I never thought Id be proposing the use of a golf training journal, but here I am doing just that. Golf is supposed to be a fun sport its only a game for goodness sake so why would anyone want to take to writing a golf training journal? Ill tell you why, but first you have to promise to read on another paragraph or two.
Golf As A Philosophical Expression Of Life
Ok, I’ve said it. If we think of golf as an expression of life energy, focus, attention, fun, blah, blah, blah then we can consider that everything we do is just like golf. That might be a lot of fun if you really stop to think about it! We would have to start considering the impact of all of life’s events, like whether the choices of a mid-morning road rage or the sleepy, unconscious drive to work are helping the golf game.
I’m not proposing a serious golf training journal, but a few notes scribbled down after each stressful event in the course of a day. Giving the exercise a golf focus should bring out some interesting thoughts. Now, don’t you think a thought-provoking golf training journal might be of significant use? Why do we go out to the golf course anyway? Like most people out there, I like to relax!
Paper Is Cheap
If we were to consider that changing one habit might improve our golf game by ten strokes, I bet we at least do that much considering and maybe even give an improvement program a try.
Caution: If a brainstorm comes while driving, please pull over. It would be a shame to splatter that brilliant flash of consciousness all over the highway.
Once you’ve scribbled your first note to yourself, you might as well get a notepad. A golf training journal of only a week might reveal clues to personal struggles that are going on externally. A golf training journal kept over months will reveal those struggles that are recurrent and happening internally. Its not always a pretty sight but one worth seeing something about truth and freedom.
My dream golf training journal would have pictures of my favorite course, my devil hole, great scores, a full length story about when I tripped over my shoelaces in front of a hundred onlookers. Get the picture? Go ahead now its your turn and your golf training journal!