How do I get better in 2013?

How Do I Get Better in 2013?

Every year, I listen to PGA Tour players talk about their goals for the upcoming season. I even try to predict a few things that will happen, who will win the majors, how many will Rory and Tiger win and so on. I may even spend a minute thinking about my own game, but usually no further than, “I want to get better this year.” Let’s say that I really mean it this year. How do I actually go about getting better? Lessons, practice and new equipment are the normal thoughts, but what am I really accomplishing with those?

This year, I am going to explore how I really get better. The past two years, my handicap has come down from about a 9 to a solid 5 thanks to GolfTec and Keith Baker. But I did not really set any goals, I just ‘wanted’ to get better. Luckily for me, my golf swing was so bad, I had a lot of room for improvement. So now what? I am going to seek advice for what I believe are the areas I have never spent much time thinking about…

What should my goals be?
Once I have goals, how do I go about trying to reach them?
Once the season is over, how do I tell if I reached my goals?
My goals are not going to be like a PGA Tour player that wants to move from 126th in putting to Top 50. I can’t measure my success by the money I make, because I pay to play golf and when I do play for money, it is usually eaten up by my bar tab. I don’t have a PGA Tour Shotlink person walking with me charting my shots. In 2013, I am going to consult with the experts…Keith Baker at GolfTec, Jeff Pelizzaro at Elevated Performance Fitness and consulting with my co-hosts on The Back Nine (Dustin and Tobin) as they have both achieved much more in the game of golf than I have.

Stay tuned as we discuss these steps and possibly help you think about how to improve your game, ‘For Real’, in 2013.