Omaha had its first freeze last night. Cars were frosted over, people covered their plants and golfers who wanted to play their weekly round this Wednesday morning surely had to wait out a frost delay.
The golf season is not over here for sure, but the first freeze is a sure sign that the end is near. At this point, golfers have played and practiced since March- they've played good rounds and bad, made progress or digressed in their scoring. Keeping in mind that next spring starts another new golfing season here in Omaha, use this little tip from golfing legend Ben Hogan, taken from his famous Five Lessons book:
“I find it is helpful if I jot down after practicing exactly what I have been working on and precisely how it was coming along.”
Reflection is a key aspect of improving anything you do. Part of reflection is, as Hogan says, recording information including things you have done well with, things you can improve on and general reactions to what you've done during your practice or performance.
If you think you would benefit from having a continuous, written log of your improvement efforts, make sure to start at the beginning of next season. This way, you'll be able to track your progress throughout the year and discover what happens when you score well and also when you don't play your best.
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