Been reading some of the golf websites here in Norway. One of the better players here is leading the q school and by his own words he says it's because he has gone back to his old coach, hmmmm... interesting? Maybe for some but not for this man. I have said all along that these better players here in Norway are taken away from there home clubs way to soon in their development. In this country, where golf is concerened the powers at be have a lot to learn about building and keeping the better players in their continulary progress twords bigger things. Here they choose players from age 10-11 to take part in national and regional gatherings with coaches from the governing body, my lord, 11 years old and already being pointed to as being extra special. Uff a meg.. most of these kids don't even know if they'll be playing golf in 5 years. Burn out is what we call it where I come from, when the governing body does this it puts so much extra pressure on these kids that I wonder if they loose sight that it's a game and has to be played accordingly. I have had the pleasure of working with some good players and I must say that the best ones are the ones that have stuck to what they learned from their club pro and not the wolves in sheeps clothing. These coaches from the governing body need to step in here and think. Use your brains and stop thinking about how to secure your job in the future and do what's best for the kids, leaving them alone would be a good start, let them mature at their home club, play tournaments at their local clubs and for god's sake stop screwing around with the natural talent they already have. I don't and have never understood why the governing body in this country has so many employees and is it possible that all the golf clubs need to be looked after like a 2 year old? I am assuming if the clubs were more or less left to themselves then we'd see a revival of the golfing intrest here in this country. If you leave the big choices to the people sitting in their cozy little offices and not to ones in the field, then you see the results pretty clear and this little country is a great example of what not to do. If the governing body here continues to hire non-golf professionals for their lead posistions then the spiral will continue to grow out of control. I would assume there are actually plenty of qualified individuals here that could help guide the golfing community out of the hole it's in but it's to bad that the governing body here seems to only accept help from it's closest neighbor and in that regard we just get the rejects that can't get a job in their own country. Tough words? Maybe. After living it for the last 13 years, I believe that I have a small idea of the thought processes and decision making that occur and I think it's sad. You have a handful that are making choices that not only affect the game itself but can and often do result in that people with talent just get so sick of the paper pushers that they give up and this includes good players and coaches alike. My 2 cents anyway......
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