Hmmm... Practice......
Isn't that something Doctor's and Lawyer's do...???
Ok, as I've said almost ad nauseum since I first joined this forum, I rarely, if ever, practice. Time constraints, mental attitude, tiredness just to name a few of many "excuses" I give myself for flopping on the couch when I might otherwise be doing something a little more towards improving my game.
Having read Dr Bob's "Golf is not a game of perfect" a number of times now (I know, I know, time on the couch with this book doesn't count as practice...!!
) I concur wholeheartedly with Neil's OP.
There is one shot of Tiger's in the Buick that stands out for me and that was a pitch from over the back on one of the later holes in his back 9 on Sunday where he had cruddy lie, wet grass, uphill shot, green running downhill, tight pin, all the right conditions where anyone BUT Tiger would be happy to get the ball within 30-50 feet of the pin. Nick Faldo & David Feherty seemed to be having bets on Tiger MAYBE getting it to within 20 feet and he knocks it STIFF, 4 feet and holes the sliding putt to save his par. You could just tell Feherty was stunned at the shot Tiger produced. It was truly fantastic coverage of a magnificaent golf shot.
(Love Feherty & Faldo's coverage, but that's another thread)
In order to play that shot, the levels of confidence, given the situation, the condiditons and anything else you'd care to throw in, the player must have would have to be very high to say the least....
How you might gain that level of confidence without practicing, well, I'll personally never know.
I for one, cringe every time I get my ball inside 100m of the green, because I know that is my golfing achillies heel.
That too is a whole other thread.
Great post Neil.
(Wow, did I take all that time just to say that...
)
Cheers
