Create Your Own Luck: The Art of Effective Golf Habits

Have you ever played with someone who proclaimed after they finally made a putt, “Even a blind squirrel gets a nut”?

No “blind squirrels” are needed here.  Whether it’s golf, going to the gym, or building any healthy habit, incremental efforts may not seem impactful in the moment.  However, over time, these tiny battles define our future success and perhaps even add a little extra “luck.”

As an illustration, think of a swing change as an ice cube.  It’s seemingly unaffected by gradual temperature increases, until suddenly, the critical point of 32 degrees, unlocks a significant change.  

These breakthrough moments, these one-degree shifts in the swing corrections,  are the culmination of previous actions that build up the potential for major transformation.

Although it may appear to your golf buddies it was dumb luck that caused the putt to go in, you now know how to become the luckiest golfer around!  Even a blind squirrel gets a nut… 

What small habit can you do every day to improve your “luck”?

Dodie Mazzuca is the author of “Seamless Golf,” “Golf Sūtras,” “Daily Golf Tap-Ins,” and is the founder of Golf PROformance LLC. She teaches golf lessons, golf schools, and performance coaching in Santa Cruz, CA and Reno, NV.