Golf Update – “Come on, Get Happy”

The following is from the first paragraph of an article in October 2008 Golf Magazine.

“Ken Ziegler, a lanky 6’3” single digit handicap, was playing Griffith Park Colf Course in Los Angelos a few years back when he saw a Chubby Cigar Man in a nearby fairway. “I hated him instantly”, Ziegler 47, said of the fellow with the neon yellow cap. “He did this little dance after every swing – a Rich Beem shimmy”. He must have shot 140, but he was having a blast. I was miserable , putting pressure on every swing, I went home, looked in the mirror and said, “Why don’t you just flush 90 bucks down the toilet, call yourself a f—ing idiot 35 times and save 5 hours”?

Funny Funny Stuff EH! Anyway, the article goes on to talk about positive swing thoughts, why you swing so pure on the practise range and then tense up on the course, playing to your own personal par, etc, etc…… it’s a great article.

So using this new found positive approach I went out Friday and shot a smooth 80 and even took a double bogie that was no big deal, I followed this with an 82 on Saturday with another double bogie in the round. Both rounds were a lot of fun. My handicap factor in down to a 10.5.

Thanks to my golfing buddy Dave H. for lending me the article and his positive support.