Entries from September 2006 ↓

The Rain and Working the Ball…

The Weather Mocks Me…A cold front and the accompanying thunderstorms pushed through Saturday night. The rain had stopped before daylight, but I had no idea how much rain fell.I have been trying to play Tour18 for three weeks. I have been trying to …

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What’s Your Golf Handicap?

A businessman was attending a conference in Africa. He had a free day and wanted to play a round of golf. He was directed to a golf course in the nearby jungle.After a short journey, he arrived at the course and asked the pro if he could get on.”Sure,”…

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Trust your swing and leave the “umph” at home…

I’ve identified a cycle that I seem to have been going through the last several months. Looking back, my trend has been to sign up at Green Caye about every other month. I would spend a month on the par three course, then venture out on to the regula…

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Gifted Child: Grandparents pride - Parents dilemma!

Nandini called me to tell me that Neil had done well in the latest Jr. golf tournament. He came first along with another kid but lost in the play off! Neil was upset and parents were disappointed. In fact, she had told me just the day before that Neil…

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Science in golf!

I never imagined the seriousness with which the academy has taken to golf. It is really something! Consider this: Science and Golf III - Proceedings of the World Scientific Congress of Golf Martin R. Farrally, Alastair J. Cochran Copyright 1999 ISBN:…

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Why do ‘bad shots’ remain and the good ones seem to vanish?

(Quote: The simple explanation is that our brains memorize passageways from stimulus to response at nearly imperceivable speeds. What is also obvious is that once the electro-chemical coding takes place and becomes entrenched, it is very hard to dislod…

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Cool Stuff…

OK, so it’s sure hard scheduling some golf with the launch delays, but it goes with the territory. Looking to play Sunday, then I’ll be heading to the MCC Sunday evening. Hope we make it this time, I have a tee time at Tour 18 for Tuesday!For those i…

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