I am again drawn to Geoff Shackelford site and his quote of the day. A good player who is a great putter is a match for any golfer. A great hitter who cannot putt is a match for no one. BEN SAYERS More proof that the 19th Century Golfers knew more than those on today’s courses. It takes little thought or for that matter intelligence to try to knock the ball into next week, so why do we keep pampering the long aerial game let alone shots. It’s a no brainer, it lacks any understand in the ideas behind the game of golf, yet it so easily can be overcome, not by quality design but by the very simplest of designs. However, the trend is to cater for Macho Man over the Thinking Man who is in fact the reason for the course and the game. Why is the obvious overlooked? Do players believe that spectators want to see long boring shots or have they come to see the golfer’s skill and their ability to navigate through the many challenges set by Man and/or the Designer? Watching the skill of their shots and realising once the ball has come to rest their intentions (clearly thought out) in trying to place the ball in the ideal lie for the assault upon the Green. This ’wham bam thank you Mam’ approach is just madness, it constitutes nothing apart from raw power which can so easily be misplaced and in reality is the most easy of shots harbouring little in the way of real control. Ben Sayers clearly understood the problem way back over 100 years ago yet today many consider the aerial game to be pivotal to their game and regretfully the Game of Golf. It seems true that old saying ‘You can take a Horse to water but you cannot make him drink’ - has common sense and the understanding how to play golf really eluded many of the modern players – let’s leave that for the records to speak for themselves. PS For what it is worth my opinion is - by controlling the amount of aerial golf it will inject more fun and enjoyment into the games of those who have in the past been totally reliant on the aerial game in the proviso that it is indeed golf that you love and enjoy. Not to mention watching golfers pursue the art of golf will generate more interest plus hopefully a little bit more understanding on what the game is actually all about. May even start another world wide interest in the game, showing that it reflects more on the Game of Chess than Bare Knuckle Fighting (as an extreme example – but perhaps I am referring more to the mentality of those who enjoy that type of blood sport).
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 12:21:35 +0000
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