Saturday, July 28, 2007

The Artful Athlete

"That natural ability to translate your thoughts into actions is the un-spoken essence of golf." -- Peter Nomm


Philippines Ladies Amateur Open by Saxmax

Peter Nomm shares his insights at Great Golf into the role athletic ability plays in golf, suggesting that, "coordination and a feel for the athletic movement makes the game much easier to learn and to improve upon." In his experience teaching golf, he has found it far easier to work with an individual who has played many other sports than one who has not, because that natural understanding of how to throw a ball or swing a bat has many similarities to hitting a golf shot.

Nomm says that "anything you can do like playing catch or shooting baskets will also help you reap rewards in your golf game. That natural ability to translate your thoughts into actions is the un-spoken essence of golf. Practice this feel and work on your coordination, and you will be surprised to see how it translates into your golf game!"

I agree that Nomm's advice to practice other sports can benefit your golf game. Other activities not only help develop feel and coordination, but provide new opportunities to recognize and eliminate tension, allowing relaxation in movement to be experienced, the essential ingredient to swinging freely.

According to Dan Millman, "relaxation in movement is the foundation of physical talent."

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Golf as Art

When you disappear, Golf as Art shows up. The resulting void is where all the important discoveries, personal development, satisfaction, joy and fulfillment take place.
–Fred Shoemaker, Extraordinary Golf

Swing motion at its highest level is the uninterrupted flow of natural rhythm from within.
–Tom Woods, True Golf

Your enemy is expectation. Your ally is detachment. The game isn't the process, the game is the dream.
–Kris Barkway, The Magician's Way

A great golf shot is a thing of beauty. Repeating it is an art.
–Mark Guadagnoli, Practice to Win

Golf is performance art and there's no right and wrong in art. You're free to play however you want.
–Grayden Provis, Golf = Life

Artful Milestones

  • Mar 05 - Started playing (1 rd/week)
  • Jun 05 - Broke 80 (21st round)
  • Nov 05 - Increased play (2 rds/week)
  • Jan 06 - Under 10 Index (54th round)
  • Jan 06 - 10 GIR (62nd round)
  • Mar 06 - Less than 30 Putts (75th round)
  • Aug 06 - First Eagle (124th round)
  • Aug 06 - 5 Birdies (138th round)
  • Sep 06 - Broke 76 (146th round)
  • Oct 06 - First ACE (161st round)
  • Oct 06 - Under 5 Index (166th round)
  • Oct 06 - 13 Fairways (169th round)
  • Dec 06 - Broke 72 (184th round)
  • Dec 06 - 70's Streak (9/10 rounds)
  • Feb 07 - Under 4 Index (219th round)
  • Feb 07 - 15 GIR (219th round)
  • Oct 07 - 24 Putts (298th round)
  • Jan 08 - 70's Streak (12 rounds)
  • Jan 08 - Second ACE (332nd round)
  • Apr 08 - Par from Tips (370th round)
  • May 08 - Under 3 Index (382nd round)
  • Aug 08 - 50th Course (420th round)
  • Nov 08 - Broke 70 (460th round)
  • Dec 08 - 16 GIR (472nd round)
  • May 09 - 60th Course (510th round)
  • May 09 - 7 Birdies (511th round)
  • May 09 - Broke 70 (511th round)
  • May 09 - Under Par Streak (2 rounds)
  • May 09 - Under 80 Streak (13 rounds)
  • May 09 - Broke 70 (520th round)
  • May 09 - Under 2 Index (520th round)
  • Jun 09 - 70th Course (538th round)
  • Aug 09 - Third ACE (556th round)
  • Aug 09 - Broke 70 (559th round)
  • Jul 10 - 100 Holes at Even-Par (670th round)

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