Golf is a funny game

There is something profoundly strange going on with my golf game lately, and it probably is a good illustration of life in general.

I am playing the best golf of my life right now. For almost 4 years I worked on my game, tried hard, but the game just continued to frustrate me. There were days when I couldn't drive to save my life, while on other days I would chip or putt like an idiot. All in all, I remained pretty much where I was, barring minor improvements.

Over the last 8 months I have been unable to play more than once a week since I have had a full time job. This has meant that I play less often, but look forward to the weekend game all week. It has also meant that I don't practice at all. I just show up for my weekend game and play. Bottomline - I think less about my game, have minimal expectations about the score, and enjoy it more.

And all of a sudden, I have started playing a lot better. I have played 3 of the best rounds of my life in the last 2 months and I have not put in any work on my technique at all.

I have heard lots of people say that golf is a mental sport like no other. My recent experience tells me that perhaps they are right.

Moe Norman who?

Someone has described Moe Norman as the best golfer in the world that no one has heard of. I play golf, watch golf, follow golf, and I had never heard of this guy until yesterday. And for good reason. Moe did not have a very successful career as a professional golfer.

Moe was a Canadian golfer considered by some to be the best ball striker ever! He had a very unconventional swing, but could apparently make the ball talk.

Here is a nice ESPN video about Moe.