Random Thoughts

Is Sergio Garcia left eye dominant? While watching the Players Championship, I noticed Sergio was tossing his ball for cleaning to his caddy with his left hand. He repeated this several times during the tournament. Made me wonder if his putting problems are caused by the ball and his hands being too far from the target in relation to his dominant eye.

I played a Senior Associates Tour tournament at Tangle Ridge in Grand Prairie two weeks ago. I was fortunate to come out with a win. During the tournament, I did something I have never done in a tournament before. I intentionally put a song in my head while I was putting. Why would I do this? I believed I was getting too technical while putting and music turns on the right side of the brain, the creative side. Since you can't think of more than one thing at a time, I never worried about anything technical while putting.

It's time to reveal a secret. For the past six months, I have been watching golf instructional videos on You Tube. The pro is Shawn Clement from Canada. I found him on You Tube back in late November. He has over 100 videos on every aspect of golf. This guy is the best instructor I've ever read or seen. Check him out.

Next month I travel to Georgia for the National Club Professional Championship. The tournament is at Reynolds Plantation. The top 20 places qualify for the PGA Championship in August at Oakland Hills. The tournament will be broadcast on the Golf Channel.

Mike Hurley