Month: April 2016

The never-ending joy ride of golf…twists and turns, hills and valleys, doglegs and aerated greens. Oh yes, today was the later, with sand galore ping-ponging the ball like an arcade machine, every which way but in. It took a few holes to make adjustments for the sluggish rotation.  It made me realize how many mid-course corrections golfers must do on a daily basis–from whirling wind, to snail-like greens, bare lies, dew and goose poop too.

With the aerated greens like a kid’s sandbox and firm fairways the ball was reacting rather abnormally. It made for a test of all sorts. When on the fourth hole, uphill par 3, my tee shot hit the first cut in front of the green and rolled 30 yards down the hill, I realized today was going to be a round of patience, recovery and boomerang golf. Glad to have the Golfing Angels on the bag with their gifts and guidance.

It takes extreme adaptability to conjure up consistency during these changing times on course. Golfers’ flexibility isn’t just about a full turn. More importantly, it’s about being able to quickly modify the swing to take advantage of what lies before them during these yo-yo fluctuations, by constantly sizing up the situation to follow through on the best trajectory. An ebb and flow is needed at all times to stay on course.

Ricocheting circumstances made trusting the Angels’ assistance touchy. With drastically different from normal conditions, there were many more “are you kidding me,” “what the heck” and “no way” than on a typical day. The Angels were fine with this scenario and equipped to assist in mastering the day of quicksand putts and oodles of trust.

It also took acute awareness to ascertain the sink line and speed spot (see blogs titled Putting Assistance for clarification).  With sandy holes saturating the green, identifying the sink line was like finding an emerald green ball marker. This called for drastic measures…leaving it totally up to the Angels and trusting their fall-in line was on target. They supply the sink line by aiming the line on the ball toward the hole with the break they determine. To gauge the speed of the putt, their guidance on downhill putts was to use the actual hole for feel and for uphill putts, to add 25% of the hole’s distance to feel the shot.  It was a knee-knocking day.

Flexibility, faith and being deeply rooted like the mighty oak are valuable traits on and off the course of life.

4ORE!

Today, during the last four holes, I was getting tuckered out, you know how it is, and I started to push for results, instead of being present and enjoying each shot. This brought in the dreaded three putts and numerous other not as planned outcomes. When struggle enters my awareness, awesomeness exits. I soon realized this was happening and took steps to course correct, and of course, called in the Golfing Angels. By trying to be calm—yes, even on the golf course! —will keep the angel ally aligned and bring in high vibes and birdies too.

What occurs on the course is typically a metaphor for my daily life. As I’m sailing through my day, sometimes, it’s best to check in to ensure the charted course is calculated correctly and calm seas are ahead. If a course correction is needed, it’s best to catch it early as the wind may not be at your back, if you have to swing around. I find it helpful to go within and set clear intentions before I take action on the next thing, to insure the desired outcome is achieved. This or better I ask of the Angels. I intend that my ball be on the green or even better, in the hole. I intend to have the best day of my life, and do. It’s all a matter of taking a minute to focus and intend…and calling in the Angels as well.

The Angels provided this acronym, F-I-V-E, to easily remember their four tips for manifesting on the course and off as well.

F is for focus…bring your all your awareness and focus back into your being with a deep breath.

I is for intention…what is it you wish to manifest.

V is for visualization…see your wish/dream in your imagination with clear delicious details.

E is for execute…take action–even a baby step–to bring this desire into fruition.

By combining intention with imagination will hole-in-one goals expeditiously. Seeing is believing and believing is seeing. To top it off, feel the emotion of joy, happiness and fulfillment, as if your dream has already manifested, to miraculously rocket boost your goal.

High five!