And now for something completely different…
One thing that I find interesting outside of golf is personal finance and personal productivity. In my quest to be a pro, I can’t just look to improve my golf game without improving myself overall at the same time. So, I sort of follow a handful of blogs in those categories.
In many parts of the blogging world, blog carnivals are run, where every so often a blog hosts and the various blogs in [...]
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Well all know that the best way to improve your golf game is through hard work.
We also know that golf is an expensive hobby (and/or lifestyle, if you prefer). Between the cost of clubs, balls, apparel, accessories, range time, lessons, club fittings, and instructional aids and videos, it’s enough to go broke and that’s before we even step on the course.
Many times, players who play only occasionally can’t justify the expense, or simply don’t have the money to do [...]
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The Boy Scout motto applies to every aspect of life. Without preparedness, we’re lost. Even on the golf course.
Let me relate a short tale of unpreparedness that bit me on Saturday.
I went out Saturday afternoon fresh off of a couple of swing changes and some serious mental game improvement work. To me, it felt like I was hitting the ball poorly but as I came to the 9th hole, I did some quick arithmetic and discovered that [...]
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The Happy Rock went on vacation this week and put out an A.P.B. for guest posters. Naturally, your pal Double Eagle heeded the call.
The Happy Rock’s primary theme is increasing personal finance through self improvement. In a rare divergence from the normal Life in the Rough theme, I mixed golf and finance in a post covering ten ways to save money on golf (OK, I admit it - the idea was his).
The Happy Rock’s focus on self improvement is something [...]
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Neil from the Down the Middle blog at MVN ran an interesting Q&A with Canadian Tour rookie, Luke Swilor yesterday. As you know, my goal is to become a golf pro so learning about the life of an up and coming tour pro is fascinating to me. Check it out.
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