The Arsenal’s recent sacking of their manager has some parallels to how most golfer’s look at changing their game.
You see by giving him the chop (after saying he is their man) it’s like the golfer who’s struggling on the course and try’s to change his game with a new purchase like a new driver.
But in truth, the decline of the team happened towards the end of last season (much like the decline in your golf or your body doesn't happen overnight).
How?
Ok some context, the thinking is that “the manager” like “the driver” is at fault for all the problems.
It can’t be though, can it? The manager doesn't play and the golfer doesn't hit every shot with the driver. (however, that is something I would like to see)
It’s just one piece of a very big puzzle.
It was the decline towards the end of last season which caused a lack of confidence in themselves and as a team.
Replacing the manager is just the start and it won’t be a quick fix, just like buying a new driver won’t solve the golfer's problems.
You still need to get used to hitting it, you still need to trust it when you have a tight shot or just blew up on the last hole.
Confidence comes from the compound effect, it takes time to build up, stacking on top of the previous actions and results.
Reps, followed by good experiences followed by more reps.
Taking a large complex situation and breaking it down into smaller chunks, working on those smaller chunks to help you build towards a long term target.
This is what arsenal will be doing now,
training,
testing,
building confidence,
getting results, reps followed by good experiences followed by more reps, all strategically set to put them on course to the long term target, whatever that may be.
Big progress one day and other days it will feel like nothings happening.
But the compound effect of the daily actions, building to that long term vision, is what it takes to get anyone where they want to go.
Either way, you learn something.
At Arsenal, it will be what’s needed to gain confidence back in themselves or as a team.
In golf it might be a lesson on that new driver or, just more block and random practice with a little less play.
In golf fitness, it could be having the confidence to go again tomorrow with the consistency that you had today, or the ability to course-correct with the next daily target when you’ve had a nightmare day and want to quit and burn the whole thing to the farking ground.
Anyway, I can’t help Arsenal win, I can’t even sell you a new driver but I can change how you get better results in your body and change what you think is possible.
But a warning, this is not for pussies, you don’t have to be fit but it is hard work...
If you do not value hard work this is DEFINITELY not for you.
If you want to put it off until you are ready this is not for you.
If you want to continue blaming everything and everyone else for the way things are THEN this is not for you.
However, if you are currently fed up with:
the way you feel,
how you show up with energy and confidence daily
then this IS for you.
Because only then will you be willing to do what it takes when you don’t feel like it.
An easy way to do that is to have a daily plan that you can stick to on your worst day, one that's simple and isn't a waste of yours or anyone else’s time.
And we do that here... https://www.johnseton.com/golfmobonline