Thursday, February 7, 2013

February 2013 Happy Valentines!


The 30-Second Golf Swing by T.J. Tomasi

Loved the read!

Bower Harris a skilled golf instructor in Knoxville TN recommended the tittle The 30-Second Golf Swing by T.J. Tomasi. Thanks to Bower also for showing me how to flip my least favorite club to my favorite club. J

So far, The 30-Second Golf Swing by T.J. Tomasi is one of my favorite books on addressing in-depth the whole golfer. There is much in this book that leads the reader onto a pathway of how to capture his/her best golf swing based on how he/she chooses to think. My two favorite points made in the book worth noting without giving too much away is to watch your negative self talk and to think like a champion.

“Banish the Nega-talk” page 13. Duh, no kidding. Seriously, when we openly or internally wallow in our own personal negative talk, we leave ourselves stuck with emotions that linger at the forefront of our thoughts. We should acknowledge a poor shot only, nothing else. Consider this, your running a race and you can’t run faster than the opponent in front of you.  Do you stop on the tack and mope? No, you run the race and focus intently on the finish line. Same in golf, just like the finish line will come to the racer, so will the smooth swing come to a golfer.

 “Champions are in charge of their success and their failures.” Page 37. Do we claim victories and learn from failure where both have enriched our strategy for results? If not, lets start! 

Again consider this, I recently tagged along at a dinner meeting where the table seated 10 other “Champion Regionals” who work for Amazon.com. Regionals are responsible for a region of warehouses for Amazon in different parts of the country. How these Champions spoke made it obvious how they thought about themselves and how they craved both success and loss. One Champion who recently came to Amazon, who competes in triathlons, said he loves working as hard as he does for Amazon because everyday is a chance to fail. This person believes in himself so much as a Champion in the work place that failure can happened at any moment and yet he craves that responsibility. Champion golfers keep their eyes on the target, as they know failure is married to success and it is a sweet union.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in playing golf with a smooth golf swing and creating an passionate experience on the golf course.
Happy Golfing and Remember 1Putt1Chip makes par too. J