The Four Foundations of Golf: How to Build a Game That Lasts a Lifetime

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The focus on how to improve your game without offering swing advice is an approach that can help a lot of players who are caught in an unending cycle of terrible quick tips from golf magazines and youtube instruction. There's nothing revelatory in it and you may have read a lot of similar things in other books, but it brings it all together into one easy-to-access volume. Whenever I mention words like grit, resiliency, or grinding it out, inevitably, I get the response, “well, that doesn’t sound like much fun! Grit is a necessary component in your “mental toolbox” – it is defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals.

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Growing your on-course grit and staying engaged in rounds no matter your results is how many golfers break through to the next level.It just shifts your approach so that skills and time you do have will become much more fun -- for you and your playing partners. Probably due to my finance background, I like to see things backed up in facts and figures and have always liked the expression "numbers don't lie, people do". A lot of it has to do with how challenging the game is and how good it feels to have those moments where we think we figured it out. His methods are tried and tested - and proven to help golfers worldwide get better without having to stand on a range all day, tinkering with their swing. Whether you are a complete beginner or an advanced player, The Four Foundations of Golf will give you the blueprint to build a stronger, longer-lasting game.

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When it comes to your attitude on the golf course, it is critical to strike a balance and avoid extremes. What is most interesting is that having grit elsewhere in life does not necessarily mean it will translate to your golf game. But because I was so determined to solve the problem, I felt confident I could overcome these adverse outcomes.I still have a long way to go, but I'm glad I picked this book up so soon after picking the game up again in my mid-30s. A psychologist who wrote a wonderful book entitled Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth, defines grit as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals. After a few bad swings, they would lose their composure and continue in a negative mindset for the rest of the day. I would not say this is a revolutionary book, but, again, some good wisdom to be found here and there.