Johnny Miller: What’s he got Roger? Can’t be much more than 15 feet, gentle left-to-right breaker? Roger Maltbie: Yeah, John, about that. It’s got a little movement but I’m not sure he has to get it outside of the hole. Shotlink says it’s 13 feet, 9 inches. Johnny Miller: Folks, it’s worth noting that this [...]
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My Time in the Game: Smelling the Roses
May 16, 2012
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It’s tough for me to play good golf when I’ve got about a zillion other things on my mind, but that’s something that I’ve had no other choice but to accept this season. With all of the distractions that continue to mount with our upcoming relocation to London, I’d probably be better served just spending [...]
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Confidence Defined
May 14, 2012
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“The toughest mental pitfall to avoid during a difficult day on the golf course is trying harder. It’s the same concept as brushing your teeth harder to get rid of an existing cavity. It doesn’t work.” – Yours Truly Of all the things that challenge me in golf, tapping into my true inner trust is [...]
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My Time in the Game: Saying Goodbye to the Country Club Life
May 10, 2012
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In the 15 years I’d been playing golf, I’d never before played a single round at a private club. For starters, I enjoyed the sense of freedom of playing different courses from time to time without feeling financially tied to one place, and besides that – the typical expenses associated with most private club memberships [...]
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My Time in the Game: At Home at Olde Homestead
May 3, 2012
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In the fall of 1999, my wife and I visited the area that we would eventually call home three months later. Having spent 7 years in Western Kentucky and truly loving every minute of our existence there, I didn’t exactly know what to expect living in the Northeast. But first impressions tend to be lasting [...]
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My Time in the Game: So What’s Your Handicap?
May 1, 2012
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Going to the course as a single ranks right up there with root canals for a lot of players, but honestly it’s something that never really bothered me. Everyone has a horror story or three to share about being paired up with some strange, less-than-ideal playing partners, but I guess I’ve been fortunate in that [...]
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Soon to be Expat: Anticipating Things That Can’t Be Anticipated
April 30, 2012
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No, it’s not a golf related topic, but it’s certainly impacting my golf. Even though we’ve not been given a “firm” departure date for London, my rough calculations now have us at about the 10 week mark. Although I’m very familiar with the preparations involved with a domestic relocation, I’m finding that there’s simply not [...]
Read more My Time in the Game: Lemons and Lemonade
April 30, 2012
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My first shot of the day was solid, but the slightest tug that ended up in the right rough on the opening par5. From a good lie in the first cut, I hit a nice 8iron to within 115 yards of the back hole location, dead center of the fairway. My lie in the fairway [...]
Read more My Time in the Game: Winning Isn’t Happenstance
April 28, 2012
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The sweat was dripping from my chin as I stood over what would probably appear to most as a simple garden variety 4-footer on the 18th hole. My mind was racing back and forth, doing everything in its power to ignore the significance of what potentially was only a few seconds away from happening. I [...]
Read more Preface: My Time in the Game
April 26, 2012
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Most of my loyal readers and dear friends are aware of my impending 3-year relocation to London this summer, but for those that aren’t – yes, I will find myself having that old familiar feeling of being an “outsider” once again in just a few short months. In the coming weeks I will be using [...]
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