"Become The Golfer Of The Year"
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The story of the year in Golf just might be Zach Johnson. And his game might be a perfect blueprint for you to follow so that you can also have your game get to the next level. I don’t know much about Zach Johnson – but I do know that he’s having a career year having won the Masters and then the tournament last week in Atlanta.
You hear all this talk about Zach being an overnight sensation – coming out of nowhere. But, here’s a guy that turned Professional back in 1998. So I guess that means that in golf terms that overnight equals 9 years of hard work. Oh, but that’s not counting 4 years of competitive college golf and 4 years of high school golf and I’m sure a few years of Junior Golf Tournaments.
Johnson’s story is one of persistence and patience and I believe that’s why he’s now successful.
Now look at the average Golfer – they want it now! They’re always looking for the next gimmick to go from scoring 100 to 72 the next day. And if that doesn’t work – they’re up late at night with credit card in hand watching infomercials on the Golf Channel.
For example – A few weeks ago I was reading an issue of a golf magazine that had a story about these two guys that are now considered the New Swing Guru’s according to ...... I’m not sure who this is according to – well, I guess it's according to themselves. And they have this new concept that’s all the rage on Tour (according to them). They say that you need to do this and that – and if you do, you’ll hit the ball like Jack Nicklaus.
Every couple of years, these new tips come out and Golfers jump on the bandwagon and every couple of years these tips slowly fade away because there was more hype than positive results. I can’t tell you how many Golfers that have signed up for GMS because of their frustration with all these tips. I can’t tell you how many Golfers that were so frustrated from jumping tip to tip and frustrating golf swing to frustrating golf swing – that they’ve said things such as – “That’s why I’m here – to get away from all the gimmicks. I’ve gotten nowhere with them.”
The Golfers that are successful have a PLAN and stick with it. The Golfers that are continually frustrated are the ones that are constantly jumping tip to tip or swing guru to swing guru hoping to find something magical that will instantly transform them into a Player. How many Golfers are going to jump on the tips that these latest Guru’s have come up with?
Probably the same amount that jumped on ‘Toe up to Toe Up’ and ‘Square to Square’ and ‘The X Factor’ and having two Drivers (one for Draws and one for Fades). And it’s funny because it’s always the same people that are jumping from tip to tip – and these same people are probably scoring the same and are as frustrated now as they were before they started their Golf Tip Addiction.
Is that how Zach Johnson improved?
Did Zach Johnson just find ‘a genie in a bottle’ that granted him his wish to win the Masters? Do you think he was reading Golf Digest and came across a tip that he used to win the Masters? Maybe he went out and bought one of those swing vests that you hook up to a computer to analyze your swing. Yeah, I bet that’s what he did!
I’d put my money on hard work and his desire to improve. I’d put my money on his focus to stick with his PLAN. I’d put my money on that it just took him some time to slowly improve his game to get to the level it is now.
For you it’s much easier to improve faster than it is for Zach.
See, when you get to the PGA Tour level – improving one stroke on your average score is equivalent to a 100 Golfer improving 10 strokes. This year, Zach’s scoring average is 70.02 strokes per round. In 2003 (4 years ago for the mathematically challenged), his scoring average was 72.69.
What’s 2.6 strokes difference per round? It’s only about 10 strokes difference over the course of the 4 rounds of a PGA Tour event. Meaning if the winner was 8 under par – Zach would be way down at the bottom of the list at 2 over par.
How did he improve those 2 strokes per round? Do you think he found it in Golf Digest? Or a swing vest? Neither will you!
The Monkey is going to try to find out who these two new Swing Guru’s are
The Player is looking up Zach Johnson’s stats to see where he’s improved the most over the last several years and will use those stats as a blueprint to improve your game
Go Ahead, Be A Player!
Regards,
Marc Solomon -Your Instructor For Life
www.GolfMadeSimple.com
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Good Morning Jeff:
Just thought I would give you an update. Shot 82 yesterday - a career round. The GMS experience is invaluable. My confidence and execution from 100 yards and in is unbelievable.
Best Regards
Carl B – St. Louis, Missouri – Sent May 21st, 2007
Attended Tampa Location on April 10th to 12th, 2007
Hayden,
I just wanted to thank you again for the last three days of golf instruction. It was absolutely fantastic and I wanted you to know that I think you are a great golf instructor and a great person. I'm on a definite "golf high" and finally understand how to hit a golf ball properly. It seems so easy now. Terry and I finished the back nine and I shot a 44 - unbelievable. Terry shot a 47.
I finally feel like a golfer now and can't wait to hit the range tomorrow to practice my drills and newly discovered ball striking ability. I've told several of my golf buddies. My goal was to break 90 within 6 months as we discussed earlier. I thought that was a realistic goal based on my skill level (26-28 hcp) before attending your class. I reached that goal the third day of your class if we count the front nine (44 with your coaching) and then the back nine (44 on my own).
Simply incredible. My confidence and swing competency has increased ten fold and I cannot thank you enough for the learning experience and for the great time that we all had. I'm playing twice this week and will keep you posted. Thanks again.
Dean L – Rockledge, Florida – Sent May 14th, 2007
Attended in St. Augustine, Florida location on May 11th to 13th, 2007
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Cool Golf In Florida
Wow – June and July in St. Augustine and Amelia Island have really filled-up. It’s funny because many people associate Florida with heat in the summer and that’s not really always the case. Yeah, if you go to Orlando or Miami, it’s going to be hot – but a little more north in Amelia Island and St. Augustine which are right by the ocean, it’s about 10 degrees cooler.
Do you know that the average temperature in the Baltimore/Washington DC area is the same as Amelia Island in June and August and it’s actually warmer up there in July? It’s also practically the same temperature in Amelia Island as it is in Cincinnati, Ohio during those 3 months.
The only difference is Amelia Island and St. Augustine both have the beach, the ocean to take a nice ‘after-golf dip’ and the cooling beach breeze. Plus, they both have GMS for your Golf Game.
Accommodations in St. Augustine allow you transportation and access to a private beach club for family members while you’re with GMS and in Amelia Island the beach is just steps away. So if you’re looking for a place that you can improve your Golf and the rest of your family can be busy at the beach – GMS in St. Augustine and Amelia Island is as cool a spot as you’re going to find.
Alex – Director
Golf Made Simple
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Roger I., Barb I., Brad P., Dan S.
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How To Shoot 86
One of the best ways to reach your goals on the golf course is to understand how the PGA Tour Player scores. For the many Golfers that are trying to break 90 and reach the 80’s – you’re in luck. Why? Because we can look at the stats of a PGA Tour Player that shot in the mid 80’s last week and compare his numbers to yours.
Michael Boyd shot 86 in the 1st round of the AT&T Classic last weekend in Atlanta – which isn’t a good score for a Tour Player. Though, it gives you some idea on what you need to accomplish to shoot the same.
Boyd had 9 Pars, 5 Bogeys, 3 Double Bogeys and 1 Triple Bogey to score 86. If you look at these stats – it gives you an idea of what you should be looking for. Many Golfers get so ‘bummed out’ after recording a Triple Bogey or a few Double Bogeys that they feel their round is lost and wasted. Yet, this proves that many Golfers can still shoot their best scores even with 4 or so ‘Blow-up Holes’.
And you know what’s funny? How many Golfers are probably saying that Boyd must’ve hit his Driver terrible to make all those Double Bogeys? Well, not really – Boyd hit 12 out 14 Fairways in a round he hopes to forget.
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The quote below was not written about Golf and I’m sure Dale Carnegie never thought it would be used to help Golfers improve. Though I believe it’s one of the best Golf Improvement quotes I’ve ever read -
"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves."
- Dale Carnegie
Why does this pertain to Golf? What would you consider as the small jobs in Golf? For most Golfers it would be their wedges around the green, their putting and their course strategy (we call this your PLAN). Yet, the Monkey will focus on their Long Irons – trying to play draws and fades – trying to learn the flop shot – trying to perfect their 3 wood from 250 yards away.
These Golfers never get anywhere because they’re spending too much time on what they perceive as the 'big ones'. And as Carnegie says – ‘If you do the little things well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.’ So spend your time on the ‘small jobs’ and your scores and confidence will improve so much that the ‘big ones’ will ...... well, the big ones will take care of themselves.
Marc Solomon 'Your Instructor for Life'
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