LE T TER TO THE EDITOR
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Send us your letters, giving us your views, opinions or articles of interest (max 500 words). The most interesting letter will be published in the next edition of SA Golf Trader. Dear Marc
To the editor When I first started out playing golf, I thought it was all about swinging hard and hoping to make contact. I reckoned that if I needed to hit the ball a long distance, I needed to use lots of force. I soon realised that making solid contact created distance – and I rarely made solid contact from swinging hard. The more I analysed my game, the more apparent it became that there was a negative correlation between how hard I swung and how far I hit the ball. When I slowed it down and focused on making solid contact, good things started to happen.
Thanks for writing in. Your letter has profound meaning and I hope that many people read this. So many lessons can be learned through playing golf and it really is the game of life. All the best and I trust that you will achieve your specific objectives going forward. Regards
This made me think about life and how the same rules apply. Rarely is much accomplished from merely swinging hard. Sheer force does create action, but it’s often negated by a lack of strategy. Like in golf, I’ve learned to pull back a little, focus, and work on specific objectives. Regards Marc Rush
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