A professional was preparing for his big tournament which had masses of prestige and masses of money if he won.

He visited the course two months before the big event and played several rounds. During these rounds he took note of what shots he might have to play that were particular for this course.

For example, he might find himself at the bottom of a steep bank on one side of a green, where he had missed the green.

He must get out from under trees perhaps with very little back swing possible. He must, at times, fade or draw his tee shots, he must decide where he would hit a driver or a three wood off the tee. Point is he made notes of all these odd shots.

Then he went away to practice them.

This is good thinking, and probably accepted practice you might say. However, how often do you take notes of the shots that have let you down during a round of golf?

What is more, do you spend a great deal of time practising them? If you are like most of us, you dont.

Now, the eye opener here, for me anyway, is that this professional took with him on the practice rounds, a stroke coach and a short game coach.

Two coaches.

He ranks in the top ten in the world, and he took coaches with him to help him with his golf game.

What does this say to us?

We are at best mediocre compared with this man, and do we have coaches? How often do we go for lessons? Not very often I think. None of us do.

Point is that we all need a lesson at times to correct the errors that have crept into our golf game.

Agree?