A Golf Post That Is Not About Golf
Really, it's not. I promise.I've been practicing putting and chipping with a metronome, and I've noticed an unexpected effect. That bit of anxiety I often feel?
Gone.
It's pretty remarkable. Something about my brain syncing up with the metronome keeps it busy enough to push out the anxiety. Plus, after practicing for 60-90 minutes, I'm in a state that is almost meditative.
80 BPM, in case you're wondering.
I'm going to keep experimenting with this, because it seems both unusual and surprisingly powerful.
While watching the British Open last week, the announcers explained how private golf clubs work in Ireland, and it's very different from how they are here.
In Ireland, almost all private golf courses are still open to the public. It's limited to certain times, and the non-member price is quite a bit more, but you can play almost any course.
Can you imagine the shit fit fit that private clubs in the U.S. would throw if it were like that here? Private clubs in the U.S. celebrate their ability to keep out the great unwashed. It's the very foundation of these clubs.
Imagine Augusta National being open to the public four hours a week.
Point (and pint) to the Irish.
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