Haha. Too many good quotes from that film. "til the night closes iiiin"

Yeah I wish it was that simple myself. I know from all of my lessons that what I was doing at the start (the principle I mention of being a kid and hitting it to the hole) was effective, but severely limited my game. I had a massive overswing and reverse pivoted which lead to fat shots a plenty. Hell, I can even draw the bloody thing now, and I thought that was the stuff of legends before.

I think beginners overcomplicate the game though. They shouldn't be thinking of the million and one things more experienced players do. It should be 'get the ball in the hole' and if they want to get better, then they study the fundamentals.