What it takes to be Great
What it takes to be great at Golf
No one possesses a natural gift for a certain job or field. Predetermined or “targeted” natural
gifts don't exist! No one was born a great golfer. Everyone who achieves greatness did so
through an enormous amount of training, preparation, or to use another name, "work." And not
just any work, but work of a particular type, which is demanding and can be, at times, painful.
The good news for everyone is that your lack of a natural gift is not relevant, talent has little or
nothing to do with greatness! Modern research shows that the lack of natural talent is irrelevant!
You must understand that talent is nothing more than an innate ability to do something especially
well. British researchers Howe, Davidson and Sluboda concluded, "the evidence doesn’t support
the popular belief that excelling is a consequence of possessing innate gifts."
Research shows that in every field of endeavor, most people learn quickly at first, then more
slowly and then stop developing completely. Only a few continue to improve and go on to
greatness. How is it that only certain people are able to go on improving? Scientists worldwide
have conducted scores of studies to address this question. So what is the secret to success if it’s
not talent? The unpopular answer is ability that is developed through painful and demanding
training, practice and preparation, which is nothing more than working "smart."
Another name for working smart is "Deliberate Practice."
Golf's Scoring Secret is simply to establish meaningful "standards" for every aspect of the game,
and then to continually improve each and every standard until you can execute every shot
perfectly each and every time, everywhere, any time. Which, by the way, you will never be able to
do! Does it work? Well, it worked well enough to turn a "duck hooking" complete failure into Ben
Hogan, and then it allowed the crippled Ben Hogan to win three more U.S. Opens and his only
two Masters. He didn't learn the secret until he was 26 years old, but then it only took him two
years to become a PGA Tour winner. When Hogan said "the secret was in the dirt," he wasn't
referring to the secret of the golf swing, but rather to the golf game. The dirt was the dirt of the
practice ground, and It's what you do in the dirt, not how much time you spend, that makes all the
difference.
No one possesses a natural gift for a certain job or field. Predetermined or “targeted” natural
gifts don't exist! No one was born a great golfer. Everyone who achieves greatness did so
through an enormous amount of training, preparation, or to use another name, "work." And not
just any work, but work of a particular type, which is demanding and can be, at times, painful.
The good news for everyone is that your lack of a natural gift is not relevant, talent has little or
nothing to do with greatness! Modern research shows that the lack of natural talent is irrelevant!
You must understand that talent is nothing more than an innate ability to do something especially
well. British researchers Howe, Davidson and Sluboda concluded, "the evidence doesn’t support
the popular belief that excelling is a consequence of possessing innate gifts."
Research shows that in every field of endeavor, most people learn quickly at first, then more
slowly and then stop developing completely. Only a few continue to improve and go on to
greatness. How is it that only certain people are able to go on improving? Scientists worldwide
have conducted scores of studies to address this question. So what is the secret to success if it’s
not talent? The unpopular answer is ability that is developed through painful and demanding
training, practice and preparation, which is nothing more than working "smart."
Another name for working smart is "Deliberate Practice."
Golf's Scoring Secret is simply to establish meaningful "standards" for every aspect of the game,
and then to continually improve each and every standard until you can execute every shot
perfectly each and every time, everywhere, any time. Which, by the way, you will never be able to
do! Does it work? Well, it worked well enough to turn a "duck hooking" complete failure into Ben
Hogan, and then it allowed the crippled Ben Hogan to win three more U.S. Opens and his only
two Masters. He didn't learn the secret until he was 26 years old, but then it only took him two
years to become a PGA Tour winner. When Hogan said "the secret was in the dirt," he wasn't
referring to the secret of the golf swing, but rather to the golf game. The dirt was the dirt of the
practice ground, and It's what you do in the dirt, not how much time you spend, that makes all the
difference.
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