In honor of the Masters week, I thought of this story from my friend Watt who I used to play golf with when he lived in McAllen. Watt was a fun guy and a decent golfer. He used to live in the DFW area and when he was there, he attended the same church as Byron Nelson in a little town of Roanoke, Texas.
At that time Nelson was a pretty old man, perhaps around 70. People knew his history but perhaps that was a previous career. One day Watt said, "I'm going to the golf range today, would you like to join me?" And Nelson said "Yes that would be nice".
So Watt hit the range with one of the greats, a 2 time Masters Champion, winner of 11 straight tournaments, namesake of the Nelson Bridge on #12 at Augusta National, namesake of the HP Byron Nelson Classic, tutor to all time great Tom Watson, winner of 5 majors and so forth.
Watt said that he received a few tips that day:
When Nelson wanted to hit a fade, he pictured hitting the right side of the ball at 5 o'clock, and a draw the left side at 7 o'clock, a high ball the bottom of the ball below the equator
He also talked about the importance of staying calm.
It's not everyday you get such wisdom. Goes to show that there's a lot of knowledge out there, just for the asking.
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