PRE-SHOT ROUTINE, RITUAL & RELAXED CONCENTRATION
Posted on March 27, 2018
PRE-SHOT ROUTINE
The March 16, 2018 blog chatted about green reading fundamentals drawn from the research and genius offered in Dave Pelz’s Putting Bible. At the time a commitment was made to share a blog about Pre-shot Routine and Ritual, including relaxed concentration experiences.
Pre-shot Routine[1]
After the distance of the putt has been determined and green reading is complete, the inspiration to drain the putt emerges and it is time to begin the Pre-shot Routine (20 seconds). Read More
GREEN READING
Posted on March 17, 2018
Green reading has always been somewhat of a puzzle during 70 plus years of playing golf. It occurred a few weeks ago that perhaps the time was right to re-read, nurture the awareness, and understand Dave Pelz’s research and instruction about green reading in Dave Pelz’s Putting Bible. The information that follows was drawn from a green reading journey mapped by the Putting Bible that details how and what to do to drain more putts. Read More
GREEN READING
Posted on March 17, 2018
Green reading has always been somewhat of a puzzle during 70 plus years of playing golf. It occurred a few weeks ago that perhaps the time was right to re-read, nurture the awareness, and understand Dave Pelz’s research and instruction about green reading in Dave Pelz’s Putting Bible (2000, New York, NY: Doubleday). The information that follows was drawn from a green reading journey mapped by the Putting Bible that details how and what to do to drain more putts. Read More
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
Posted on February 22, 2018
America has a President and associates who are unraveling our democracy’s institutions; dismantling long standing norms; and enabling Russia’s strategy to deconstruct democratic countries around the globe. How did this happen?
The least common denominator is fifty plus years of deliberate political party polarization that opened the doors to the current administration and continued political warfare through use of institutional systems deconstruction—White House, Senate, House, Judicial and Intelligence—and associated chaos and confusion as weapons. The evolving, escalating political party differences and resentment, including religious and racial divisiveness, is fueled by crumbling, self-serving, senior party leadership who have relinquished tolerance, institutional forbearance, ethics and morals. Read More
APERSPECTIVAL MADNESS
Posted on September 22, 2017
APERSPECTIVAL MADNESSS
The purpose of this essay is to shine light on Ken Wilber’s “widespread global disaster” of aperspectival madness”-no vision, completely lost, without compass and without worldview. Drawing on Ken Wilber’s work, this offering will briefly unpack current reality, share a vision and make concluding comments. Read More
SIMPLE GOLF GOAL
Posted on July 18, 2017
Golf this past few times has been different; and the difference has been the presence of a simple goal on every shot: “save a putt” by either placing the ball on the green in regulation, within 2-6 feet of the pin; or get up and down to save par. Missing for some seventy years of golf, this simple goal for each shot has given direction and impetus to each shot and the game. The result: the handicap is lower and the game is more fun!!
Goals are nothing more than direction finders for the will; and the major will skill learned in this situation is that goal simplicity and clarity are imperative to enable consistent emergence of quality relaxed concentration. When goals are simple, clear and focused, the potential for interference is minimized, reserves of energy and strength become available for the task at hand and concentration can be sustained for each shot. Enjoy, learn, perform and have fun!!!!
INTEGRAL LEADER FITNESS
Posted on July 7, 2017
How fit are leaders?
Leadership is an earned, trust based, influence relationship between the respective leader, other leaders and followers who intend ethical changes that mirror their common purpose. Unfortunately, amidst chaos created by aroused emotions and divisiveness, it is difficult to “simply notice” essential leadership competencies as follows: Read More
LEADERSHIP FITNESS
Posted on July 1, 2017
How fit are government leaders? A global worldview offers that world leaders have significant challenges. Unfortunately, amidst the chaos, confusion and delusion created by aroused emotions, blaming, justifying, judgments, excuses and prejudices, it is quite difficult to relax, reflect, focus and simply notice the leadership qualities the conscious evolution of this great Nation requires. A perspective is that today’s challenges and opportunities demand integrally fit leaders who are physically healthy, emotionally balanced, mentally clear and spiritually awake; who are morally solid persons; and who have the background, experience, interests, talents and skills to consciously evolve this Nation for generations to come. Essential leadership competencies for the challenging government assignments are as follows:
TRACK RECORD of LEADERSHIP: Leadership is an earned, trust based, influence relationship between the respective leader, other leaders and followers who intend ethical changes that mirror their common purpose. Read More
ONE of GOLF’S SECRETS
Posted on May 7, 2017
Meditation can accelerate and nurture the development of some of the inner-mental skill necessities for transcendent-zone experiences in golf. A brief story…
In 2001, sparked by a stagnant bowling average, a trek to learn to meditate was launched at Naropa University. As relevant literature had revealed, a desired result was to begin to experience the connection between the body and the mind through the breath. By early 2004, the bowling passion had expired and as a three-year Tibetan Buddhist trained, novice meditation practitioner, the search was expanded to discover a connection between meditation and golf. At the time golf had been a part of my life for 60-plus years; and son, Doug, and wife, Cindy, wanted to learn to play golf. I was up for the challenge and opportunity; and was to discover that the game of golf could be a genuine classroom of self-awareness for a willing and open student. Read More
ONE of GOLF’S SECRETS
Posted on May 6, 2017
Meditation can accelerate and nurture the development of some of the inner-mental skill necessities for transcendent-zone experiences in golf. A brief story…
In 2001, sparked by a stagnant bowling average, a trek to learn to meditate was launched at Naropa University. As relevant literature had revealed, a desired result was to begin to experience the connection between the body and the mind through the breath. By early 2004, the bowling passion had expired and as a three-year Tibetan Buddhist trained, novice meditation practitioner, the search was expanded to discover a connection between meditation and golf. At the time golf had been a part of my life for 60-plus years; and son, Doug, and wife, Cindy, wanted to learn to play golf. I was up for the challenge and opportunity; and was to discover that the game of golf could be a genuine classroom of self-awareness for a willing and open student.
The treasure hunt produced gold in 2017, and although the journey to understand and experience the meditation-golf link continues to blossom, the connection is quite simple. Meditation can quicken the process of learning: Read More