First of all, I am proud to announce a new partnership with LEFT HAND BREWING COMPANY. I am so excited about this as it something I love from my hometown and cannot wait to promote around the country! I will be sporting their logo on my hat, as well as my shirt. Thank you Left Hand for your support!!
Things have been going great lately. I spent some time on the course on Tuesday before it snowed. A quick nine holes followed by some technique on the range until it started raining sideways. Since, I have been writing some sponsor letters, and honing my mental game. I finally finished Your 15th Club. In the book it says to write down affirmations so I have been compiling something that I can take on the road but still colorfully displays the positive things that should be flowing through my brain at all times. By reading them every day, it is a small reminder what I am supposed to be focused on while I practice/play.
My new sticks should be here any day. I got my balls and gloves on Tuesday. I am so excited to get them and take them down to Robert so he can fix them up for competition. It will depend on how they perform on the golf course if I will take them down to Texas. The FUTURES Tour does require conforming grooves but the actual rule isn't in effect until July.
The countdown is just a mere 22 days away. I will be doing the drive in two days, stopping and relaxing in Ft. Worth with my best friend for a day/dinner to hang out and catch up. I will need to stop anyway becuase the drive is 22.5 hours. Yikes!
What I am reading: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
What I am listening to: Mercy Me - Spoken For
Friday, March 26, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Not A Cloud In the Sky....
Man, the two weeks have just been amazing outside. So sunny, creeping up to 60* temps, couldn't ask for better weather in March! Yesterday I played Fox Hill, my first full 18 holes there this year and shot 67. I was pretty jazzed about it. I have been playing really well lately and of course LOVING IT! I have put in some hard work the last two weeks and will continue to do so, weather permitting. The countdown is on till my first event in Rancho Viejo, Texas.
Meanwhile, I am still raising money and looking for sponsors so I can make this happen. This has been an exciting journey so far, and it really hasn't fully started yet. There are so many people that have been awesome in supporting me and I just wanted to say thank you. You guys rock.
What I am Reading: Golf's Sacred Journey by Dr. David Cook
What I am Listening To: We Are Loved - David Crowder Band
Meanwhile, I am still raising money and looking for sponsors so I can make this happen. This has been an exciting journey so far, and it really hasn't fully started yet. There are so many people that have been awesome in supporting me and I just wanted to say thank you. You guys rock.
What I am Reading: Golf's Sacred Journey by Dr. David Cook
What I am Listening To: We Are Loved - David Crowder Band
Friday, March 5, 2010
Heat Wave!
The last couple days have been out of this world in terms of weather. I played 18 at Green Valley Ranch on Wednesday afternoon and it felt like a warm summer evening. A little break from the arctic we have been enduring for the last couple months. There was a front that moved in and out this morning so I spent some time at the gym while it was chilly.
Wednesday I spent some time, and by some time, I mean some time at Colorado Golf Academy getting fit for some new conforming grooves! I got a full fit from Hot Stix. It was really fun and super informative thanks to the guru, Robert. I was finally open to the idea of a hybrid, I'm an iron girl myself, but not anymore! I am super excited to get my new sticks in my hands and start grinding with 'em. I'm ordering them hopefully next week! Titleist will definitely be loving my business seeing as I am using everything but their driver, including glove and ball. It is fantastic equipment and can't wait to start using it when I play.
Welp, off to go play and enjoy the sunshine!
Wednesday I spent some time, and by some time, I mean some time at Colorado Golf Academy getting fit for some new conforming grooves! I got a full fit from Hot Stix. It was really fun and super informative thanks to the guru, Robert. I was finally open to the idea of a hybrid, I'm an iron girl myself, but not anymore! I am super excited to get my new sticks in my hands and start grinding with 'em. I'm ordering them hopefully next week! Titleist will definitely be loving my business seeing as I am using everything but their driver, including glove and ball. It is fantastic equipment and can't wait to start using it when I play.
Welp, off to go play and enjoy the sunshine!
One Great Philosophy
"Strive to be the best that you can be in your life and your pursuits. Make a commitment to always be better tomorrow than today. Accept that failure is part of life and is an opportunity to find a better way of doing things. Accept that the pursuit of excellence is a life long exciting journey of continual improvement and constant positive change. Pursue your dreams and your passions."
-Brian Willis CEO, Winning Mind Training Inc.
-Brian Willis CEO, Winning Mind Training Inc.
Monday, March 1, 2010
For The Good of The Game
As the Olympics draw to a close I am saddened. Saddened becuase for these two weeks people see hard work pay off, dreams come true and character revealed. The Olympics display this better than any sporting event simply becuase they are founded on what sports are about. They are about heart, hard work, determination, perseverance, and the ability to side step and overcome obstacles whether they are personal or athletic related . If this doesn't inspire you, well you need to check yourself. There is no better feeling to an athlete than to see hard work pay off. It is one of the most indescribable feelings you can feel. You can't comprehend it until you feel it. For two weeks now, the world has seen these feelings captured on television. Watching from home, I can't help but feel restless and BEYOND excited to display my hard work. As an athlete there is no better feeling. I want to feel it again.
Don't get me wrong, it is not only these two weeks that I feel inspired. My goals are always on my mind. If you want to attain something greater you have to work constantly toward that goal covering all bases. There are times where giving up seems easier, or things you cannot control start to happen but that is not the time to give up, it is simply an opportunity to make you stronger. That is what the athletes in the Olympics go through. If you are an athlete it is what you go through to build these characteristics that complete you as a player. They are all necessary to mold you into the competitor you are when you compete.
There is no greater feat than to watch an athlete conquer his/her demons. The things that help you stray from your goal are essentially demons. Throughout the Olympics, athletes are stacked against their competition, people's expectations, their own expectations and it gets heavy to carry all of that without knowing that the way you have trained, and almost numbed yourself to get through that training, has helped create an armor to unleash your talent at the moment when it is all on the line. When you have it all to loose or all to gain. It is not the time to play it safe. All those hours grinding are not meant for a time where you try to just get by. They are meant for you to put it all on the line and take what you've worked for. When athletes fall it isn't sad, it seems empowering. Not because they lost but because they weren't afraid to fail. Things happen that are out of our control but the relentless pursuit of victory does not allow competitors to go in half hearted.
That's what I love about sports.
Don't get me wrong, it is not only these two weeks that I feel inspired. My goals are always on my mind. If you want to attain something greater you have to work constantly toward that goal covering all bases. There are times where giving up seems easier, or things you cannot control start to happen but that is not the time to give up, it is simply an opportunity to make you stronger. That is what the athletes in the Olympics go through. If you are an athlete it is what you go through to build these characteristics that complete you as a player. They are all necessary to mold you into the competitor you are when you compete.
There is no greater feat than to watch an athlete conquer his/her demons. The things that help you stray from your goal are essentially demons. Throughout the Olympics, athletes are stacked against their competition, people's expectations, their own expectations and it gets heavy to carry all of that without knowing that the way you have trained, and almost numbed yourself to get through that training, has helped create an armor to unleash your talent at the moment when it is all on the line. When you have it all to loose or all to gain. It is not the time to play it safe. All those hours grinding are not meant for a time where you try to just get by. They are meant for you to put it all on the line and take what you've worked for. When athletes fall it isn't sad, it seems empowering. Not because they lost but because they weren't afraid to fail. Things happen that are out of our control but the relentless pursuit of victory does not allow competitors to go in half hearted.
That's what I love about sports.
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