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4. Don’ t s wea t t he det a i l s . S ol i d f unda ment a l s a r e i mpor t a nt , but i t ’ s ne f or a begi nner t o ha v e a ws i n t hei r gr i p or s t a nc e a s l ong a s t hey a r e hi t t i ng t he ba l l , ha v i ng f un a nd wa nt i ng t o r et ur n t o t he c our s e . Bl a z er bel i ev es hi s s t udent s ’ pl ea s ur e i s mor e i mpor t a nt t ha n a ppl y i ng undue s t r es s i n pur s ui t of per f ec t i on. I f t he t i me c omes , he l i k es t o t ur n hi s pupi l i nt o t he t ea c her , ha v e t hem a s k ques t i ons a bout why s uc h a c ha nge mi ght be nec es s a r y . T ha t k eeps t he s t udent s i nv es t ed i n t he dec i s i on. 5. Get on c our s e - a s s oon a s pos s i bl e . J uni or s who s pend t oo muc h t i me ba ngi ng ba l l s on t he dr i v i ng r a nge c a n ea s i l y l os e i nt er es t . Bes i des , t he gol f c our s e i s wher e t he ga me r ea l l y c omes a l i v e , r ema i ns f un a nd f r es h, pos es a uni que s et of c i r c ums t a nc es ea c h da y . A gol f er under s t a nds t he r ea s on t o s pend qua l i t y t i me pr a c t i c i ng c hi ppi ng or bunk er pl a y onc e t hey’ r e f a c ed wi t h t hos e c ha l l enges on t he gol f c our s e . 6. L et y our c hi l d dec i de , i t ’ s t hei r j our ney . Not a l l j uni or gol f er s wi l l wa nt t o pl a y i n t our na ment s . S ome mi ght l i k e t o c ompet e , but onl y i n a gr oup s et t i ng. And ot her s ma y enj oy t he ga me j us t bec a us e t hey c a n be out s i de a nd s pend hour s s ha r i ng good s hot s a nd l a ught er wi t h f r i ends . Pa r ent s who pus h t hei r c hi l d down t he wr ong pa t h ma y dr i v e t hei r c hi l d a wa y f r om t he ga me . T he dec i s i on t o pur s ue a t our na ment t i t l e , c ol l ege s c hol a r s hi p or pr of es s i ona l c a r eer s houl d a l wa y s c ome f r om t he gol f er a nd no one el s e . 7. S l umps a r e pa r t of s por t s . E v er y gol f er r ea c hes a poi nt wher e s c or es a r en’ t i mpr ov i ng bec a us e put t s don’ t dr op or dr i v es mi s s t hei r t a r get . Under s t a nd t ha t a l l a t hl et es ha v e s t r et c hes wher e t hey s i mpl y don’ t per f or m t hei r bes t , s omet i mes f or r ea s ons t ha t def y e x pl a na t i on - i f t hey c a n be i dent i ed a t a l l . Ba s eba l l hi t t er s , el d goa l k i c k er s , 3- poi nt s hoot er s a l l dea l wi t h l ow per i ods dur i ng a s ea s on, Bl a z er poi nt s out . Dwel l i ng on wha t ’ s gone wr ong c a n br i ng a ny gol f er down.