There is nothing more frustrating in golf, (especially when money is involved), than “doinking” that first tee shot 150-yards, out of bounds and to the right or left with 40-50 people milling around the clubhouse looking on. 

Ok, I’ll admit it – I’ve hit my first tee of the day into the woods more times than I care to remember but haven’t we all?  

Why do we play golf?  We play for fun, to score low and maybe even make a few bucks (or a lot of bucks!) while we’re at it.   I’m about to share with you a secret from a golf hustler from the 1940’s that should help us get into a rhythm prior to our first tee shot.

Hitting that first drive of the day can either set you up nicely for a good start to winning the front 9 or put you in a position of playing catch up all day.  Your mind can get all negative right off the bat if you start the round by steaming about that first, tense, wayward drive.

 So, here’s a neat trick to cure you of this by relaxing you (not too much, some nervousness is good) and helping you focus.   When you arrive at the course and while you’re taking your clubs out of the trunk, grab a ball and just toss it lightly 12-18” above your head and catch it. 

Alternate hands and throw the ball higher and higher, really force yourself to concentrate. 

Do this maybe 20-30 times in a row each hand, and then head in and put your name on the list.  Now you’ve signed in, putted a little, taken a few practice chips and swings and now it’s your foursome’s time to go. 

Give yourself enough time to repeat this “juggling” one more time for about a 20 count each hand before you tee off.  Have FUN with it, make sure to SMILE and BREATHE while doing it – this is IMPORTANT!

Try this and I guarantee that your focus will be much clearer and you’ll be way looser on that 1^st tee, giving your mind and body the clarity they need to just perform and drive that first ball down the fairway effortlessly and start the round off positively! 

Now you’ll hopefully be in the middle of the fairway with a decent look at a second shot instead of often facing a harder second shot or a drop for three – this is how you start shaving strokes off your rounds and putting pressure on your opponents!

The first tee is an excellent place to start making money bets as well.  Betting that your first drive will be the longest, straightest, etc ball will do 2 things for you.  If you win it, you’ll obviously win money. 

If you don’t, you’ll be fine because you are “training” your playing partners to make loose bets and I’ll be teaching you how to take advantage of these tricks and tendencies in future emails.  So, stay tuned!

Until then, thanks for reading.  Good luck, good hustling.

Big Freddy Kaboot

“As long as there’s been golf, there’s been gambling. And where there is gambling, there will be hustling.”

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“You want to be a good golfer. So do you have an arena in which you can win and another where you can test your skills? There are club matches, one-day invitations, regional, provincial and national events. Are you participating at a level in which you can win? If the answer is no you need to gear back and enhance your resume before moving forward.

On the other hand, some people play comfortably with only two or three buddies year after year never testing their abilities at a higher level. They are pulling a Michelle Wie in reverse. If this describes your golf activity you could learn more from a bit of competition than from a week of hitting balls on the range. Occasional higher competition will stretch your abilities and keep you moving steadily forward.”

Michelle Wie never won on the LPGA Tour and was trying to break into the men’s tour. The point of enacting realistic goals is pivotal in moving forward. It’s good to test yourself against the competition, but it’s equally important to gain seasoning before you move up in class.

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Jack Nicklaus said, "Confidence is the golfer's greatest weapon." Meg Mallon, Women's Open champion said: "It's confidence, confidence, confidence, confidence."

One can not succeed at being pretty good or the very best unless they practice. Lee Trevino said if you practice enough and get tremendous amount of confidence, and that's where confidence comes from.  

A good game comes from practice.  If you practice, you have confidence. You have confidence because you've practiced.  Not only will you withstand pressure situations; you'll have a greater perspective on the game.

These are the 8 characteristics of champion golfers:
1. Focus and Concentration.
2. Abstract thinking.
3. Emotional Stability.
4. Dominance.
5. Tough-mindedness.
6. Confidence.
7. Self-sufficient.
8. Balanced state (not tense but not completely relaxed either).

Now, no one has a handle on all these characteristics, but we can work on many of them. For instance, no one can make you feel inferior with your consent; how you see yourself is the way you'll wind up.

The aim is self-development. Each time you challenge and gain traction you'll diminish the fear a little bit. You'll never eradicate the fear of losing. I think it's part of the way we're put together as humans; a healthy "pay attention counselor" signpost along the way. The point is, by challenging our fear we diminish it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than challenging it. The fearful get caught by lost opportunities as often as the bold gain new opportunities.

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 The Proper Golf Grip

 Inspect your grips so they are not too small or slippery which would make you hold on much too tight.  Make sure it’s not too worn.

There is no proper grip. The proper grip is the grip that works best for you. But there are certain basic styles and methods that fit well for many players and pros of which you should be aware.

Grips vary among players but the basics are to grip the club with the left hand and put your thumb along the shaft of the club. Visualizing an imaginary line between your thumb and index finger, it should be pointing toward your right eye. Wrap your right hand over your left hand with your left thumb inside your right palm. This is the basic grip.

Gripping a club too tight with the right hand often causes the ball to hook towards the left. But the opposite is true with a slice. Too weak a grip creates an open club face causing your ball to slice to the right. Practice at a golf driving range by making small adjustment to your grip. A small adjustment to your grip can make a big difference and is one of the most common ways to correct a slice.

Hand placement on the club guides the ball and the wrist movement in the swing is the power of the game.
Your hand should be place in equal formation with the bottom hand as the stronger hand. If you are right handed, the bottom hand is the strong  trailing hand. 

Again, if you grip the club too tight it will cause the ball to slice. A light grip makes for easier wrist and you will begin to the feel your arms and hands become more relaxed. By gripping more in the fingers than the palms of your hand you will notice more of an increase in your wrist movement and that can result in longer shots. One common mistake with golfers is that they place the club more in the lead hand palm than the do in the fingers. With such a technique the drive lacks power and the ball will slice.

Putting

A 3 degree opening or closing of a putter blade is almost impossible
for the naked eye to detect!

If your Putter is 1 degrees off line from 5-ft your putt will be
1 " off center.

If your Putter is 1 degrees off line from 10-ft your putt will
be 2 " off center.

If your Putter is 1 degrees off line from 20-ft your putt will
be 4 " off center.

If your Putter is 3 degrees off line from 5-ft your putt will be
3 " off center.

If your Putter is 3 degrees off line from 10-ft your putt will
be 6" off center.

If your Putter is 3 degrees off line from 20-ft your putt will
be 12" off center.
*Remember that when you are looking at correct alignment you are dealing
with Scientific Principles.
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