Hazards and Obstacles

Often, whether I’m visiting the McLemore Golf Courses or anywhere else, I find that my clients are making decisions about their golf games that might not fit the conditions they are facing. This has more to do with each golfer not fully being aware of the various conditions they are facing. Which is different for each shot. Which is why I felt it necessary to pen this month’s blog post about how to understand when conditions provide you permission to hit the shots you think you’re capable of. When Conditions Provide You Permission – Why? Ultimately, the decision on what shot you should play depends upon your assessment of your skills. This is one of the major themes we discuss during a John Hughes Golf coaching session.  And how your skills, along with your golf clubs, can create a shot that creates a positive result, within the odds of you creating a positive result.  Meaning, if your skills and your clubs can not create a shot that provides the best odds of a positive result, then you should not be playing the shot!  And we have yet to discuss the conditions that provide you with the odds, or permission. The conditions providing you permission are sometimes variables you have no control over. And others you do have control of.  And those variables can determine a lot, regardless of your skill level.  There are countless examples of this, such as Jean Van De Velde at the 1999 Open Championship. We can…