Aiming Point Quotes

When I started out, I wasn't a thinking bowler, but talking to seniors and coaches helped. They would always tell me that I ought to be clear about where I wanted to bowl before I ran in to bowl.

For the most part, when you play a full shot from the primary rough at your course, you're gauging how close to a standard shot you can hit based on your lie in the grass.

When I'm playing my best and find myself in contention late on Sundays, it's usually when I'm not thinking about my swing, but rather trusting my setup and smoothly pulling the trigger. I won't completely rely on feel - I like to keep a few images in the back of my mind to make sure that I get the most out of my driver, irons and wedges.

I use a system called Vector Green Reading, which applies science to the green reads.

Perfection in any endeavor is an aiming point. Let the desire for it push you, but don't let the absence of it stop you.

Unless it's a dead-straight short putt, you should focus on a spot somewhere along the line you want to roll the ball on.

Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.

But I'd say that probably 70 percent of the bunkering is more to give you an idea of the direction that you want to go or to save your ball from going into worse places.