Good luck with your restaurant…
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The first Champions Tour Monday qualifier is coming up and here’s the list of guys entered so far. Several PGA tour winners who are not exempt and have to Monday in. It is extremely hard to get into a Champions event let alone earn exemption into the tour.
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“People aren’t born brilliant. Some of us have a slower processing speed; others have higher. At the end of the day, if you want to be brilliant, you have to work for it.
Unless you’re accustomed to hard work, it’s never fun. You’ll miss out on some popular experiences in life, but the trade-off is worth it. Do it right. Live a life that everyone wants to live – one that too few are willing to seek.
Don’t expect support from your friends. Maybe they’ll get it; maybe they won’t. They’ll tell you not to bother.
They’ll give you reasons that you shouldn’t do it. Secretly, you know they simply don’t believe in you.
Ignore them. Don’t talk to them. Don’t allow them to pull you away and make you lose your focus. These people are the worst individuals to have in your life.
They’re the ones who anchor you to an existence you don’t want to be a part of. The only reason they’re telling you that your goals are “impossible” is that they don’t have the guts to do what you’re doing. In a way, they’re right; it is impossible. But only for them.”
Paul Hudson
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How’s your 2021 tournament season going so far?
It’s going just fine. I’m right where I need to be.
You won a PGA Tour event?
Bro, you have serious issues. Good day sir! I’m five years out from worrying about that. Take care, and enjoy being miserable. I think it’s hilarious you’re still thinking about this, I forgot all about you until I got an email alert that your responded to this post, particularly me. You won’t occupy space in my mind, but you will be one of the many to motivate me. Funny thing is, I’m motivated enough without people like you, I will do what others like you believe to be impossible, you can mark my words! My drive, desire, work ethic, and overall motivation to succeed are more than most can imagine. I’ve never not made a goal that I’ve set for myself in my life, and this will be no different. You know nothing about me, who I am, and what I’ve done or overcome in my life. Therefore, your opinion is like that of a gnat, annoying at best. I don’t need to prove myself to you, only myself but I can’t wait for you to wallow in your miserly when you see me holding a trophy at the end of a tournament. I’ve envisioned it, it’s been done, I can guarantee it! Now Barry, in case you didn’t or don’t know by now, this forum was created for positive people, I don’t think you belong.
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First, I didn’t respond to you but that’s neither there nor there.
There is a difference between being positive and being delusional. I wouldn’t care about your delusions except for the fact that this is so disrespectful of thousands of guys out there who have put in decades of work and will not make it. You are going to compete against people playing high level professional golf RIGHT NOW and you can barely break 100. You are never, ever going to narrow the gap between them and you enough to make this goal even remotely feasible. It’s not going to happen. I would be stunned if you got down to a scratch handicap by then and, if you did, you are still nowhere even close.
Look at Scott Fawcett (the DECADE guy) - he’s around your age and is shooting to make the Champions Tour in 5 years and he’s a long shot. Why would you think you can do it when he will struggle? He’s pretty transparent about his game and scores. Take a look and compare to yourself and explain how you are going get past him. It’s ridiculous.
I don’t think the two of you can have a productive conversation on this topic… the good news is trying to make the Champion’s Tour isn’t going to hurt anyone, and it will be very easy to measure success in a few years.
I think there is something to be said about setting huge goals and working to achieve them… People have managed insane feats by grinding through everything and putting in the work daily to succeed… I also think there is value in managing expectations and understanding what we are capable of. Both have a place in the world, but we need to pick out own routes forward…
In terms of my 2021 goals, I’m down 10 lbs thus far, and still building better eating habits… survived a week in my mom’s house without drinking (she’s a crazy person) so the year is off to a good start!
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Thanks my Man, I appreciate it!!! I agree with you! Keep getting fit and take care of that back.
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Love it!!!
You’ve already “won” … now just keep working on getting better and better…
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I’m always happy to see a Bruce Lee quote…
As for me, I got in some quality time on the golf course yesterday (Kudos to you, golf cart my mother in law bought us for Christmas) and my back doesn’t hurt today… Took some 3/4 swings with the new driver (it was nice! Ball flight was low, but my swing speed was down). I’m really excited about this season of golf… While it’s silly to set a goal for a single round, I really want to shoot par or better this season… I guess the “actionable” part of that goal is to have multiple good rounds where I’m making smart decisions and then let the putts fall and go low… basically achieve a par round by shooting a number of rounds near par.
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I have a question, I’m 62, I am playing an sldr driver 9.75 is the loft I set it at. I recently purchased the PRGR and began screwing around with it, I have been slowly but surely adjusting my swing by practicing positions to gain distance. 6 weeks ago I was SS: 75-78mph, BS: 120-123mph, SF: 1.32-1,35, D: 190yd. In 6 weeks, I have improved consistently to SS: 94-96mph, BS:134-138mph, SF: 1.43, D: 240-248yd. I am going to continue working as my seasonal goal this year will be 100mphSS and SF: 1.48, D of 250yd. I am hoping to get there. My question: is that improvement decent for a senior golfer and does that sound like a reasonable goal for a senior amateur golfer. In my 20’s and 30’s with the old Taylor Burner I could hit that 250=260 no problem with SS of 108. Amazing what age does to you and then falling into poor habits.
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Loved the Taylor made burner! I was looking for a cheap 12 degree driver and they had one with a bubble shaft! I didn’t buy it, but I should have. It wasn’t 12 degree or what I was looking for at all, but the nostalgia was there.
Just remember, it’s not just speed… you can maximize distance by finding optimal launch… have you done anything about your angle of attack?
Nothing yet, I’m just recording myself. I found a str8 on vid of maria fassi that has been really helping me with positions right now. I am trying to work on shallowing like her, elbow to hip and turning the hip and elbow to the target, straitening the right arm past impact (release) like a side arm pitcher, tilting the right shoulder and staying behind the ball. I cannot do it fast mostly at 60% speed, but 30 reps a nite with a 2lb driver. It’s actually hard work. But I have jumped up alot in 6 weeks. My instinct tells me the rest will be very tiny increments. I am a 6 hdcp, but our course is only 6200yds and precision is paramount. It’s when I get on 6500-6600yd courses, I struggle, I don’t want to struggle anymore. https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=460344398102867&_rdr
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If it works for you, great! I’m not much of a technical swing guy… I’m a grip it and rip it fan.
I don’t know if you have seen the speed sticks, but they can be a good resource for speed gains… but obviously what you are doing is working!
Keep it up and hopefully the extra yardage will help on the longer courses.
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Thanks…I’ll keep it posted as the summer goes if it ever gets here. I like the website…What’s ure 20? NJ here.
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I’m in Louisville, ky.
Craigers! I went online and found the SS Sticks, more importantly, the exercise regimen. I did a 20 minute workout using the regimen with a 3w shaft, a 4 iron and a SW (all different weights), then hit a few balls…I went from 92mph prior to the workout to 97mph after the workout and got my SF up to 1.46. So thanks for the suggestion, I was going about the exercise all wrong. You don’t want to see my LH swing though…UGLY!
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