Purpose Driven Golf

Written by Dave Moore


I want you to meditate on a couple points for a moment:

1. Why an earth are you playing golf?

2. What are you getting out of each round?

3. What isrepparttar point?

Have you ever thought about any of these points before??

Here is an excerpt from "The Dave Way"... if you already own "The Dave Way" please read this one more time to get a few ideas of why you are onrepparttar 133247 course every weekend.

Pride

It’s almost like a proud parent raising a child successfully. You start out hardly knowing anything aboutrepparttar 133248 game. Your scores are usually horrible (in my case around 125) and your swing mechanics are usually pathetic. Your shot making is non-existent and your drives are short and very unimpressive.

And then, round after round (and after many nights and $’s spent atrepparttar 133249 practice range) you slowly start to improve. I rememberrepparttar 133250 first day I broke 100 - and thenrepparttar 133251 first day I broke 90 - and thenrepparttar 133252 first day I broke 80... few feelings inrepparttar 133253 world come close.

Status

Let’s face it, golf is rich in tradition. And whether right or wrong, those that have masteredrepparttar 133254 sport are generally stuck atrepparttar 133255 top ofrepparttar 133256 social ladder inrepparttar 133257 clubhouse locker rooms and sometimes even inrepparttar 133258 workplace.

Let’s say you’re talking to your buddies about a local golfer and then somebody in your group mentions this person is a scratch golfer, no matter what you though beforehand you hold that person in a higher regard for some reason.

Focus

Even though focus is not necessarily why a person would pick uprepparttar 133259 game of golf, after playing for a little while you will realizerepparttar 133260 game can improve your mental toughness, your mental awareness, and eventually your outlook on life.

Now I know that may sound a little deep and possibly a tad cheesy, but it’srepparttar 133261 honest truth. If you have been playing golf (even for just one season) you know there are many ups and downs associated withrepparttar 133262 sport. Those ups and downs can be found between years of playing, between rounds, between holes, and sometimes (but hopefully not) between shots.

Through all these good times and bad times you learn perseverance. You develop goal setting skills. If you stick withrepparttar 133263 sport (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “I’m going to sell my sticks inrepparttar 133264 paper tomorrow!”) you will build up a “stick to it” type of attitude.

Your mind will become sharp!

No wonder those that have mastered this sport are generally known as over-achievers.

Health

Even though I have listed health as number 4, this is one ofrepparttar 133265 main reasons I picked up a golf club.

My body was never in, what you would call, real good or athletic shape. And when I would watch golf onrepparttar 133266 tube I noticed a some ofrepparttar 133267 men playing had guts… excuse me… un-chiseled abs J. Kind of like yours truly.

I though to myself “All my buddies are skiing, shooting hoops, hitting tennis balls, or playing golf… looks like golf isrepparttar 133268 best way I can fit in”.

Cintron Starts Training At Historic Ali Camp

Written by WithinTheRing.com


Cintron Starts Training At Historic Ali Camp by: Jeff Julian on June 20, 2004 Welterweight contender Kermit “The Killer” Cintron started his training camp on June 14th atrepparttar site of Muhammad Ali’s former training camp at Deer Lake, Pennsylvania. Forrepparttar 133246 first time in 23 years, a ring takes center stage inrepparttar 133247 same rustic gym that saw “The Greatest” work his magic. Once again,repparttar 133248 walls echo withrepparttar 133249 sounds of leather meeting leather and trainers shouting instructions. Cintron becomesrepparttar 133250 first boxer to use this historic facility since Ali last trained here for his final bout against Trevor Berbick in 1981. “This is what I need – get out ofrepparttar 133251 city and concentrate on boxing, “ commented Cintron. “Nobody bothers me here. The running is harder here, but it’s getting me in great shape. I see what Ali went through in his routine – running 3 to 4 miles – uphill, downhill. There’s a lot of history here and also I can concentrate and relax more.” Ali started buildingrepparttar 133252 camp he called “Fighter’s Heaven” in 1972. Many fans, sportswriters andrepparttar 133253 just plain curious came here to watch him train. The place was also a magnet forrepparttar 133254 celebrities ofrepparttar 133255 day. Everyone from Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Elvis Presley to The Jackson Five, Dizzy Gillespie and Andy Warhol came to Deer Lake to call on “The Greatest”. Other fighters who have trained here inrepparttar 133256 past, some early in their careers as sparring partners to The Champ, includedrepparttar 133257 likes of Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Earnie Shavers. Cintron’s trainer and co-manager Marshall Kauffman reflected on being here: “Just to know that we’re here atrepparttar 133258 same spot that Ali trained, whererepparttar 133259 greatest fighter of all time trained, makes me feel good and helps Kermit to focus. The environment here makes a big difference. This is our first real training camp and to have it here at this historic site – that’srepparttar 133260 biggest joy of all.” Joe Pastore, Cintron’s co-manager and strength conditioning coach adds, “This is a good place for relaxation and focus. Box, eat, sleep – train, train, train! If this was good enough for The Greatest, it’s certainly good enough for The Killer.”

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