People all across the golf community have asked me, "why did you
decide to teach and not play? You obviously have the game." I have had
to tell countless people what Kendal and I are doing and why we're doing
it.
So, why did I decide to teach and not play? It's simple. My goal, and everyone's goal, is to do what they love to do. I love people. I love helping. I love when good people succeed.
Alex Williams, my former teammate at Oregon State and the former
assistant coach at the University of Washington, told me countless times
that I was everyone's biggest fan.
Don't get me
wrong, I love to play and compete on the course. It's the best game in
the world. Winning is a great feeling. Hitting a shot exactly how you
want to is one of the best feeling in sports.
But
teaching is what I really want to do. It's not because making the PGA
Tour is too difficult, which it is extremely hard, but I love teaching
and helping people. Golf is the game I love and know the best.
What's
going to make me a great teacher? For one, I really enjoy asking
questions and listening to others who are really good at their craft,
whatever it is. I take it in and apply it however I want and however I
wanted in my own game and now my teachings. Two, I'm here for the person
who I'm trying to help. And three, I know how to get to people and I
feel like I bring out the best in people's golf games. Not necessarily
their swings or their touch or their putting, but their scoring.
Now, this may seem cocky to some, but this is how I feel and this is how I answer the question when someone has asked me.
Thanks
for taking time to read this post. Kendal and I are looking forward to
great things for 2013! Excited for the new people and new opportunities
ahead!
