Deliberate practice is key to improving your golf game | Golf.com
Deliberate practice is key to improving your golf game | Golf.com.
“You quite literally have as much talent as Woods. What you don’t have is the umpteen-thousand life-time hours of deliberate practice that he’s accumulated.”
A great article that builds on the notion of ‘deliberate practice’ versus natural talent, like Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Outliers’ and the 10,000 Hour Rule. Deliberate practice ‘is about improving by pushing your practice beyond your comfort zone.’
The author firmly believes in the merit of deliberate practice (he even shares The 4 Laws of Deliberate Practice) over talent, and is often challenged on his belief during seminars, especially about Tiger and his natural gift for the game, to which he responds –
“[Tiger] did come into this world with an incredible gift: Earl Woods. Thanks in large part to his father, Woods had 19 years and, by my estimation, some 12,000 hours of deliberate practice under his belt by the time he won the Masters in 1997, at age 21.”
Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
What You Can Achieve with 10,000 Hours of Golf Practice?
In his best selling book ‘Outliers,’ author Malcolm Gladwell argues that talent may be overrated, and becoming an expert/ success in your field requires 10,000 Hours of practice!
Assuming you practice #golf 6 times a week (#HamoniGolfCamp #Gurgaon is closed on Mondays!) –
– 10,000 hours over 5 years means 6.4 Hrs of practice per day
– 10,000 hours over 10 years means 3.2 Hrs of practice per day
Interestingly, American Dan McLaughlin, 34, decided in April 2010 to quit his job as a photographer and, with no prior experience in golf, dedicate 10,000 hours of practice to the game. Half way through, he now has a 4 handicap! Read the full article on BBC here – http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26384712
“It’s a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.” – Arnold Palmer
Why every Golfer should care about The Open Championship 2015?
The 144th Open Championship, the 3rd Major (Grand Slam in tennis lingo!) of the year, begins today #Thursday #16July15 at the Old Course, St Andrews Links in Scotland.
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Author: Alan Stewart
Why you should care as a golfer? –
– Because St Andrews Links, consisting of 7 publicly accessible golf courses including the Old Course, is considered the home of golf (if you didn’t know that, we don’t know what to say, but now that you do, congratulations, you’re a REAL golfer now)
Fact 1: Golf has been played at St Andrews Links for 600 years. In 1552 Archbishop Hamilton’s Charter recognised the right of the people of St Andrews to play golf at the Links (source: www.standrews.com)
– Because a trip to St Andrews is nothing short of a religious pilgrimage for a golfer, so worship it via television while you plan a trip (Heads Up: Tee bookings at St Andrews Links usually have a 1 year wait list)
Fact 2: More than 230,000 rounds of golf are played on the seven courses each year with around 45,000 being played on the Old Course alone (source: www.standrews.com)
– Because playing at the Old Course looks like you’re playing in The Shire from the Lord of the Rings, which is pretty cool to watch
– Because history may be made if 21 year old Texan, Jordan Spieth, wins a third Major in a row after clinching the 2015 Masters and US Open, and stays on course for a Calendar Slam (Serena Williams is on course for a similar feat in the Grand Slams after winning the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon this year, but Jordan Spieth is ONLY 21 years old with history already knocking on his door!)
– Because Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri is playing at the 144th Open Championship (Go India!)
– Because Tiger Woods is playing
– Because Tiger Woods is playing
– Because Tiger Woods is playing
Nuf’ said 🙂 Enjoy the golfing action from The Open Championship, and when you’re feeling pumped up and inspired, come hit the bays at Hamoni Golf Camp!
My Passport to Golf goes on SALE!
Learn the Basics of Golf with Hamoni Golf’s ‘My Passport to Golf’ 🙂
Get yours starting TODAY #Fri #10July15 for only Rs. 195!
P.S. Get it FREE with a purchase of a 6 Month Master Pass! Yup, our Master Pass FIRE Sale starts today as well!
Have a Super Golf Weekend 🙂 #hamonigolfcamp #learngolf #MasterPassFireSale #mypassporttogolf
Our June15 Hamoni Ace Ranger Wins Le Meridien Gurgaon Dinner Vouchers!
Congratulations once again Miyake, our June 15′ #Hamoni #AceRanger w/ #44bags #2200balls 🙂 Way to go!
Miyake has won himself a dinner voucher for 2 at “Latest Recipe” in Le Meridien, Gurgaon, courtesy of Starwood Hotels and Resorts!
HGC Master Pass Fire Sale is Back!
Our HGC Master Pass Fire Sale is Back!*
This time we’re featuring 3 Month & 6 Month Master Passes, with a 30 day extension option with the 6 Month Pass for ONLY 10% more**!
Sale starts Friday 10July15, with limited availability, so get em’ EARLY!
*Terms & Conditions apply
**Extension on 6Mth Master Pass is eligible only at the time of buying the 6mth Master Pass.
Our June15 Hamoni Ace Ranger!
Congratulations Miyake, our #June15 #Hamoni #AceRanger, with a whopping #44bags #2200balls 🙂
Way to go! Keep on playing! Stay tuned to see what Miyake has won as our June15 Hamoni Ace Ranger! #hamonigolfcamp #playgolf
Saturday Night Live Comedy at The Piano Man Garden Cafe!
Experience the best #Monsoon evening the town has to offer this Saturday 27 Jun 15′ at Hamoni Golf Camp! –
– Enjoy a breezy, blissful golf practice session on the driving range!
– Stroll over to The Piano Man Garden Cafe for a cosy, hearty supper & tuck in for an evening of bone tickling comedy with Jeeveshu Funny Man Ahluwalia’s LAUGHTER RIOT from 8PM onwards! More details on the Facebook Event Page HERE (122 going and COUNTING!).
Limited seating, so HURRY and call 08800946360/ 08744997686 to book your seat TODAY!
HGC Juniors Summer Golf Camp Class of 2015
Encore! HGC Juniors Summer Golf Camp Class of 2015 –
Top Photo (Left to Right) –
Back Row: HGC Director of Golf Abhishek Ahlawat, Manya Mehra, Anee Goyal, Avee Goyal, Hamoni Golf Co-Founder & Camp Instructor Manish Goyal, Damian Aadi Jones, Vivaan Ahuja, Vedant
Front Row: Ayush Mitra, Aditi Mitra, Vadanya Kaul, Shiv Chaturvedi, Myra Aashi Jones
Bottom Photo (Left to Right) –
Back Row: Sahil Agarwal, Arnavh Maheshwary, Aarush Das, Aruj Bansal
Front Row: Vadanya Kaul, Myra Aashi Jones, Damian Aadi Jones, Dhruv Bansal
My Passport to Golf by Hamoni Golf
Hamoni Golf presents ‘My Passport to Golf’ – Our mission has always been to spread awareness for the game we love and to ensure that many learn the game and partake in its joy. This passport sized notebook is another effort in that direction, and it contains notes on the basics of golf, HGC golf learning modules, scorecards, note pages to record what you learn during your lessons at HGC and more!
Our Juniors Summer Camp students were the first to receive them as part of their course, and were thrilled! ‘My Passport to Golf’ will be provided during other learning camps and programmes and we hope everyone enjoys using it just as much as we have putting it together 🙂
Hamoni Golf’s ‘My Passport to Golf’ will also be available for SALE next week at the Hamoni Lodge; stay tuned for further details!