Journaling For Success In Your Golf Game
Today was a day that many Dad’s can probably relate to. My daughter Sadie (8 3/4 yrs old) and I hit the driving ranch to practice and spend some one on one time together. It is a time for us to connect on something we can share together and I cherish these opportunities.
Well, we did our usual routine of paying for our balls and standard orange gatorade, scooping balls out of the bin and picking out a good piece of real estate. She took a few minutes to chase a few butterflies and even caught one under her Labadore Retriever headcover (these things are so versatile).
As we started hitting balls and giving each other a few pointers…. “Dad your not aiming at the flag you said you were!” she hasn’t figured out she can charge for those tidbits yet. I watched her wack away and the same things creep up every time…no different for an 8 yr old than her 44 yr old dad.
We came away today with a great take away that we can all benefit from. She is writing in a journal everyday for school and we came up with a golf journal idea for her, ok I am going to do it also.
After each time we practice we are going to have 3 take aways.
- Rate our ball striking: Excellent (pure nervana), Great (man that was awesome, I better stop before I lose this), Good (not great but I can live with it), OK (really 50/50 in terms of hitting a few on a rope but there is plenty to work on) and Poor (do I really need to explain this one)…Ok I will because this is how I explained it to her….You know that guy in the tank top that was wiffing and actually hit the roof over his head 3 times with a driver…that’s POOR on a lot of levels!
- What did we do good: Write down the thing or two that we felt good with or corrected. Doing this it allows us to reinforce what was good and satisfying about the session
- What do we have to work on: Posture, Grip, Path, Irons, Wedges, Driver, Balance, Take Away or Tempo to name a few.
She loved the idea and wanted me to create a pretty cover sheet that is all her own so when she does this on the computer it’s all hers! We are both excited to start the process and I hope this is something that you can implement in your game.
Funny thing happened later that day. We went out to a writers fair in Suwanee, GA to see a friend who was signing some of his children’s books and as we walked around there was a speaker giving a seminar. He said in order to be a good writer or to be a good evaluator of anything we do Journaling is a basic fundamental that everyone regardless of occupation should start doing. Sadie looked at me and said “Hey Dad that’s what were doing!” PRICELESS!
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