Carefree Golf

I think its time to start an alternative movement: Carefree Golf - golf with no concern about score.

The traditional, score-focused approach to golf has failed to achieve anything worthwhile for the average player.

Consider this:

a) Most high handicap golfers experience constant frustration and anxiety on the golf course and walk off feeling worse than when they started

b) They believe their frustration and anxiety would disappear if they shot lower scores

c) Most low handicap golfers experience constant frustration and anxiety on the golf course and walk off feeling worse than when they started

Clearly, golf isn't working. Its certainly not the relaxing pastime for most people that it should be. And based on the above it never will be! Its time to take another look at the whole thing. Its time to learn to play completely free of anxiety. Its time for Carefree Golf.

Carefree Golfers won't care about score at all. And they won't just use "I don't care about score" as some sort of mental device, secretly hoping that they WILL get lower scores. No. They ACTUALLY WON'T care about score. That will become apparent when they shoot low scores - even personal bests. They STILL won't care about score. You see, for the CG, the enjoyment will be in the PLAYING not the scoring. Even if pencils, scorecards and the ability to add up didn't exist, the CG would STILL ENJOY GOLF. See? Nothing to do with numbers. For them golf will be a meditation, an escape. For them golf will be art. Unlike their traditional counterparts, CG's will walk off the course refreshed, relaxed and unloaded. They will walk off feeling BETTER than when they started.

Impossible? I don't think so. I think we just struggle to imagine it because the traditional score-based approach to golf is so ingrained. I for one am going to give CG a serious go. Watch this space.