About One Putt Birdie
Who is One Putt Birdie?
The One Putt Guy is an average golfer who has had an ongoing love – hate relationship with the game for about forty years. To be fair, he doesn’t “one putt” all that often, but who does? He created this website mostly to help himself become a better golfer. If it happens to help a few others find a tip or trick that makes the game just a little more enjoyable, so much the better.
Golf is a social game – and also one that can be played alone. Overall, the better part of the game is the friends one meets, during and after the round. The fresh air and immaculately kept topography is also a bonus of the game.
Built By a Golfer, Not a Sport Psychologist
One Putt Birdie started with a simple observation from this average golfer. The internet is saturated with “how to” guides and videos. Fix your slice in 5 minutes on the range! Buy this club and never mis-hit again. That may work for some, but so far, it hasn’t worked for me.
I get bombarded on social media with ads promising to help me break 80 if I sign up for a subscription or buy a video. Certainly some of those tips are helpful, but the truth is, as Yogi Berra once said, about baseball, “90 percent mental. The other half is physical.” Or as Dan Jenkins applies it to golf: “Golf is 90% mental. Once you know how to hold the club, swing it, it’s all in the mind.”
Confidence builds on good shots and evaporates on bad ones
It’s the guys who recover fastest that usually win. The guys with the pretty swing and the long drive are impressive. The long drive hurts more than it helps if it’s off target. The tips and suggestions on this site are practical, no-nonsense tools built from noticing exactly that pattern on the course, not from a textbook. Some of them may work for you — some probably won’t.
I golf about once a week and currently carry a handicap that hovers around 18. That means I typically shoot in the 90s. I’m always working to improve, but I try to stay focused on enjoying the game no matter how it’s going. Most amateur golfers rarely break 100. I suppose that makes me above average. Yay me! My best round recently was an 83. I was pretty excited about that one.
Now you’re probably wondering what an average amateur hack like me has to offer a serious golfer like you. That’s a fair question. What I’m trying to provide here isn’t swing mechanics. It is principles designed to help you keep your head in the game, instead of overanalyzing every shot. And perhaps more than anything — to help you to keep enjoying the experience no matter what your scorecard says.
