{"id":1562,"date":"2011-08-16T21:33:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T21:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wedevelopyou.com\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2023-10-22T14:19:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T14:19:54","slug":"player-better-golf-by-copying-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wedevelopyou.com\/riggs\/2011\/08\/16\/player-better-golf-by-copying-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feature Article<\/strong><\/p>\n

Copy Cat
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by Michael Riggs
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Most, if not all, of what you need to reach your playing potential has already been created, marketed, and is readily available to you. You don\u2019t need to reinvent the wheel\u2026 just get it rolling along.<\/p>\n

Great players know how to make the best use of their time and resources.\u00a0Players on the fast track to reaching their potential become masters at using other people\u2019s ideas and techniques and simply incorporating them into their games.\u00a0As a matter of pure time availability, it would be impossible to personally experiment and figure out everything you need to know about proper equipment, effective diet and nutrition, course management, and swing mechanics.\u00a0Great players are great\u00a0copy cats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With the sheer volume of excellent print material and the information available on the Web bringing instant access to amazing amounts of great ideas, most of what you need to become is at your fingertips.<\/p>\n

Are you looking for proper swing technique or a fix for your frustrating slice?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all available to you to read and see how others \u2013 the best in the world \u2013 are doing it. Unless you have unlimited free time to go to the range and try, retry, and retry again to fix your swing, you need to learn to find answers by simply copy<\/strong>ing what others are doing.<\/p>\n

Do you become sluggish and lacking energy to get you through the round, or are you wondering how to manage your mental game on dangerous par 3\u2019s?<\/p>\n

Acquire the information you need and simply overlay what others have researched and proven to be effective and copy it<\/strong>!\u00a0 Copying a proven technique isn\u2019t cheating\u2026 it\u2019s smart.<\/p>\n

One of the most amazing technologies to swift, easy, and effective change is the use of video for swing analysis and improvement.\u00a0 Now, your swing coach can show you what a professional player is doing \u2013 so you can copy it<\/strong>.\u00a0If a PGA or LPGA player has developed a swing that they use and trust to pay their bills, then why not use it too?<\/p>\n

While it is honorable to want to \u201cpave your own road\u201d, too often a player\u2019s pride gets in the way of rapid improvement.\u00a0Some players will refuse to copy a successful technique, only to spend countless hours trying to \u201cdo it their own way.\u201d\u00a0Are these players courageous and pioneering? Or, are they silly and overly prideful?<\/p>\n

S\u00b2 Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n

To quicken your improvement become a great copy cat and use the knowledge, sweat, and strain of those before you.<\/p>\n

Success Story<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congrats to Auburn’s<\/a> Dan Stringfellow on his 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the 2011 Illinois Amateur Championship. ONE Way to go!<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0In Another\u2019s Words\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA golfer’s diet: live on greens as much as possible\u201d \u2013 Chi Chi Rodriquez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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