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On The Golf Course With Tiger Woods
Now, I know you're excited about Tiger Woods. But, let's all calm down, take a deep breath and repeat after me 'Tiger is a Player. He holds the title of The Best Player On The Planet. And although I'll never hit the golf ball like Tiger, I can at least watch how he's in control of his game and sticks with his PLAN.'
Was Tiger Woods the best ballstriker last week in the tournament at Bay Hill? Was Tiger the best putter in the tournament?
No, surprisingly enough he wasn't even close in either category!
Over the 4 Rounds of Golf:
13 Players had more Greens in Regulation than Tiger Woods. In fact, Cliff Kresege hit 7 more Greens than Tiger. Cliff who?
18 Players had fewer Putts per Round than Tiger Woods. In fact, Frank Lickliter had 8 less putts than Tiger.
37 Players hit their average Drive farther than Tiger Woods. In fact, Bubba Watson averaged 22 yards more distance off the tee than Tiger.
46 Players hit more Fairways than Tiger Woods. In fact, Brian Gay hit 10 more Fairways than Tiger.
So what's the point of these stats? The point is that these Players listed above, along with a bunch of other Players, although not necessarily household names hit and putted the golf ball better than Tiger. And in fact, Tiger wasn't even in the Top 13 in any of these categories!
And if I had taken a poll asking who was the best ballstriker on the PGA Tour would anyone leave Tiger out of their Top 5?
How is it possible that Tiger wins as much as he does, when he's not the best ballstriker (or according to the stats, not even in the top 13) or in the top 17 best putters? What's the secret to Tiger Woods? Is there any category that he's ranked #1?
Yes, there's one category that he's always #1 Scoring Average and Winning. Or as GMS prefers to say -- he's #1 in Cashing Large Checks! How is it possible that Tiger is the best at winning Tournaments, but not close to the best in any of the ballstriking or putting categories? Simply put - there's nobody on this Planet that's better at sticking with his PLAN.
How good are you with sticking to your PLAN? Or do you not even have a PLAN?
What's the first aspect in having a PLAN? Knowing your Strengths and Weaknesses. What's the second aspect of your PLAN? Playing to your Strengths on the golf course and staying away from your Weaknesses. And nobody does this as well as Tiger Woods!
Now I've received emails in the past that have said "Marc, it doesn't matter how I PLAN if I can't hit the ball where I want to." Well, that's the point of your PLAN. Do you think Tiger intentionally tried to miss 27 Greens at Bay Hill?
Of course not, but because he knows what his Strengths and Weaknesses are, he can PLAN for his misses. He can PLAN that if he misses the green, he won't be in a spot near the green that he'd have to play a shot that's a Weakness. He makes a PLAN to only hit shots that he knows won't get him in trouble if he hits that shot bad.
In essence - he makes a PLAN so that he knows that either he's going to hit a good shot or if he hits a bad shot, it won't end up in a place that he'll have to play a shot he can't execute well. Now obviously, every once in a while, we're all going to hit a horrible shot that no PLAN can help but this doesn't happen as much to Golfers as they might think it does.
Unless of course - they continually attempt to hit a golf club that they're not skilled enough to hit.
Does Tiger hit a 3-wood on every Par 5 when the only club that could get him to the green would be a 3-wood? No. Why? Because the set-up of the hole might mean that if he doesn't hit his 3-wood well he possibly could end up playing a Weakness the next shot. So, many times he'll play a Strength for his second shot (possibly a 5-iron) that'll put him position to play another Strength (possibly a wedge). And probably make birdie!
Do You Have Any Weaknesses?
Do you have a club in your bag that you only hit well 50% of the time yet you still play it on the golf course? Do you think Tiger would ever hit a shot that he hits well only 50% of the time? If you only hit a shot well 50% of the time I'd consider that a Weakness. And a Weakness shouldn't be played on the golf course unless you enjoy hitting bad golf shots and making double and triple Bogey's.
I don't know a Golfer that scores above 80 that hits their 3-wood off the ground well more than 50% of the time. Yet, I know thousands of Golfers that score above 80 that hit it on every Par 5 and a high percentage of Par 4's because as they say "I'm trying to get close the green." Yet, 50% of the time you hit it bad. And 99% of those bad shots don't get close to the green!
In fact many of those shots end up closer to the trees and/or water than they do the green!
The reason you should have a PLAN is not for your good shots - the reason for your PLAN is so that your bad shots won't hurt you as much. What are your Strengths? What are your Weaknesses? Have you ever written them down and then made sure that the next round you play that you didn't hit one shot that was a Weakness?
Sadly, that's not the case for most Golfers. Sadly, most Golfers don't even consider their Weaknesses. And sadly, most Golfers end up with scores that reflect that.
The Monkey continually plays their Weaknesses as they wish that magically, one day they'll find the secret of hitting their 3 wood
The Player avoids their Weaknesses regardless of what the other Golfers in their group are wishing for
Go ahead, Be a Player!
Regards,
Marc Solomon - Your Instructor For Life
www.GolfMadeSimple.com
By the way Golf Made Simple has just completed our first DVD. After years and years and offers upon offers from people that wanted to produce a DVD for us we decided we wanted to do it our own way. We've created a DVD to help you become a Player, as opposed to all the other Monkey stuff that's already out there.
Our DVD - How To Improve Your Golf Swing Indoors is improvement GMS Style. What's GMS Style? It's a Results Based Approach as opposed to a Theories and Assumptions Based Approach.
Please Click here to purchase through our website or call us at 1 (888) 580 - 3635.
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"Golf Made Simple Was Worth Every Penny!!!"
Alex -
I attended GMS February 22nd to 24th and I have to say it was worth EVERY penny. Before GMS I was the kind of golfer that could shoot a good 18 holes, but more often it was 47 on the front and 51 on the back for a 98.
Since GMS I have shot 78, 88, 86 with much more consistency and solid contact in both the short and long game.
Proof of the technique: The first round after the 78 was with my golfing buddies; they razzed me about the 78 and asked if I was going to shoot a 77 today. "Come on and show us that $3000.00 golf swing". Needless to say I was the most nervous I had ever been on the first tee, but I told myself to have no swing thoughts and just make a smooth "tick-tock" swing and proceeded to stripe it down the middle.
This program JUST WORKS for understanding how to hit the ball. Be it a putt, chip, pitch, bunker, approach, or drive. In all honesty, if I keep doing the drills, the 29 Ball Warm-up and practice as I was taught; I should be able to improve ~ 10 strokes off my handicap this year.
Thanks for the great instruction,
Regards,
Ron P. - Meridian, Idaho Sent March 12th, 2008
Attended Phoenix location on February 22nd to 24th, 2008
"We Were Absolutely Blown Away By GMS!"
Marc,
Jane and I spent a fantastic 3 days with Hayden and we were absolutely blown away by his professionalism, dedication, wit, and teaching abilities.
GMS really resonated with us, after years of struggling with "instructors" who were only interested in making us swing like PGA pros, we finally feel like this is a true breakthrough for both of our games.
There is so much more I could say about the positive experience we had, but time doesn't allow me to write more at this time.
Trust us that you have two "converts" here in Maryland.
Sincerely,
Bob M. and Jane K. Middletown, Maryland Sent March 13th, 2008
Attended St. Augustine location on February 29th to March 2nd, 2008
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In A Negative World, There's Always GMS
Is it just me or is the news that we hear on television and radio or read about on the Internet or newspaper getting more and more negative each day?
Between the elections, the economy, Brittany Spears, Paris Hilton, prostitutes and governors my head is spinning!
Is there anything positive happening in this world????
Yes, there's Steve from New Jersey who came to GMS and then wrote "I had 7 pars on the first nine holes. I had 10 pars in all. It was pretty amazing." (Received March 18th, 2008)
There's Wayne from Singapore who came to GMS and then wrote "I just like to express my appreciation on the great weekend at Palm Springs. The Tick Tock drill made everything fall in place. I would never have dreamed I would be able to hit that driver so straight and oh boy, 260 yards down the middle of fairway." (Received March 17th, 2008)
There's Cecilia from Seattle who attended GMS and wrote "I attended the class with Wataru this last weekend. I had the most wonderful time! He's such an incredible teacher. All the drills were fun as well as productive. Thanks to Wat, I will never listen to the Monkeys!" (Received March 18th, 2008)
Do you want even more positive news? Well, there's nothing more positive than improvement and the GMS DVD, which is now in it's 5th pressing, has entered into the Top 10 selling Golf DVD's sold on Amazon.com. And we're marching towards #1.
So if you're tired of all the negative news out there, put down the newspapers, turn off the television and play some golf with GMS!
Alex Director
Golf Made Simple Inc.
Toll Free - 1-888-580-3635
International 001.904.460.8355
Email: Alex@GolfMadeSimple.com
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"Which Is More Consistent
Your Scores Or Your Swing?"
Lost in all the hoopla of Tiger Woods winning in dramatic fashion is the symmetry of Joe Ogilvie. Joe scored a consistent 70, 70, 70, 70 to finish even par. Now, while looking at these numbers, it might appear as if Joe hit the ball consistently the same all 4 rounds. But, this is the Stat Of The Week where what you see, isn't always what you get.
On the contrary to Joe's consistent scores Joe was all over the place on the golf course. Round 1 he hit 50% of the fairways; Round 2 he hit 85% of the fairways yet had the same score. Round 3 he had 30 putts; Round 4 he had 25 putts yet had the same score. Round 1 he averaged 258 yards a Drive; Round 4 he averaged 282 yards a drive. And Round 1 he hit 7 Greens; Round 3 he hit 12 Greens.
So the question is when you look at the consistency in your game; are you looking at it score wise or how you hit and putt the golf ball? Because according to Joe Ogilvie's stats there isn't a direct correlation.
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It just seems to me that when I see someone playing a great round of golf and then 'Choke' by making some high scores on the last few holes, it's because they started to think about their score.
So what are you thinking about when you 'Choke' on those last few holes. Are you thinking about your score and starting the 'Now if I can Par 16, 17 and 18, I'll have my best score ever' talk.
Or instead of making a PLAN for the shot you're about to hit to the 16th green, you start to think about the tough tee shot on 17 and end up pushing your ball into the water and having to take a penalty which puts even more pressure on your tee shot on 17.
But, there's nothing wrong with this happening, it happens to everyone - the key is to learn from your mistakes and not let it happen frequently. Learn to understand that thinking about score during the round isn't a good thing; so that you can avoid making the same errors in judgment the next time you're in that situation.
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