July 11th, 2008 by
Peter Snyder
We need to select hobbies that we can engage in for the balance of our lives. Golf is an excellent choice. There are, however, a number of conditions which can weaken our interests. Here are precautions you should take:1. Avoid competing games. There is still a great deal of truth in the old adage: "Jack-of-all-trades, [...]
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June 20th, 2008 by
Peter Snyder
A fine and experienced golfer is not necessarily a good teacher of the game. Why? Because many cracks do not know how they play themselves - when it comes to anything like a close analysis of their shots - and they have no idea at all of how a beginner must feel in order to [...]
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June 5th, 2008 by
Peter Snyder
The characteristic approach to the game of golf by those who succeed involves a fixity of purpose which comes from emotional drive. The drive comes from what psychologists call "goal tensions," and this goal tension comes from the decision of the player to disregard the possible pleasures of the moment for the pleasures of final [...]
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March 29th, 2008 by
Earl Franklin
Every intelligent person who has played golf must have speculated on the relation between the mental and the physical aspects of the game.I remember spending one of the most stimulating evenings of my life listening to - and occasionally chipping in on - a debate on the light ball, between some Americans and members of [...]
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March 2nd, 2008 by
Melanie Lane
The characteristic approach to the game of golf by those who succeed involves a fixity of purpose which comes from emotional drive. The drive comes from what psychologists call "goal tensions," and this goal tension comes from the decision of the player to disregard the possible pleasures of the moment for the pleasures of final [...]
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November 23rd, 2007 by
Fred Armstrong
Every intelligent person who has played golf must have speculated on the relation between the mental and the physical aspects of the game.I remember spending one of the most stimulating evenings of my life listening to - and occasionally chipping in on - a debate on the light ball, between some Americans and members of [...]
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November 8th, 2007 by
Peter Snyder
The first secret of golf betterment is an emotional one. You must have or develop the desire to improve. The strength of this "want" will determine one's persistence, and persistence is the secret of successThe desire to improve should be strengthened by being based upon strong needs. Great interest can thus be generated. Great interests [...]
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