Senior To Scratch Show Paul Nayyar
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My upcoming golf journey in my 50's, where my winter 2024 index is around 5.0 and my goal is to get to scratch handicap. For once in my golfing life, I'm not going to rely on hope to improve my game. I will introduce my improvement strategies, ranging from fitness & nutrition to mental game to practice plans (offseason and in-season).
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Episode 11 - What's My Age Again?
This is a recap of the long weekend golf in Calgary, which was met with extreme wind, cold, and even snow. With these conditions came some pretty bad back pain.The second part is related to handicap indices by age, and pondering what happens in the 50’s to cause the decline in top performance numbers. Then, we will start talking about how to combat some of these issues with muscle loss.Music credit: Time Slips By - Go By Ocean_Ryan McCaffreyhttps://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2023/04/11/...
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Episode 10 - Putting on the F--Ritz
In this episode, I will talk to the past weekend's ups and downs. I finally have enough scores to start sharing overall stats, so there are a few very interesting ones that may help your games, too.Music credit: Time Slips By - Go By Ocean_Ryan McCaffreyhttps://www.youtube.com/@Seniortoscratch-------https://www.instagram.com/senior_to_scratch/#-------https://twitter.com/seniortoscratch
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Episode 9 - Don't Stop Believin'
After a horrible opening weekend of golf, it was time to re-group and use the statistics to direct my practice sessions. It paid off, as my 4 scores thusfar have been progressively getting better.With more focus on the golf and less on collecting accurate statistics, my golf scores improved.Bonus: check out the Tiger 5 explanation and comparison near the end.Music credit: Time Slips By - Go By Ocean_Ryan McCaffreyhttps://www.youtube.com/@Seniortoscratch-------https://www.instagram.com/senior_...
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Episode 8 - Because You Had a Bad Day
7 months of preparation - nutrition, fitness, simulator time, and mental game. Now, the rubber hits the road on the golf course as the snow melted (it has since returned).Follow my ups and mostly downs over the first two rounds, takeaways, and some cool Google Earth images of golf courses that anyone can put together for their own course.Please visit my YouTube channel for the visuals discussed in the episode.https://youtu.be/-BPuDXrb7JYMusic credit: Time Slips By - Go By Ocean_Ryan McCaffrey...
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Episode 7 - You Oughta Know (Expectations)
How often do you watch golf on TV, and no matter how far they hit from, they are knocking it to 3 feet. Well, these are the best shots of the best players having their best weeks.I will add a bit of realism to the equation, where I will talk about my shot distribution and then the average PGA tour pro, as I realize that I'm not really that bad. Managing expectations will be the key to remain calm throughout the round, which will hopefully lead to better decision making and lower scores.Please...
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Episode 6 - You can make it if you try
Now that the Masters Sunday winner is a foregone conclusion, it's time to get serious about my own game. What makes Scottie special - he has all the skill and doesn't make as many glaring mistakes as his competitors. That's what I want to strive towards.This episode talks to the specific areas of the practice plan with the very limited amount of time that I have to practice. By focusing on my weakest areas, I will devise specific plans to improve upon them. Music credit: Time Slips By - ...