Deep, not wide. In my life, one of the rules I’ve set for myself is “Deep, not wide”. This is a simple way to remind myself that I want to be really good at a few things, not mediocre at a bunch of them. It applies in a lot more ways than that, but that’s the … Read more
Play with one new person a week this summer. That’s my goal. The initial reasoning was just to meet as many new people as I could this year. The side benefit has been that I’ve seen a crazy assortment of approaches to the game of disc golf. Today was no different. This morning, I paired up … Read more
If the guys who train snipers for the military have a piece of advice for me on accuracy, I’m not only going to pay attention, I’m going to take that advice. Those guys don’t get second chances. They don’t get to miss. When the stakes are high and lives are on the line, they follow … Read more
I’ve written a lot about the importance of having confidence. I wrote a post about the “confidence circle” last week. I’ve talked about it on my “Mind Over Plastic” segments on the Disc Golf Answer Man podcast. I’ve made motivational memes on Intagram, Facebook, and Twitter directly referencing confidence. What I’ve never done, though, is … Read more
I like to people watch. More specifically, I like to watch people play disc golf. There are as many approaches to the game as there are people playing it. Head out to your home course and look around, you will see some crazy ways to throw a disc. Go out and take a video camera, you … Read more
The round was going great until Mother Nature got involved. I pretty much know where all of the hazards are on my home course, I’m out there every day. I know where the ground hornets live. I know where the wasps nests are. I know where the poison ivy is. Overall, I’m very comfortable going … Read more
I’m guessing that the term “confidence circle” is something that most of you have heard of before. If you keep up with this blog, you definitely have. I use the term a lot because I thought I knew what it meant. I recently discovered I was wrong. For those of you that haven’t heard the … Read more
Breaking story from the AP news wire… Today, a public outcry was heard from the disc golf community. Disc golfers from around the country are rallying together behind a common cause. They are speaking out in unison against a wrong that has been done to them over the last several years. This outrage has been growing … Read more
I’ve been reading a lot of stoic philosophy lately (Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca). In particular, Ryan Holliday’s book The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, has been outstanding. If you have ever wanted to read philosophy, this is a great place to start. Usually philosophy is written by some snooty person … Read more
I don’t know about where you live, but it’s definitely spring here in Illinois. One day it’s cold, the next it’s hot. One day it’s calm, the next it windy. This is the time of year when every day off is a crap shoot weather wise. The forecast could change several times by the time … Read more