Not all rectangles are squares, but all squares are rectangles.
If you play well, you won’t necessarily shoot a low score, but all low scores arise from great play…
Unless you get lucky.
In games of skill like poker and golf, playing well is of more importance than performing well. We cannot control the cards we are dealt, but we can certainly choose how we play them.
It is the teach a man to fish vs give a man a fish story all over again.
Anyone can get lucky and win a few hands by randomly bluffing. If you want to become a repeat winner of the World Series of Poker, you’d better learn to play the game.
Playing well is a mindset, not a physical performance. Playing golf well requires zero athleticism, just some discipline and honesty.
Discipline to craft an honest plan and wait for honest comfort before pulling the trigger.
On each shot...
No matter what.
I played nicely the other day and I’d like to dissect the experience while fresh on my mind. On the rare days we feel we can’t miss, I think it is wise to put ourselves through the Socratic method to figure out why we felt that way. When we play poorly, the same exercise can be equally revealing.
First, the good round from the other day…
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