Comments on: Is golf too slow? http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/2008/12/03/is-golf-too-slow/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Carl http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/2008/12/03/is-golf-too-slow/#comment-64 Carl Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:51:11 +0000 http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/?p=36#comment-64 Fascinating to hear this from a real golf pro. What Providence says jibes perfectly with the Slow philosophy: that we do everything better when we do it at our own natural tempo. Fascinating to hear this from a real golf pro. What Providence says jibes perfectly with the Slow philosophy: that we do everything better when we do it at our own natural tempo.

]]> By: providence http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/2008/12/03/is-golf-too-slow/#comment-63 providence Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:45:19 +0000 http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/?p=36#comment-63 As a PGA golf instructor, my major point would be this: my observation is that people play their best golf when they are in touch with their natural tempo and play accordingly. Our tempo in the swing (from a short putt to a full drive) is really like a unique thumb print. Veer away from that tempo and performance is diminished. Speed golf is fun, but will certainly lend itself better to people with quick tempos. And the same can be said for slow players more naturally inclined to play more slowly. The best players in the world are very ritualistic in their pre-shot routines-- going through a checklist of sorts at their own speed before playing a given shot. Again, this pre-shot procedure, and then the the performance of the golf swing that follows, works best when the individual has discovered his/her personal tempo, and then maintains this pace throughout the duration of the round. As a PGA golf instructor, my major point would be this: my observation is that people play their best golf when they are in touch with their natural tempo and play accordingly. Our tempo in the swing (from a short putt to a full drive) is really like a unique thumb print. Veer away from that tempo and performance is diminished.

Speed golf is fun, but will certainly lend itself better to people with quick tempos. And the same can be said for slow players more naturally inclined to play more slowly.

The best players in the world are very ritualistic in their pre-shot routines– going through a checklist of sorts at their own speed before playing a given shot. Again, this pre-shot procedure, and then the the performance of the golf swing that follows, works best when the individual has discovered his/her personal tempo, and then maintains this pace throughout the duration of the round.

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