Sam was close to quitting golf. When he contacted me he was frustrated because he had no consistency – shooting a good score one day and then feeling like a hacker the next. If you play golf then you know how this feels.
He bought my book and applied the lessons. Something resonated with him, sorta like he knew what he was doing incorrectly but needed to hear the message from someone else. Almost like he had permission to follow his gut and leave the garbage behind.
I was delighted to receive the following email over the weekend.
My first official round after “The World’s simplest golf lesson…. First round of our Senior club Championship 1 under par 70, 5 birdies an eagle and 1 bad hole. I had to go all the way to Australia to find my swing and it was here all the time. Thank You so much for your insight on learning this silly game.
Even when you think you’ve lost all hope and chance of playing good golf, success is rarely that far away. Usually you’ve got to take a step back, reset the attitude and play with less thought, not more. His email made my day.
Here’s a screen capture of his scorecard.
Update: Sam went on to finish second in the Club Championships. The 2nd round didn’t always go to plan but I’m sure he learned a lot. This blog post covers some of the issues Sam encountered on day two.
You are so right Cameron, 2nd day of Senior Club Championship, started out great, 1 under after 7 holes then I lost my focus over the ball …then could feel myself go back to conscious thoughts in the middle of my swing and started hitting wayward shots, wound up shooting 77 and coming in second place. I NEVER quit on my routine though the whole round. Last week i was ready to quit the game and not even going to play in the championship, so I’m very happy with my first 2 rounds after your system. thanks Cameron!
I like this because it’s real. There’s no unbelievable score or super amazing play – no hype either. Sam let go and was able to discover his authentic game and get back to playing golf the way he knows how. In time he’ll get better as Automatic Golf becomes, well, more automatic.
If you haven’t read my golf book, listened to the accompanying audio and watched the videos, then there is no better endorsement than Sam’s story. The package will give you greater clarity and the impetus to get your golf game out of the gutter and back on the podium. Click here to get your own copy.
Thanks for reading.
19 Comments
Grayden Provis
August 22, 2012Awesome. Do we know how old Sam is?
Sam Villareale
August 22, 2012Thanks Cameron for getting my story on your blog. It has been 1 week since I ordered your book and learned how to play this game, I always knew that “good” golf had nothing to do with golf but I could not put a finger on it. To all frustrated golfers, go in your back yard with a 7 iron and just swing, no ball, just swing and swing and swing, weather you know it or not, you just flushed every shot, no hooks, wipes, tops, fat, skulls, just pure golf shots. For me it took a grand total of 20 minutes of Cameron’s book to understand how “we” work as human beings to learn a skill, any skill including golf. Yesterday I had the opportunity to play Oak Hill CC site of next years PGA Championship, in the morning there was a tournament for the western NY club professionals, as my son and I finished our round that afternoon we looked at the leaderboard there was 11 scores in the 90’s and over 40 scores in the 80’s. I played the course from the tournament tees about 7,200 yards and shot an 84. I’m 53 by the way. Thanks again Cameron, golf is fun again!
Cameron
August 23, 2012Sam: Thanks for sharing your story, hopefully it inspires others to take action and really start playing.
Grayden Provis
August 24, 2012“To all frustrated golfers, go in your back yard with a 7 iron and just swing, no ball…”
I used to do a fair bit of this only to find when I put a ball down (ie on the course) the swing wasn’t the same and I wondered why I was bothering doing all that swinging without a ball (!)
What I’m currently focussing on is learning how to swing when there’s a ball there AS IF THERE WASN’T. Its actually quite a weird sensation and takes a while to get used to if you’ve been too ball / impact conscious like me. Your mind is screaming that you will shank it or whiff it or top it because you’re not “paying attention to it” but of course you don’t. You actually hit it better (surprise, surprise!) and prove to yourself that your subconscious control of the golf club is WAY better than any conscious control you might try to use.
Scott Barrow
August 24, 2012Grayden one thing I’ve use at times is playing with the language. “Swinging” the club, rather than “hitting” the ball, if that makes sense. There will always be a natural acceleration of the club head with an intent to hit the ball of course, but if we “swing” the club then the ball just happens to get in the way…..
Not meaning to patronise you, I get your what you’re saying and encourage you to keep playing around with it as long as it doesn’t get you lost and locked into something that ends up getting in your way again. Not saying it will, but we all need to stay vigilant on any of our performance strategies whatever the scale. Sometimes what we set up can end up being unintended self-imposed limitations. The key is recognising when they’ve served their purpose and run their race.
Cameron
August 25, 2012SB: Nice. Sometimes it’s about playing around a little with things to work out for yourself. This is the best way to make progress – while it’s good to read/watch/be told what to do, the most meaningful practice is the stuff we do in our own little world. Coaching is obviously important, but sometimes we need to coach ourselves.
Grayden Provis
August 24, 2012Great comments gents – plenty to think about there. Thankyou.
On another note, check out Sam’s art – how cool is that!
Sam Villareale
August 25, 2012No more “Golf Fix” no more “Lessons with the Pro’s” no more “Swing Doctors the only reason I still watch the golf channel is to look at Holly Sonders!
Cameron
August 25, 2012Wow. We don’t get The Golf Channel here. Bummer.
Grayden Provis
August 26, 2012Hi Sam
Was just looking at your card again. Can you tell us what happened on 11? Whatever it was you were certainly regained your composure quickly!
Sam Villareale
August 27, 2012# 11 dog leg left, tried to bite off a little too much, put it OB, hit my provisional in a divot, hit that fat and short 2 putt for a lovely triple.
Sam Villareale
August 27, 2012Yes Grayden, like I told Cameron, I never strayed away from my routine, didn’t panic and blame my swing, just forgot about it and on to the next adventure…
Grayden Provis
August 29, 2012“I never strayed away from my routine, didn’t panic and blame my swing, just forgot about it and on to the next adventure…”
How To Play Golf 101 right there. Nice work Sam.
Cameron
August 30, 2012Pretty simple, eh?
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