Miracle update ... she got pregnant and we're having a son in June ...
Ketosis, steady ketosis, made her bad moods go away, and her fertility 'magically' appear. Unreal.
Baby gobucks was born June 14, 2005. And his Daddy still is golfing.
I am finding that in year two of my golf life, joy, bona fide joy is achievable. I have become a Bogey golfer. On good days, I'm 10 strokes better than Bogey. It is just wonderful.
Big insights:
Golf Psychologists are mostly right.
All other psychologists are mostly wrong.
The left wrist on the back swing should actually pronate a fraction if possible. This causes the right wrist to get to a full classic 90 degree look at the top.
The stance is critical. If you can feel the small of your back sort of pushing toward the belly button, perfect. Ball striking will improve dramitically.
Finally on the takeaway, get the feeling something is kind of dragging the toe of the club toward the direction your chest is facing....; this will keep it nicely closed all during the backswing, and good power will get stored up for the strike.
But back to the golf psych folks...
The most important question on this sweet earth that can be asked is this:
Ask yourself "what do I want?"
Most golfers simply do not understand how to ask this question. They should ask it, and answer it precisely and accurately before each and every shot, even 'gimme' putts.
Nothing else has had more impact. And it turns out the Little Red Book has it has number one as well...'take dead aim' as Harvey put it...