Life in the Rough

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 that category submit articles that get linked up in a big “Here’s what’s happening in the world of <whatever>”. I’m mentioning this because a good carnival citizen is encouraged to link back to the carnival when an article is submitted. This week, I submitted my post about 7 Ways to Improve Your Golf Game on a Budget to the 114th Carnival of Personal Finance hosted at The Simple Dollar, an excellent personal finance blog. If you’re interested in personal finance, check it out. It’s always a great collection of posts on the various aspects of

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 all those things. It can get frustrating to know that you could improve so much if you only had money to throw at the problem. I say that it’s possible to transform your game for under $100, with the real investment being time. Let’s see how: (Affiliate links ahead) Scoring happens from within 100 yards. Forget all the shiny new drivers and hybrids and learn how to score from within 100 yards. For this, I turn to the master. Pick up copies of Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible and Dave Pelz’s Putting Bible. Pelz