My lowest-ever handicap was 1, and my lowest-ever round was 68 (not in competition). My only claims to competitive fame are that I was runner-up medalist (71) in the 1967 Idaho Amateur -- I blew that one with a triple-bogey eight on the Par Five 16th when I hit into a pile of leaves -- and that I represented Mtn. Home AFB (ID) and, also, Shaw AFB (SC) on the Tactical Air Command Championship team. Oh, and I won a set of MaxFli irons in the 1965 Georgia State Open with a final round 70 that beat everybody in the field except the professional winner. I've played twice this year, and my current handicap is 3. Not terribly impressive, I'll admit, and I plan on playing more -- and better -- this season. But then again, I said that last year.
Now for my excuses :
I will say that when I do play, I play a true championship Course with no parallel fairways, undulating greens, and plenty of trees and water. Further, I play the Ball down, I putt everything out (well, almost everything out) and I count every stroke. There are handicaps...and there are handicaps.
Once I decided to commit my time to my financial career (in the mid-'80s) I thought very little about golf and played even less. Since my 'comeback' in January of last year, I've obviously been totally engrossed in making this 'new day' happen. What personal time I've had -- and there hasn't been much -- has been spent largely on the Practice Tee, pursuing the 'Golf Nut's' approach to TGM. It's fun knowing you can produce the Master's Application: Maintain the essential Geometry using any Hinge Action on any of the nine different Plane Line-Stance Line Combinations, from any Ball Location, with or without the #2 or #3 Accumulators, with any Release Type or Delivery Path, any Loading Action and Pressure Point Combination, with a Right Forearm Takeaway and a Frozen Right Wrist, Hitting and Swinging. In addition to enjoying the challenge, I've made terrific progress and am a far better striker than I've ever been.
Frankly, I'd really like to put all the work I've done in the past year to the test. With a few rounds in a row, I sincerely think I might surprise myself! If I come up with anything notable, you can be sure you'll read about it in the Hole-ies and Pole-ies Forum.
I will say that when I do play, I play a true championship Course with no parallel fairways, undulating greens, and plenty of trees and water.
Ya my course is like that Lynn...tough when you can't just bomb it and know that you'll at least be in the adjacent fairway. Big misses = have fun in bear country. At least mine is fairly short tho...6509 from the back tees. It's fairly narrow tho too.
Originally Posted by Yoda
It's fun knowing you can produce the Master's Application: Maintain the essential Geometry using any Hinge Action on any of the nine different Plane Line-Stance Line Combinations, from any Ball Location, with or without the #2 or #3 Accumulators, with any Release Type or Delivery Path, any Loading Action and Pressure Point Combination, with a Right Forearm Takeaway and a Frozen Right Wrist, Hitting and Swinging.
Master's Application? Never heard of that before. Can you put that on a resume?
I will say that when I do play, I play a true championship Course with no parallel fairways, undulating greens, and plenty of trees and water.
Ya my course is like that Lynn...tough when you can't just bomb it and know that you'll at least be in the adjacent fairway. Big misses = have fun in bear country. At least mine is fairly short tho...6509 from the back tees. It's fairly narrow tho too.
Originally Posted by Yoda
It's fun knowing you can produce the Master's Application: Maintain the essential Geometry using any Hinge Action on any of the nine different Plane Line-Stance Line Combinations, from any Ball Location, with or without the #2 or #3 Accumulators, with any Release Type or Delivery Path, any Loading Action and Pressure Point Combination, with a Right Forearm Takeaway and a Frozen Right Wrist, Hitting and Swinging.
Master's Application? Never heard of that before. Can you put that on a resume?
See last paragraph of 3-F-6.
Yoda, it's amazing how you can keep a STRICT handicap 3 by only playing a few rounds a year. On a Championship course, not some mickey mouse course...wow. I know of PROs who say they are stracth, but when it comes to counting EVERY stroke, hmmm...I would say they are more like 1,2 or 3 handicappers.
Your success has definately confirmed that I'm heading in the right direction with TGM. This is because (you said this somewhere else I think), you used to be hacker...high handicapper. You're not one of those with natural talent, not one of those who shoot in the 70's within their first year of playing. You're like the rest of us! And THAT makes the difference, because I know I can do what you do too, with proper application of the laws of geometry and physics!
Master's Application? Never heard of that before. Can you put it on a resume?
It's in the book, birdie (3-F-6). But your point is well taken: no big deal.
The Practice Ground is a wondrous place. Somewhere between the fences separating the 9th green (on the left) from the housing development fronting the 18th (on the right) lies Nirvana. If you don't find it on one shot, well...
There's always the next.
With any Hinge Action.
On any Plane.
Hitting...
Or Swinging.
Teachers Teach and Performers Perform, but only the few can make the Longest Walk in Golf: From the Practice Tee to the First Tee...and vice versa.
The Twin Constraints are Talent and Time.
Like I said...
Stay tuned.
But reality dictates that there are efforts, and there are results. And the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. Know that The Teacher in me is enjoying this effort immensely. But also, that The Performer is paying the price.
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In addition to enjoying the challenge, I've made terrific progress and am a far better striker than I've ever been. 
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