You can’t become the golfer at the top of your mountain (which is different for each player) without climbing through some mud at the bottom. My score was the only litmus test of success, and when I felt it was out of reach, I would give up on the day. I would go out to play with a devastating combination – lack of preparation and unrealistic expectations. In my quest to become a better tournament player, it became apparent by watching other golfers and benchmarking my performance that these were also problems that needed to be solved. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

Whenever I mention words like grit, resiliency, or grinding it out, inevitably, I get the response, “well, that doesn’t sound like much fun! The quality of the information in this book was high, there just wasn't a whole lot I didn't already know. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. I was utterly terrified of intermediate wedge shots for years and would do anything to avoid leaving myself 30-80 yards from the hole.Sherman does a great job of illustrating and supporting his concepts with statistics and objective data, while presenting in the information in an easily digestible manner.

It just shifts your approach so that skills and time you do have will become much more fun -- for you and your playing partners.I’m in my early 40s and wish a mentor, coach, or my dad had put a book like this in front of me when I was 9 years old (albeit the data Jon references was not available in the 1990s, but you get the point). I have heard from so many of you directly over the years and truly appreciate all of the support you have given me. Sherman has a wonderful way of blending practical knowledge, data insights, and sports psychology to provide very actionable advice on how to improve one's game. The predicament was that I kept telling myself, “I’m a great iron player, but I just struggle off the tee and on the greens. Not started applying loads of this yet but even just reflecting on the chapter about grit really helped me after a couple of tough/disappointing sessions at the range.

Our new video Masterclass allows you to consume all the advice from the book more efficiently and in less time. A psychologist who wrote a wonderful book entitled Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth, defines grit as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals. In my opinion, golf teachers went off the rails when they began spending all their time trying to teach amateurs the intricacies of the swing.I applied it to my swing and after a month of getting used to it my consistency and mental aptitude during the swing have strengthened considerably without having to really make a big swing change. It was great to ground my expectations with actual stats of what people with similar handicaps (or even better handicaps) are doing.