The space between your ears

Tiger Woods' on course scoring collapse, is a stark reminder that no matter how shiny and improved your clubs are...no matter how many practice balls you hit...no matter how many golf lessons you take...how many instructional videos you buy...

...it all comes down to a clear mind.

If you play the game distracted...you will have distracted results.

This is how ruts start: If you are distracted...you will play poorly, when you play poorly, you will lose confidence, when you lose confidence you second-guess yourself...

...and on and on it goes. It's an infinite loop that can only be stopped by stopping the cycle.

You stop the cycle by quitting...

Tiger has to put down his clubs...walk away...and find another hobby...like spearfishing...he loves that sport. He needs to take the rest of the year or two picking up fish spears and laying down his golf clubs.

Then, when he is relaxed and can sleep at night not worrying about his swing...then, and only then, will he be able to come back to golf. He'll have a fresh mind, a fresh approach, and will have confidence that will lead to a clear mind.

I also think he and his caddy Stevie will have to part ways if Tiger is serious about getting back to #1. But that is for another post.



Thanks for reading. Keep it in the short-grass,

JFB

What PGA?

This past weekend I spent time in Canton Ohio for the annual Football Hall of Fame festivities. Being raised in Canton, it was a big part of growing up, and to this day remains one of my favorite events.

There is also another event that I enjoyed as much...even volunteered in my youth, that occurs the same weekend. but I always fund time to do both. The World Series of Golf.

Times have changed.

If it wouldn't have been for the Saturday Canton Repository, I would have not known that tournament was going on. Worse yet, I didn't even know the turning Stone event was happening in Syracuse as well.

Tigers' fame has died...along with the PGA. I don't see advertisements trying to bring people to a game that has no clear direction at this time. It almost seems that the PGA existed for Tiger...not the other way around. That's the risk they took in promoting him so very much, and that is the bed they are sleeping in now.

I had fun at the HOF...but it wasn't fun knowing that I had lost touch with an event that had as much importance to me growing up...

...I'm not sure who lost touch though.


Thanks for reading. Keep it in the short-grass,

JFB

Miniature golf courses

Here are some pictures of the best putt-putt courses my son and I visited this summer. Thank you Fiesta Falls/ St Augustine FL, and Rolling Greens/Hartville OH.

Enjoy!

JFB