated, stubborn kid, and I believe that makes it very easy to misconstrue anything I say in a written format. As said at the beginning of this paragraph, I believe it would be in everybody's best interest to leave this thread alone, as it has turned into conversation that isn't really staying true to the topic, and doesn't necessarily benefit me, which was the point of this thread in the first place. Thank you everyone, I hope what I just said doesn't just make things worse in terms of peoples view on the situation, I wish you the best.

I never asked people to lie to me. I believe everything I'm saying is being mis-constrewed. Everyone keeps acting like I want them to tell me everything is going to be fine and I'll be rich and famous. Where did you get that notion from?

Wow, seems like everything that comes out of my mouth is just stupid, isn't it?

A book written by Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriot (Ex-coaches of Annika), called "Every Shot Must Have A Purpose", includes foreword by Annika herself. It is there that she describes in her own words that tremendous commitment. Look the book up, it's actually really great, it explains the idea of VISION54 and GOLF54. I'm sure you've heard of the names if your knowledgable in coaching, they are quite well known.

Oh shoot, did I say 2 months? I'm really tired right now, I meant 2 years, sorry guys. My brain is a little hit and miss haha

I'm sorry, I didn't try to be rude. but really, I'll probably start my golf vlog soon, and then you really can watch me ;D. I truly believe I can do it.

Watch me

I highly disagree with this persons statements and don't believe you should be basing your beliefs on a single article. The ideas this article is portraying is quite pessimistic and I would actually be interested in listening to him explain to me how he got to his conclusion, outside of the article. The reason he gives for not practicing something more, such as 20-foot putts, is that it would be good enough without any more practice. This is a direct quote from the article - " If you're making half of your six footers (on bumpier, slower greens than those seen on the PGA Tour), that's all you need to play golf on the PGA Tour, so time spent practicing 20 footers ( which are made about 14% on the PGA Tour , so you should expect to make about one in ten) is time better spent doing something else." Why stop at being good enough to be on the PGA Tour? Why not the best in the world? Annika Sorenstam once dedicated 6 weeks of full days practice to just putting, simply because she wanted to be the best at it. When Tiger Woods was a teenager his coach would find him putting in the morning when he came in to work, and at the end of his 8 hour shift, Tiger was still putting. I don't like to go by the belief that if it's good enough, there are better things I could be doing. If when I'm practicing I know that I am improving myself in any aspect of the game of golf, that's time worth spending. He also mentions at the top about how he's charted many PGA players' training habits, but this doesn't apply to the high handicapper at all. PGA professionals are at a level that requires a whole different type of practice. Sure, Tiger only practices putting 1-2 hours a day now , but he didn't used to. I answered this earlier, but how much do you think Tiger Woods practiced putting 15-20 years ago? I can almost guarantee you it was astronomically different. PGA professionals spend small amounts of time on things because they only need to make small adjustments on many things, but others need to spend tremendous amounts of practice on anything and everything. He also talks about how you could be spending your time not putting yourself in the position of a 20 foot putt, instead of practicing 20 footers, but this just sets you up for disappointment. As anyone who plays the game of golf knows, something is wrong is always bound to happen no matter what. So when that 20 foot putt happens to come along because you did mess up, why gamble on wether that putt is going to be the 1 out of 10 that you make? I'm sorry if my message seems angry, I just don't believe you should be telling people to just settle with OK, why not be the best you possibly can be?

It is quite a lot, but I think I could be shooting under par in the next 2 months. I'm regularly shooting bogey's on holes simply because of my short game. If I'm able to improve on my putting and my chipping accuracy, I definitely think I could do it. I've been practicing putting for about 5 hours every day.

Wow, I was really off, I don't know where I got a 40 handicap from but my scoring average is about 100.

I've been Playing Golf for: About 4-5 years. Although I have been playing for a while, I would only participate in one or two camps and play maybe a round or two of golf in a whole season. Now, I have found a passion for golf and am playing 2 - 3 hours a day with a couple rounds a week. My current handicap index or average score is: AVG. Score: 110 My typical ball flight is: I can hit the ball straight when I make sure to "turn my wrists" and use a new grip I am learning. Other times I would slice the ball but recently I have drawn/hooked the ball numerous times on the course. I'm not sure why I am drawing the ball as it is very new thing to me. I can't help but think there's something better I could be doing with my swing rather than having to mentally think about turning my wrists each time I each, I consequently if I don't then I slice the ball. This seems quite counter-intuitive to what I've read, as many say you shouldn't be thinking at all during your swing. The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: Pretty much anything that isn't straight, I'd like to work on other shots later on, first I want to be able to hit the ball straight consistently. Let me know if I need to be more specific. Videos: Sorry, I thought I had a video but I don't and don't know how to delete the thread

Agreed. I have no excuses. Thank you for everyone's input

Well, all I have to say is where do I find an 8 hour golf training plan? I would be more than happy to train that much in a day, although I do have school, I have a week of spring break ahead of me so I'm all for it.

2 things I want to clear up, entirely calm though, I'm not calling anyone out. One thing is that I was not mad at anyone or discouraged by them telling me my odds of making it, as some other people have said it should do, it just made me want to go out and practice more. The reason I was mad at Shorty was because of his delivery of the information. I'm sure he could have delivered the same kind of information in a more kind hearted manner. The second thing is that I believe I'm shoot 40 for a reason. When I say I've been playing for fun, I mean I'd probably do a one week camp and one round of golf in a whole season. In other words, I'm pretty much just starting to play golf for real. I've been told I have a good swing, in fact I've noticed it's quite similar to Na Yeon Choi's swing (Not to toot my own horn or anything, I just noticed that a lot of the motions in her swing are similar to the ones I make in my own). If my short amount of experience still convinces some of you I don't have the chops for the PGA, I get it, but that doesn't make me love the game golf any less . I will still pursue the game and excel as far as I can. Also, thank you boogie, I try to carry myself well. You never know the kind of connections you might make.

I didn't say they were holding him back, that's what I was wondering