With a winter advisory warning coming for the Northeast, it’s time to take care of those tasks that have been put off for far too long. Starting with Ol’ Red, the snow blower from the 1990’s. Older than me, the beast is always a treat to operate. Pushing it up the mountain we call a driveway will get you in shape faster than P90X, CrossFit,…
Finding Solace
Where do you find solace when you’re at your wit’s end? Does it come from long walks? Do you find it from being around the ones you love? Is it in the books you read, or in the ideas of others? What is the place you retreat to when life has you feeling overwhelmed? I always retreated to the golf course.…
Making it Your Own
From the time I was 4 years old, until the day I got fitted for my first Titleist driver at 16, my father and I made every single club I had ever used. These experiences have allowed me to make repairs whenever a club gets broken, or I need to regrip my irons. I can get cheaper components online and have…
Inspiring Others
If you have been following my posts the last few days you will probably have noticed how many times I’ve referenced Steven Pressfield’s book, The War of Art. Inside the pages of this book are more profound statements and points of inspiration than any I’ve read in my life. The wisdom he expounds has inspired me to write in ways I never…
What is the Thing You Hate the Most?
For me, it was writing. I have always despised writing. As Steven Pressfield says in The War of Art, “There’s a secret real writers know that wannabe writers don’t, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write.” That’s what frightened me the most: sitting down, staring at a blank screen with that…
The Amateur Vs. The Professional
In golf, the amateur plays for the love of the game. The professional plays for the money. That has been the common conception for a long time now, but from my own experience, I find it rings hollow. I’ve played in many tournaments, ranging from local club venues to USGA qualifiers, to State Opens with professional fields, and I can tell you…
Innovator?
“The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.” From The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. I have always been a confident person, especially when it comes to things I’m good at. Learning where to draw the line between confidence and cockiness is something I developed in my golf game, helping me play my best. The two may get confused by those on…
Balance and Fighting The Resistance
Balance is the most important fundamental in golf. I have been able to play some excellent rounds by swinging off-balance and using my hand-eye coordination to square the club at the last second, but the results have been erratic. To be able to build a repeatable golf swing, everything relies on your discipline to stay balanced from takeaway to follow-through.…
An Unexpected Opportunity
I had the opportunity to play in the CVS Charity Classic this year, hosted at the beautiful Sakonnet Country Club, an exclusive country club set in the rolling farmland of Little Compton, Rhode Island. Right on the coast, it had a fantastic view of New Port just across the bay, it was one of the most picturesque courses I’ve had…
VHS and The 1999 Ryder Cup
Remember VHS tapes? Those prehistoric things that no longer have any use other than as coasters? Well, I’ve been thinking back to when I had the 1999 Ryder Cup on tape, recorded during the tournament by my dad, as much of a golf fan as I turned out to be. I must have watched the 3 days in their entirety…