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I would like to share what I thought was a great article that was emailed to me by "Change That Up", to create a positive change for quality health and lifestyle.
Feel free to subscribe at [email protected] Identifying and Letting Go of Fears. Despite its negative connotation, fear isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, there are countless instances when our fearful gut instinct keeps us out of trouble, such as in life-or-death situations. Having said that, many of us face fear on a much different level on a more routine basis, and these 3 fears hold us back by tricking us into thinking we are comfortable and safe. When you learn to let go of them, you open new doors and possibilities. Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). Many of us can’t stand the thought of missing out on activities, information, opportunities and the like. As a result, we struggle…to keep up, to catch up, to be included, to be noticed and to be loved…all in the name of FOMO, which usually means overcommitting and constantly checking emails, social feeds and the like. The solution for FOMO is being truly present, noticing everything and everyone around you—the big picture, the little pictures and all the tiny details that contribute to the moments that make up the here and now. It’s not easy. It takes practice, but it’s the only solution for FOMO. Fear of Disappointing Others (FODO). This is the fear that makes us say ‘yes’ when we really want to (and should) say ‘no’. It’s the fear that keeps us quiet when we disagree, and it’s the fear that leaves us feeling depleted and resentful. People-pleasers are all too familiar with FODO. But the truth is that other people’s disappointment (or pleasure) has very little to do with you. The remedy for FODO is setting boundaries. People will always often push boundaries, but there’s always one person who can set and honor your boundaries: YOU. By doing that, you remind others that your boundaries matter, and you may inspire them to create their own. Fear of Trusting Yourself. If you are unsure about trusting yourself, it will be almost impossible to remedy FOMO or FODO because staying present is hard and creating/enforcing your own boundaries will be very challenging. If you’re the type of person who looks outward for answers and often second guesses yourself, this may very well be a fear of yours. If you are running on auto-pilot, constantly reacting to life’s demands, you may have lost track of who you are and what’s important to you. The only way to trust yourself is to listen to your heart. Let go of these fears so you can show all the way up for your life. These fears aren’t protecting you. They are dragging you down and holding you back. Letting go of these fears may take some time and practice, but it will be worth it. To Letting Go, Change That Up.
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How to Warm Up like the Pros on the Range
Last week we discussed hitting the gym for a small workout before heading out to the range in order to get your body ready to play golf. As a fulltime teaching professional on the range, practice green and on the course itself most of every day, I see a lot of players warm up prior to teeing off. It’s always exciting to get out of the office or home to play, and, of course, everyone wants to play well in front of their friends. The first thing I notice is how a lot of our members would benefit from applying some structure in their warm-up routine. They spend way too much time on their full swing rather than on the chipping and putting green. Hard work has its place in getting better, but not just before the round. Basically, I recommend two routines: one takes about 45 minutes and the other runs about an hour. Both follow the same pattern but just have different amounts of time dedicated to each task. You can use either depending on how much time you have before your tee time. Here is a link to a three-minute video showing Tiger Woods’ warm-up routine on the range after he’s warmed up in the gym. He follows the same routine as Jack Nicklaus did in his prime. Follow what clubs he hits and the number of shots he hits with each club. It’s extremely efficient and one that can do wonders for your game, as well Note the following: Full Swings: 56 Chip shots: 21 Putts: 40 Shots: 117 (52% < 100 yards) Time: 48 minutes The beauty of warming up properly is that it doesn’t require any special extra skill, only the discipline to commit to it. Patrick Parrish, PGA 2016 Northern California PGA Teacher of the Year Cell 831-236-8970 There’s a proper way to get the body and mind ready to play a terrific round. Most think it is just taking a few swings before hitting balls on the range. But it can and should be more comprehensive than this. At the World Golf Fitness Summit, I spoke with Tom House, the legendary throwing coach for Major League Baseball and the NFL, including quarterbacks Tom Brady and Drew Brees. House told me a story how New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick invited him to training camp. At the end of the day’s tour, Belichick asked House, “What do you think?” House replied, “I don’t understand why you are using Brady’s most valuable asset (his arm) to warm up when you can be doing other things and get the same result.”
House explained that Brady could warm up in a different way rather than by throwing passes and using his arm incessantly, which already took so much toil during the regular season. Belichick got it right away. Needless to say, House was invited back on several occasions and remained Brady’s throwing coach, even after being traded from the Patriots. Brady is still playing the NFL at 43 years old because of this routine of monitoring his practice and diet. When it comes to your golf game, the same is true. If you do a small workout before your round, your body will be more prepared to play golf. Witness how the PGA Tour has a training van to accompany the players each week. Here’s a 73-second video of Jim Furyk when 42 years of age, now 50, sharing some of his golf-specific stretches and exercises before a round and how it has served to improve and elongate his great career. https://youtu.be/dZPJLQl3JNg For more information on how to develop your own golf-specific warm-up routine, feel free to visit me, talk with your physical trainer, drop into a yoga class (online or in person), or check out the Titleist Performance Institute at www.mytpi.com. Next week’s column will feature the pre-round routine on the putting green, short-game area and the range after you have completed your pre-range workout. Patrick Parrish PGA 2016 Northern California PGA Teacher of the Year Cell 831-236-8970  I first met Bryson in the summer of 2007 when I recruited him to be part of my Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) Junior All-Star Team. He was a skinny 14-year-old with the kind of clean, good looks that teenage girls whisper and giggle over. I had known his father, Jon, through Northern California golf. Jon had excelled as a player in his own right. Bryson and his parents, Jan and Jon, were welcomed to stay at our house whenever Bryson had a tournament in the area. Jon, who usually was the one traveling with Bryson, and I became good friends. Jon would ask me periodically to look at Bryson’s swing at Poppy Hills Golf Course, where I was the director of instruction. Bryson’s main coach was Mike Schy, who conveniently lived near them in Clovis. But I was flattered that Jon trusted my teaching, as well. Mike and I had grown up playing junior golf together, and we both had learned under the tutelage of the legendary Ben Doyle. Ben’s teachings were based on Homer Kelly’s book called “The Golfing Machine.” Ben had created quite a “culture of learning” at Quail Lodge Golf Resort. PGA Tour players and amateurs came from all over the world to seek his knowledge of the golf swing. So my teaching and Mike’s approach were very similar. You could say that Mike and I were two of “Ben’s Boys” spreading the good faith. Based on geometry and physics, “The Golfing Machine” breaks the golf swing down into 24 components with three to 15 variations in each of those 24 components. The approach is that there are three zones and 12 sections of the golf swing. It’s the instructor’s responsibility to figure out each student’s compatible variations that fit his or her swing. Ben coined the term the “3’s” of G.O.L.F. (Geometrically Oriented Linear Force) on a sheet of paper that would later become the basis for his 6’ x 10’ vinyl golf mat—“Ben’s Facts & Illusions”. Bryson had an extremely inquiring mind at a very early age. Mike had given Bryson “The Golfing Machine”, and he devoured it. Even at the age of 14, he was already experimenting with the idea of “The Zero Shift”, which is one of the variations for the 7th component (Plane Angle-Variation.) Bryson could already visualize that zeroing out the shift would make him more consistent. Not long after, Mike and Bryson were modifying Nike irons’ mass and length that would become the basis of a single-length iron. At night Bryson would bombard me with questions about “The Golfing Machine” and other physics questions. He already was starting to memorize the book, along with memorizing the 24 components. He was also reading the putting documents that would be the basis of “The Art and Science of Reading Greens and Computing Break” written by H. A. Templeton. He was so excited about these documents that he loaned me copies to read. Bryson had incredible physical energy, along with a mind that had to be constantly engaged. I had a Zoom board that he would love to jump on, testing his balance by swerving back and forth fervently – a cross between a skateboarder and a surfer, which would evolve into his love for slack lines. When things really heated up, I would throw him his Rubik’s Cube just so I could take a break from his whirlwind of curiosity. The Rubik’s Cube was my savior in airports, on flights and shared hotel rooms when I was his chaperone. I knew Bryson was different, one of those very special individuals who had a constant, insatiable craving for knowledge and would settle for nothing less. Many people would report his outbursts of anger on the course, which I never personally witnessed. I just knew that Bryson did not direct anger at anyone. He was yelling at himself to focus and wanted to know the why. He would ask me for our large stainless-steel salad bowl before a tournament so he could fill it with water and salt to test if his golf balls were uniform in their balance. I look back fondly on those times with Bryson and his parents. Jon also was my assistant coach. At the 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, I was fortunate to walk alongside his parents again and reminisce while we watched Bryson compete. I wore a big hat and sunglasses trying to remain incognito. On the 14th fairway at Pebble Beach, Bryson spotted me, came over, gave me a big hug and said, “Thanks for everything, Coach!” What a moment for me! It brought tears to my eyes in front of my good friend, David Moret, a member of The Club at Pasadera where I instruct. All Bryson’s quirkiness was well worth it. He’s a very caring person – a quality that sometimes gets lost in his intensity and dedication for personal excellence. I trust when he gets a little more settled into his heightened stature that Bryson will do a lot for the game and for others.  From left to right: Hannah O’Sullivan (2015 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion, Duke University), Taylor Camany (Symetra Tour, Santa Clara University), and Bryson DeChambeau (2015 U.S. Men’s Amateur Champion, 2015 NCAA Men’s Champion and 2020 U.S. Open Champion, Southern Methodist University). |
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Monterey, CA 93740
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[email protected]
©2020pparrishgolf.com