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The reality of playing golf on tour is that you are always searching for a competitive edge over the golf course you’re playing and ultimately your opponent which doesn’t really make it that different from any other stick and ball sport, where a score is involved, except for one important qualification;

On the pro golf tour you have to shoot consistently low golf scores just to make cuts in tournaments before you can make any money.

In other words you don’t get a dime for playing less than your best for four days.

So every moment that you are not competing at a golf tour event somewhere you’re on the practice fairway and practice green finding ways to sharpen, refine and develop your golfing skills in an effort to make more cuts, more money and the opportunity to play in the big league on a major golf tour.

In essence you’re practicing your golf skills exclusively to perform better on the golf course.

Design Your Golf Practice

You practice so you can become so skilled at playing golf that you make a lot more cuts than you miss, which translates into a lot more money in the bank account and the possibility of winning golf tournaments.

So I’d like to share with you a key distinction I learned about how top tour golfers practice effectively;

“You must practice in such a way that there is a high probability that you will perform better on the golf course. “

Another way of thinking about it is like this; “you design your practice sessions solely to improve your playing performances.”

I know that this might seem quite obvious to you but this is not what most of the golfers I’ve observed do when they practice at golf ranges. I’m sure that at some level they genuinely want to improve their golf skills to improve their performances, but they don’t think about designing their golf practice for improvement deliberately enough.

Perfect Match Practice

When you practice your golf skills you are attempting to modify or adjust an aspect of your physical behaviour by conditioning a new set of behaviours that you can rely on when it really counts, through a large quantity of highly focused repetition.

I’m sure that you can see that this shouldn’t be taken lightly? You need to be absolutely sure that the information you’re using is the perfect match for your particular problem. Also you cannot improve your skill set if you’re dividing your attention between trying to perfect a particular movement and also trying to hit your shot to a target on the golf range.

The Golf Practice Multi-tasking Myth

In the workplace this would be called multi-tasking and a raft of recent research shows that splitting your attention between tasks significantly reduces your effectiveness to perform optimally in the different tasks you’re focusing on.

“It is a myth to think you can work on improving some aspect of your golf swing whilst at the same time you’re trying to hit your golf ball to a target.”

But this is precisely what the vast majority of amateur golfers do.

The problem could be that golfers are confused about what the right golf practice method is. With all the information available through golf instruction books, DVD’s, golf magazines and golf instruction online it’s a real challenge trying to find information that is highly relevant to your needs.

Relevance then Repetition

When I played golf on tour I discovered that golf practice was really about continually finding ways to improve my bottom line results. So you are always zeroing in on the ideal practice method or drill because you’re travelling continually and you need to make sure that the time you invest in your improvement is highly specific and manageable.

So it’s not unusual to see a professional golfer working on one particular drill for a year or more. Since any physical change requires literally thousands of repetitions in order to build up sufficient memory, changing a weak skill requires a pro tour player to practice the drill whenever he/she gets the opportunity – which is often.

They will practice with a ball and without a ball, and they will practice in front of mirrors in their hotel room or windows at the airport; literally anywhere they can perform the practice task that leads them to a new and desired behaviour.

When they practice they practice with a level of intensity that closely matches or simulates a real competitive situation.

Practice Like it Matters

“Perfect practice makes perfect” is a common cliché in sports, business and life but doesn’t really describe at all what perfect practice is, which just makes it easier for most golfers to perform “practice” without the “perfect” part.

I believe that the ‘perfect’ component is to perform your golf practice with a level of intensity that closely matches or simulates a real competitive situation.

This means that you make sure that the entire practice routine is exactly the same routine you use when you play on the golf course.

Instead of mindlessly blasting away at golf ball after golf ball you thoughtfully and carefully practice each stroke like nothing else in the world matters as much. I have observed this first hand with some of the greatest golfers in the world.

What Jack Nicklaus Taught Me About Deliberate Practice

When I was a young assistant professional my idol Jack Nicklaus came to our club to play in our national championship and that week I was fortunate to work at the driving range where I got my first look at how great tour golfers practice to perform.

Jack Nicklaus was a study in concentration and not one golf ball he hit was wasted. He hit each practice shot like it really mattered to him and this practice method required his total concentration. He worked on controlling his ball flight so that the ball flew with a similar trajectory and spin shape nearly every time.

Where I observed other professionals chatting away with their friends on the range, Jack Nicklaus seemed to me to be the one serious figure who although very pleasant when someone acknowledged him was there for a very specific purpose, he was there to prepare to perform to the best of his ability.

Golf Practice is Not a Social Experience

He was not there for a social engagement he was there to work at his craft so he could take it to the course and perform. Golf practice is not a social experience, its work and you’re there solely to improve your performances on the golf course, so you never have enough time to waste on idle chit-chat.

This is where I learned an important lesson about practicing like it matters. Never waste my time, never waste a golf shot and make sure that the shot is executed to the best of my ability with my full attention on it.

The next time you decide to go to the range to work on your game, consider that you have a marvellous opportunity to start practicing with real purpose.

You can design your golf practice so that it’s highly specific, highly engaging and highly repeatable and you’ll discover that this shift in the way you go about performing your practice will build a strong and reliable bridge between practicing on the range and performing on the golf course when it really counts.

While several Rhode Island mansions lure residents and out-of-towners to tour their confines for the architectural marvel of the Gilded Age, Governor Sprague Mansion of Cranston compels us to step over the threshold to channel the tragedy which befell one of its occupants. The progression of events spawned a travesty of justice which continues to haunt Rhode Islanders till this day, giving pause for our governor to ponder and pardon. The lure of the lore is interwoven between the mansion and the family’s prominent and prosperous cotton printing plant.

The Homestead: Birthplace of two Rhode Island governors, the Governor Sprague Mansion on 1351 Cranston St. Cranston, RI, exemplifies the prosperity of its former residents. The original twenty-eight room, 2 ½ story, 5-bay, gable-roofed abode was built in 1790. Early construction of a simple homestead revealed a central chimney, low ceilings, and simple woodwork. As the family acquired greater wealth, many changes were wrought by 1864 with the addition of a new section. Stepping inside today, we’d note a wide hall lighted by a fan-shaped window above the entrance door. The woodwork and railings are decoratively carved. The mantles of the fireplace are made of Italian marble. According to the Cranston Historical Society which acquired the mansion in 1967, the most striking feature is the cupola atop the new section of the homestead. “From here the Spragues viewed their panorama of Cranston holdings– the orchards, vineyards, woodlands, reservoir, railroad, horse car company, Cranston Print Works, its two villages of mill houses complete with a school, community store, boarding houses, meeting house, post office, and counting house sometimes called the Cranston Bank.” Tours may be arranged through the Cranston Historical Society by appointment.

Cranston Print Works: Established in 1807, originally called, “Sprague Print Works,” William Senior converted the gristmill on the banks of the Pocasset River into a small cotton mill for carding and spinning yarn. Eventually, he and son, William II, installed water-driven power looms on a large scale which lowered production costs and increased output-one of the hallmarks for a thriving business. The Spragues were also the first entrepreneurs in the country to print calico.

Brothers Amasa and Will II took over the biz after the death of their father in 1836. Though both brothers were active in politics, Amasa took over the lion’s share of running the Print Works. William II served in the capacity of state representative, governor, and lastly– US senator. He resigned to manage the company after Amasa’s murder, an atrocity which continues to haunt Rhode Island today.

History in the Making: On New Year’s Eve day of 1843, Amasa Sprague’s bludgeoned body was found in the snow along the road outside the Cranston mansion. The Gordons, Irish immigrants, who owned a liquor store, came under suspicion as Amasa Sprague appealed to the city council to revoke their liquor license, presumably because it irked him that his employees frequented the store during lunch hour and returned to work at the mill drunk. Authorities felt the license revocation established motive. Purportedly, the police arrested every one of the Gordon family including the elderly mother and the dog.

The state trial commenced in 1844 during a time of prejudice against Irish Roman Catholics, a new wave of immigrants constituting a perceived threat against the reigning Yankee Protestants. The trial of brothers William and John Gordon proceeded with scant circumstantial evidence: coat, broken rifle, and footprint in the snow; William had an alibi whereas John did not. Over the course of nine days, 102 witnesses gave confusing and contradictory testimonies. The presiding judge instructed the jury comprised of Yankee males to give greater credence to Yankee witnesses rather than Irish. After deliberating for 75 minutes, the jury acquitted William and convicted John of murder. Another jury came back hung at Nicholas’ trial. Though John’s second trial was scheduled after his execution date, an appeal for postponement was denied. John Gordon was hanged on February 14, 1845, the last person to receive the death penalty in Rhode Island. Capital punishment was abolished in 1852.

In hindsight, this travesty of justice which resulted in a wrongful hanging has tormented Rhode Island for years. A state lawmaker has currently sponsored a measure calling for the governor to posthumously pardon John Gordon for the murder of industrialist Amasa Sprague.

The Sprague Mansion has earned the reputation of being one of America’s most haunted mansions. Accounts of blankets pulled off beds, the sound of footsteps, lights going on and off by themselves, and dolls moving on their own in the “Doll Room” have spooked those who’ve crossed the Sprague’s threshold. An investigation conducted by Ghost Hunters also disclosed strange occurrences.

The most haunting phenomena of all is that of the hanging of a man whose noose was tightened by an unfair judicial trial, stirring public indignation as to legislate the abolition of capital punishment in the state of “Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.” The Spragues may be the most renowned historical family in the city of Cranston for their vast accumulation of wealth, power, and influence stemming from textile manufacturing. However, the view from the cupola atop the mansion is overshadowed by the murder of Amasa Sprague and its shameful aftermath.