Strategy Golf Aides

How humbling this glorious game can be. Just as you turn one corner thinking you have it all figured out and you are hitting the ball crisp and clean, the tide turns and it is a wonder to many that you have ever played the game before.

It was the 9th hole at De La Viega in Santa Cruz, CA in August of 1975 and I was poised to win another hole in the club singles match-play tournament when everything went south. I was 7 up as we approached the turn brimming with confidence. We were standing on the tee as I looked out over the mass of green about to hit my shot and suddenly my mind was on everything but golf and in the downswing I could feel the disconnect and, sure enough, I snap hooked the shot into the trees and out of bounds. In an instant, my confidence was gone. I hit a provisional and popped it straight up and out about 125 yards. The backside was going to be quite interesting.

On the 18th tee we were all tied up and even though I hit a decent shot, my competitor was the one with the confidence and he stuffed a nine-iron about 8 feet below the cup.

7 up with 10 holes to go and I was now going home

That was not going to happen again. I had to find a way to stay in the moment and not lose focus during the round.

Pocket Pro strategy golf aides evolved out of this. It became my guide, my "center," my map for playing the course. My thinking now comes before and in between each golf round - while playing, I stay the course.

Strategy Golf Booklets

There are many electric aids for on the golf course to tell you the distance from the hole and even to tell you what lies ahead, but these strategy golf booklets help you to not only note what you are doing but more importantly to help you lay out a golf strategy that will help you to stay focused during the round. We all "think" we know how to play the course but we don't always do it and yet the Pocket Pro keeps us in the moment and on focus on every hole.

"I used to just go out there and wing it," says Robert Bertman or Tallahassee. "...but I found this to really work. I followed the pros lead and stopped before each shot and reviewed my strategy and before you knew money was being handed to me after the match. That was a nice change."

Strategy Golf works. Just listen to the professionals. They must know something since their out there and we aren't.