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Fire Ants On The Fairways Of Your Golf Course

by ScottyX

December 13, 2024 4 dys

If you play golf in south-east Queensland you could have fire ants on the fairways of your golf course. These stinging little buggers can play havoc with the playability and health of your golf course. Many parts of Brisbane and the Gold Coast are infested […]

Course Management News

by ScottyX

March 11, 2024 9 mths

If You Watch LIV Golf You Are Supporting Higher Petrol Prices

by ScottyX

February 17, 2024 10 mths

Tiger Woods Returns To PGA Tour At Riviera

by ScottyX

December 9, 2023 1 yr

Golfer Rollback Rage

by ScottyX

November 27, 2023 1 yr

Appalling Aussie PGA TV Coverage

by ScottyX

November 24, 2023 1 yr

Has Cam Smith Fallen Foul Of Greedy Golfer Syndrome?

by ScottyX

November 22, 2023 1 yr

Why Are Australian Businesses So Damned Cheap When It Comes To Golf?

by ScottyX

November 5, 2023 1 yr

DP World Doesn’t Pay Its Fair Share Of Taxes

by ScottyX

November 2, 2023 1 yr

Moore Park Golf: The Sacrificial Scapegoat

by ScottyX

October 30, 2023 1 yr

Walking Down The Fairway Of Life

by ScottyX

January 30, 2024 11 mths

The Importance Of Developing A Solid Technique In Golf

One of the clearest challenges in golf I personally find in relation to the mental game is what is going through my mind during the round at key moments. By this I mean we play golf over 18 holes for around 4 to 5 hours and at various times my head makes no sense in golfing terms. It may be standing over a putt or on the tee with club in hand and suddenly there are no constructive thoughts to accompany the production of my stroke. Why is this so? I mean for the majority of these situations I have the appropriate stuff upstairs to make things happen. The importance of developing a solid technique in golf stand out in these moments.

Club Golfer Instruction Player Strategic Golf Swing Tips The Mental Side

by ScottyX

July 28, 2022 2 yrs

Writing About Golf

A lot of golfers ask me why I bother writing about golf because it is essentially an experiential activity and not so much a theoretical study. Firstly, I write for a living and I love writing, so writing about something I love doing makes sense to me. Secondly, writing is a form of communication and it involves a search for meaning. Identifying and conveying some of the more nuanced riches at the heart of the game is, I find, a worthy endeavour. Golfing deserves a chronicler who seeks out the special nature of this unique activity. Understanding deepens the experience in my view.

Culture

by ScottyX

August 17, 2024 4 mths

Australians Losing Billions Via Gambling & All Those Sports Betting Ads

Australians lose more money gambling per capita than any other nation on earth.

“Gambling is a major public policy issue in Australia, affecting the health and wellbeing of individuals and families in a range of ways. Estimates suggest that Australians lose approximately $25 billion on legal forms of gambling each year, representing the largest per capita losses in the world (Letts 2018; QGSO 2022).”

(https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/gambling)

I watch some of those funny ads promoting gambling on TV and I wonder who their target audience is laughing at? ‘Stupid is as stupid does’, someone in the movies once said. There is public pressure on at the moment to ban gambling ads from our screens. Apparently, plenty of Aussies would like to see them disappear from our screens. The argument from some quarters against their demise is that our TV networks and sporting clubs would disappear along with them because they have become financially dependent upon the revenue from them for their survival. This is poppycock, of course, because they existed prior to the advent of this flood of gambling ads and corporate bookmakers came along. Sporting clubs will adjust, as they always have to whatever the current economic climate is. The demise of free to air TV networks is another matter, as they face obsolescence due to a number of factors. One of which is that people are no longer watching their fare in a changed entertainment space. Technology has passed them by and their business model is out of date.

Mug Punters

Stoic Golfer TIP OF THE DAY

Tip No 1

Turn your focus around 180 degrees from out there to within. The answers to your quest for happiness will not be found out there, rather it will revealed by seeking within. Marcus Aurelius tells us In his book, "Meditations," - live in harmony with the universe by following the principles of wisdom, justice, courage, and moderation, and by using reason to guide your thoughts and actions. Marcus reflects on the Stoic principles and provides guidance on how to live a virtuous and fulfilling life. He writes about the importance of accepting what is beyond our control, cultivating inner peace, and performing our duties in life with integrity and wisdom.

Stop looking for short cuts and hacks in everything – the whole concept of giving less and expecting more is wrong. You are not gaming the system by this approach you are gaming yourself and your own integrity.

Wisdom from The Stoic Golfer: Finding Inner Peace & Focus on the Fairway by Robert Sudha Hamilton

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