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Date: 05 Mar 2007 13:49:30
From: David
Subject: Why today's players cannot...
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There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all up:
--"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
your future, Danny!"
I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
quote like that of Weekly's.
David
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Date: 06 Mar 2007 10:06:33
From: Miss Anne Thrope
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"I have gone on record as saying that..."
Oh crap.....were we supposed to write those brain farts down?
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 17:43:10
From: annika1980
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On 5, 7:58 pm, "WW" <dirt...@msn.com > wrote:
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> Funny you mention Jack. He was having a discussion w/ Johnny Miller
> during yesterdays game. I said to my girl the day b4. "The competition
> is soo much better today - it's very hard to dominate". That's exactly
> what Jack said yesterday. That & the fact people have to KNOW how to
> win down the strech like he & Arnold did.
Billy Casper says hi.
Call me when Tiger blows a 7-shot lead with 9 to play.
Hell, even Greg Norman couldn't do that. But Arnie did.
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 16:58:03
From: WW
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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Jack's era.
Funny you mention Jack. He was having a discussion w/ Johnny Miller
during yesterdays game. I said to my girl the day b4. "The competition
is soo much better today - it's very hard to dominate". That's exactly
what Jack said yesterday. That & the fact people have to KNOW how to
win down the strech like he & Arnold did. Just about every guy on the
pro tour can shoot lights out on a given day. I think it's just like
any other sport.People train harder now & take care of themselves
physically. All except for fat John D. who hasn't won anything in
awhile.
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 15:21:31
From: Bill H.
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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On 5, 4:49 am, David <dgold1...@yahoo.de > wrote:
> There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
> the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all up:
>
> --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>
> I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
> Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
> bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
> your future, Danny!"
>
> I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
> prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
> Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
> reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
> should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
> Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
> and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
> quote like that of Weekly's.
>
> David
My feeling on this is that anyone who's made it to the PGA Tour, and
has managed to stick around a bit, knows how to compete and win. But
at the same time, most "average" Tour players know how good they are,
and how good they aren't. So their goals may be (and probably should
be) different than Tiger's, Vijay's, etc. I don't think there's
anything wrong with going out and playing "your game" and not worrying
too much about the end result. Great players who obviously have much
more talent will expect more of themselves, and rightfully so.
I also think it's better for your long-term sanity to not sweat the
details, and not make every shot (or every match) a life or death
situation. In the long run, it probably won't matter much in one
golfers career if he doesn't win a particular match. Even if they're
"failures" on the PGA Tour, I'm guessing that life isn't too bad for
these guys.
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Date: 09 Mar 2007 03:34:26
From: Jim McKinley
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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Bill H wrote --
I also think it's better for your long-term sanity to not sweat the
details, and not make every shot (or every match) a life or death
situation. In the long run, it probably won't matter much in one
golfers career if he doesn't win a particular match. Even if they're
"failures" on the PGA Tour, I'm guessing that life isn't too bad for
these guys.
==========
That is the exact reason there is an attitude such as we saw. The guys have
it good even if they don't win. Between their sponsors and the money they
make for finishing 95th at the end of the year is more than any of us will
ever see. The pros in the 60's and 70's had to make the top 60 to be exempt
for the next year. It made them hustle. If they weren't exempt it was
Monday qualifiers. Not sure if they had sponsors exemptions then. The
tournaments then just had the city (Tucson Open) instead of a title sponsor.
Things are better the way they are now, but it does not make the players
very hungry.
--
Jim
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Baseball is the Only Game Where
the Defense Controls the Ball
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"Bill H." <billhen@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1173136891.567586.190650@t69g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
> On 5, 4:49 am, David <dgold1...@yahoo.de> wrote:
>> There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
>> the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all up:
>>
>> --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>>
>> I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
>> Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
>> bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
>> your future, Danny!"
>>
>> I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
>> prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
>> Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
>> reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
>> should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
>> Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
>> and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
>> quote like that of Weekly's.
>>
>> David
>
> My feeling on this is that anyone who's made it to the PGA Tour, and
> has managed to stick around a bit, knows how to compete and win. But
> at the same time, most "average" Tour players know how good they are,
> and how good they aren't. So their goals may be (and probably should
> be) different than Tiger's, Vijay's, etc. I don't think there's
> anything wrong with going out and playing "your game" and not worrying
> too much about the end result. Great players who obviously have much
> more talent will expect more of themselves, and rightfully so.
>
> I also think it's better for your long-term sanity to not sweat the
> details, and not make every shot (or every match) a life or death
> situation. In the long run, it probably won't matter much in one
> golfers career if he doesn't win a particular match. Even if they're
> "failures" on the PGA Tour, I'm guessing that life isn't too bad for
> these guys.
>
>
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 20:34:03
From: Marcel Kuijper
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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"David" wrote:
> This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make your future, Danny!"
Uhuh...that movie also gave us the line "you gotta be the ball".
cel
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 15:29:44
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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On Mon, 5 2007 20:34:03 +0100, "cel Kuijper"
<zoepetier_nothing_here@hotmail.com > wrote:
>
>"David" wrote:
>
>> This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make your future, Danny!"
>
>Uhuh...that movie also gave us the line "you gotta be the ball".
>
>
>cel
>
And "Anybody want a Fresca?"
--
jvdp
RSG Cincinnati July 13-15, 2007
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 06:29:04
From: EdSmithers
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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On 5, 7:49 am, David <dgold1...@yahoo.de > wrote:
> --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
Apparently not today. Thank goodness for Wilson that it was his time.
Or maybe some of it is up to the players.
Ed
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 09:25:56
From: Martin Levac
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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"David" <dgold1958@yahoo.de > wrote in message
news:cs2ou2phh3u9cjbj308j1v98ladbsd0kmt@4ax.com...
> There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
> the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all up:
>
>
> --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>
> I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
> Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
> bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
> your future, Danny!"
>
> I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
> prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
> Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
> reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
> should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
> Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
> and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
> quote like that of Weekly's.
>
> David
Reminds me of the lottery.
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 05:39:56
From: oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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On 5, 8:17 am, Mike Dalecki <m...@removeclubdoctor.com > wrote:
> David wrote:
> > There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
> > the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all up:
>
> > --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>
> > I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
> > Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
> > bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
> > your future, Danny!"
>
> > I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
> > prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
> > Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
> > reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
> > should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
> > Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
> > and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
> > quote like that of Weekly's.
>
> > David
>
> I don't necessarily agree, David. I think, instead, that Weekley is
> doing some good mental game work here, very Zen-like if you ask me. It
> goes something like this:
>
> "If it's my turn to win, then it's a done deal. If it's a done deal,
> then all I have to do is go through the motions, doing what I know I
> need to do, and it's mine. There's no pressure."
[snip]
Exactly. There's alot of criticism of players about their
languange
or mental approach. It is all about managing ones perceptions.
You have to look at the thoughts behind the language to understand.
Jack was on, again, talking about how many of the players "pay
too much attention to Tiger" and not to their own game. You
think Jack didn't know where he was on the leader board? No,
but the way he "thought" about his position was to pay attention
to his own shots, not his opponents. Ya ever hear of "play
one shot at a time"? You think this means one shouldn't
think about the "next shot"? It's just an expression about
managing ones thoughts and actions. A guy I played with
last weekend said he started making fewer triple bogies
when he "stopped worrying about it" and focused on making
more pars. It sounds a bit strange but it was just language
to describe an approach to evaluating risk vs. reward.
Weekly is just saying that if he overplays his hand, he'll
screw up and lose. Play his best game, and if it's good enough,
he'll win. If it's not, he has to get better (or play weeker
opponents ;-)
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 07:17:02
From: Mike Dalecki
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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David wrote:
> There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
> the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all up:
>
>
> --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>
> I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
> Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
> bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
> your future, Danny!"
>
> I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
> prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
> Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
> reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
> should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
> Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
> and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
> quote like that of Weekly's.
>
> David
I don't necessarily agree, David. I think, instead, that Weekley is
doing some good mental game work here, very Zen-like if you ask me. It
goes something like this:
"If it's my turn to win, then it's a done deal. If it's a done deal,
then all I have to do is go through the motions, doing what I know I
need to do, and it's mine. There's no pressure."
Very few people can focus on the pressure of winning, and win; good
mental game work allows one to get away from that pressure, such that
now skill wins out, not nerves.
I really don't think this has anything to do with softness, or
toughness, or anything else like that.
Mike
--
Mike Dalecki GCA Accredited Clubmaker http://clubdoctor.com
RSG-Wisconsin 2007: June 22-24----Lawsonia!
Website: http://clubdoctor.com/rsgwis2007
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 09:29:01
From: Martin Levac
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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"Mike Dalecki" <mike@removeclubdoctor.com > wrote in message
news:552jilF20qkgdU1@mid.individual.net...
> David wrote:
>> There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
>> the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all
>> up: --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>>
>> I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
>> Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
>> bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
>> your future, Danny!"
>>
>> I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
>> prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
>> Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
>> reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
>> should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
>> Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
>> and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
>> quote like that of Weekly's.
>>
>> David
>
> I don't necessarily agree, David. I think, instead, that Weekley is doing
> some good mental game work here, very Zen-like if you ask me. It goes
> something like this:
>
> "If it's my turn to win, then it's a done deal. If it's a done deal, then
> all I have to do is go through the motions, doing what I know I need to
> do, and it's mine. There's no pressure."
>
> Very few people can focus on the pressure of winning, and win; good mental
> game work allows one to get away from that pressure, such that now skill
> wins out, not nerves.
>
> I really don't think this has anything to do with softness, or toughness,
> or anything else like that.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> --
> Mike Dalecki GCA Accredited Clubmaker http://clubdoctor.com
> RSG-Wisconsin 2007: June 22-24----Lawsonia!
> Website: http://clubdoctor.com/rsgwis2007
The difference between being along for the ride and being the ride. The
difference between letting things happen to you and making things happen.
The difference between playing dice and playing golf.
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 09:30:36
From: Martin Levac
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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"tin Levac" <vac3@REMOVEvideotron.ca > wrote in message
news:7NVGh.16328$xz5.122093@wagner.videotron.net...
>
> "Mike Dalecki" <mike@removeclubdoctor.com> wrote in message
> news:552jilF20qkgdU1@mid.individual.net...
>> David wrote:
>>> There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
>>> the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all
>>> up: --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>>>
>>> I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
>>> Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
>>> bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
>>> your future, Danny!"
>>>
>>> I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
>>> prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
>>> Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
>>> reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
>>> should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
>>> Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
>>> and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
>>> quote like that of Weekly's.
>>>
>>> David
>>
>> I don't necessarily agree, David. I think, instead, that Weekley is
>> doing some good mental game work here, very Zen-like if you ask me. It
>> goes something like this:
>>
>> "If it's my turn to win, then it's a done deal. If it's a done deal,
>> then all I have to do is go through the motions, doing what I know I need
>> to do, and it's mine. There's no pressure."
>>
>> Very few people can focus on the pressure of winning, and win; good
>> mental game work allows one to get away from that pressure, such that now
>> skill wins out, not nerves.
>>
>> I really don't think this has anything to do with softness, or toughness,
>> or anything else like that.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike Dalecki GCA Accredited Clubmaker http://clubdoctor.com
>> RSG-Wisconsin 2007: June 22-24----Lawsonia!
>> Website: http://clubdoctor.com/rsgwis2007
>
> The difference between being along for the ride and being the ride. The
> difference between letting things happen to you and making things happen.
> The difference between playing dice and playing golf.
>
And the last: The difference between following the leader and leading the
followers.
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 16:49:01
From: Manco
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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tin Levac wrote:
>
> And the last: The difference between following the leader and leading
> the followers.
Golf is a humbling game. Except to one man named Tiger Woods from the planet
Uranus.
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 14:48:23
From: David
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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On Mon, 05 2007 07:17:02 -0600, Mike Dalecki
<mike@removeclubdoctor.com > wrote:
>David wrote:
>> There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
>> the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all up:
>>
>>
>> --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>>
>> I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
>> Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
>> bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
>> your future, Danny!"
>>
>> I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
>> prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
>> Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
>> reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
>> should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
>> Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
>> and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
>> quote like that of Weekly's.
>>
>> David
>
>I don't necessarily agree, David. I think, instead, that Weekley is
>doing some good mental game work here, very Zen-like if you ask me. It
>goes something like this:
>
>"If it's my turn to win, then it's a done deal. If it's a done deal,
>then all I have to do is go through the motions, doing what I know I
>need to do, and it's mine. There's no pressure."
>
>Very few people can focus on the pressure of winning, and win; good
>mental game work allows one to get away from that pressure, such that
>now skill wins out, not nerves.
>
>I really don't think this has anything to do with softness, or
>toughness, or anything else like that.
So, if he does not win today, he will look back on his putt to win
yesterday and say, "it was not meant to be?" Sorry, Mike, I cannot
buy off on that. If that is really his mindset, then he should have
made a better effort to sink the first putt and not leave himself
three feet short. He could have said to himself, "if it is 'meant to
be,' then I am going to make a run at birdie." He admitted that his
nerves were frayed before he even took a swipe at the first putt.
Great athletes in any sport create their opportunities to win and
when the opportunity comes they jump on it and give their best
efforts. They relish the pressure of delivering the goods, not
relying on some spiritual comment that it was, or was not, meant to
be.
David
>Mike
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Date: 09 Mar 2007 10:01:38
From: Alan Murphy
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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"David" <dgold1958@yahoo.de > wrote in message
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>
> Great athletes in any sport create their opportunities to win and
> when the opportunity comes they jump on it and give their best
> efforts. They relish the pressure of delivering the goods, not
> relying on some spiritual comment that it was, or was not, meant to
> be.
>
> David
>
This is exactly what Colin Montgomery tried to do
and we all know that he currently holds the title of
best player never to have won a major. He used to
declare, before teeing up in the Br. Open, that he had
no chance because his game didn't suit links courses.
This from a man who learned his golf on links and
was the son of the Secretary of Royal Troon, no less.
He felt his game, a long high fade, suited Am. Open
courses and used to predict that he could win every
time he teed up. Close a couple of times and maybe
unlucky at Pebble Beach when he was leader in the
clubhouse but the weather relented and let Tom Kite
in. I agree entirely with Mike, try on every shot and
prepare for every major physically and mentally but
when it's your week, take it. This is backed up by
Probability - a top player playing in 4 majors a year
for 30 years, 120 in all - is almost certain to win at
least once due to the inevitable Gaussian distribution
of luck. When it's your week just sit back and
enjoy it and win. I'll never forget the smile on the face
of Mickelson the day he won his first major, The
Masters. He knew it was his turn to win and nobody
enjoyed the moment more than he did.
Alan
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Date: 05 Mar 2007 08:38:11
From: Mike Dalecki
Subject: Re: Why today's players cannot...
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David wrote:
> On Mon, 05 2007 07:17:02 -0600, Mike Dalecki
> <mike@removeclubdoctor.com> wrote:
>
>> David wrote:
>>> There was a discussion about the "toughness" of today's players vs
>>> the players during Jack's eray. This quote by Weekly sums it all up:
>>>
>>>
>>> --"If it's my time to win," Weekley said, "then I'll win."--
>>>
>>> I cannot ever imagine a quote like that coming from the players of
>>> Jack's era. If you want to win, you have to go out there and take the
>>> bull by the horns! This reminds me of the line in Caddyshack. "make
>>> your future, Danny!"
>>>
>>> I have gone on record as saying that the all-exempt tour and huge
>>> prize monies have made today's golfers soft. That single quote from
>>> Weekly, whom I was rooting for, says it all. Personally, after
>>> reading a quote like that, I don't want to see him win. The winner
>>> should be the guy who takes what he thinks he has coming to him.
>>> Wilson made some clutch putts to keep in the game. If he is to go on
>>> and win today, he deserves it--unless he has also made some stupid ass
>>> quote like that of Weekly's.
>>>
>>> David
>> I don't necessarily agree, David. I think, instead, that Weekley is
>> doing some good mental game work here, very Zen-like if you ask me. It
>> goes something like this:
>>
>> "If it's my turn to win, then it's a done deal. If it's a done deal,
>> then all I have to do is go through the motions, doing what I know I
>> need to do, and it's mine. There's no pressure."
>>
>> Very few people can focus on the pressure of winning, and win; good
>> mental game work allows one to get away from that pressure, such that
>> now skill wins out, not nerves.
>>
>> I really don't think this has anything to do with softness, or
>> toughness, or anything else like that.
>
> So, if he does not win today, he will look back on his putt to win
> yesterday and say, "it was not meant to be?"
That putt is over. What's important is what happens today. And if he's
thinking about winning, he's thinking about outcome, not process, and
that's a terrible mental game approach.
I'll say it again: Process yes, outcome no.
Sorry, Mike, I cannot
> buy off on that. If that is really his mindset, then he should have
> made a better effort to sink the first putt and not leave himself
> three feet short.
You ever miss a 3-foot putt? Is there any pro who have never missed a
3-foot putt?
If I had to guess (and it's just that, a WAG), he was thinking not about
process when he made it, he was thinking about outcome--about the
outcome of the tournament.
One of the hardest things to do is to learn to think about this shot,
this swing, this challenge *here* and not think about what the outcome
of the round will be. Sure, you think about that stuff while you figure
out what shot to hit, but when you're standing over that ball, you'd
better be thinking of nothing but process.
This is why it's hard for many people to break into a new scoring range,
be it breaking 100 or breaking 90 or breaking 80. They stand on the
16th tee knowing they only have to do ordinary things on the last two
holes, and they blow it, because they're thinking about outcome, not
process.
> He could have said to himself, "if it is 'meant to
> be,' then I am going to make a run at birdie." He admitted that his
> nerves were frayed before he even took a swipe at the first putt.
So he needs some time with Bob Rotella, or Robert Parent, or Deepak
Chopra (whose son needs some mental game work so his game doesn't fall
apart on the weekends).
>
> Great athletes in any sport create their opportunities to win and
> when the opportunity comes they jump on it and give their best
> efforts.
Sure, but that best effort also means the best mental effort. You put a
good mental game in the head of an 18 handicap, and he'll be able to
break 80.
And getting your head in the right place is fundamental for doing that.
They relish the pressure of delivering the goods, not
> relying on some spiritual comment that it was, or was not, meant to
> be.
I don't see his comment as that. I think he has more work to do on the
mental game if he truly was frazzled when he missed that putt, but
that's fixable.
That's why, btw, sports psychologists advocate a routine before you hit
a shot or a putt, so you have some way of getting yourself in the right
frame of mind.
Mike
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Mike Dalecki GCA Accredited Clubmaker http://clubdoctor.com
RSG-Wisconsin 2007: June 22-24----Lawsonia!
Website: http://clubdoctor.com/rsgwis2007
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