Poor Sam

Poor Sam

"Sam don't know a damn thing about hitting a golf ball".....oh yeah, who says? What
gives this guy the right to say such a thing about a fellow golfer? If he is so smart
wouldn't he say "Sam doesn't know anything about hitting a golf ball?" This guy can't be
very bright and he is certainly no gentleman.

What about Sam? Does he know anything about hitting a golf ball? If this guy says he
doesn't and he is right.....shouldn't we assume that he is propably not very good at it?
Makes perfect sense to me!

Real estate millionaires know a lot about real estate. Stock market millionaires are
experts on the stock market. Chess masters have an awesome inventory of chess moves.
Experts in general know a ton about their field. So if one doesn't know a damn thing
about what he is doing, he can't do it very well.

Should we agree then that the more we know about a subject the better we will do? The
kid in class who looks like Bill Gates, and studies a lot - gets A's this applies to school,
and investments, and generally everything? Everything? Sure everything!

Let's apply this brilliant radical information to golf. The more we know about "IT" the
better we should do. After all, nearly every waking moment is spent thinking. How
should I do my job. How do I get to work. How do I pay my bills. What is 3+3.....heady
stuff like that....

If "Sam don't know a damn thing about hitting a golf ball" . . . . that's got to be his
problem. Some know-it-all said he doesn't. He has to be a lousy golfer. No information
= failure. Did you ever take a test where you didn't know anything about the subject
matter? Let's see your report card, Einstein.

There is someone who has the answers, by Willikers. You guessed it! The all mighty
golf pro . Golf professional: one who knows a lot about golf. More information, more
thinking, better golf....duh! Why didn't I think about this before I went out and made a
fool out of myself? Golf professionals charge $50 or $75 or $100 for a golf lesson. Must
be worth it! Just think about how good I will be after a series of 6 lessons. Awesome,
Dude.

I hit the cookie jar and head for the course. Wow, there's the golf pro. He's a lot arrogant
and treats me like an idiot.....but heck, maybe I am. I take the lessons. He informs me of
ALL the moving parts. He gives me a lot to think about. The secret to golf, at last. Lots of
information + lots to think about = success at golf. This has to work.. Look out nerd, I'm
going to kick your butt.

Woops, I forgot to complete the sentence I started in paragraph one. Anybody interested?
Here, good Buddy, is the rest of it.....See if you can apply what you are about to read to
your game, S'il Vous Plait: "Sam don't know a damn thing about hitting a golf ball, but he
does it better than anybody else".

The quote came from Ben Hogan during a conversation with Cary Middlecoff. They
were watching the finest golf swing of all time. You guessed it, none other than Samuel
Jackson Snead.

Poor Sam.....Didn't know a damn thing about what he was doing! So what if he won 87
PGA golf tournaments....more than anyone in the history of golf.

How well do YOU think Sam would have done had he thought about his swing like

You do?

About the author
At age 15, students came to Jim at his family owned golf course from four surrounding
states for lessons. He was consistently breaking par, owned 2 course records and was
"the skinny kid" who could drive the ball 300+ yards. Jim attended Arizona State
University at Tempe on a golf scholarship and graduated from the PGA Golf School in
Long Beach California in 1960. You can learn more about Jim's simple approach to golf
by going to www.mcgolf.com