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Amateurs Practice Too Much. They Play Too Little. - Nate Gahman
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Last year an insurance agent with 2 kids walked into the Georgia Open and beat a field of professionals by 2 shots. He barely practices, and when he does, he never grinds for more than an hour.
In this episode Nate breaks down how he competes at the top of the amateur game on almost no practice time. Play more than you practice. One good 4 iron and the work is done. 90 percent of his putting is 4 and 5 footers. And he decides how he is going to react before he ever hits the putt.
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Chapters
0:00 Beating the pros with a full time job
1:11 Play more than you practice
2:56 The $0 pro career that made him quit
6:34 How his wife pulled him back in
8:13 Decide how you will react before you putt
9:37 What 90 minutes of practice looks like
11:01 Why one good 4 iron is enough
12:49 Winning the Georgia Open in the rain
15:40 Play your game, not the optimal one
16:23 Stop copying YouTube golf
17:22 The 50 footer at the Palmetto Amateur
19:12 An insurance agent against the world's best
22:42 His wife on the bag
23:43 Removing joy from your results
26:40 Why treating practice like a job burns you out
27:46 What he hopes his kids learn from golf