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02 Sep Beware of those who recycle other people’s ideas

Posted at 04:42h in Golf Tip by

My few words last week on the cost and upkeep of golf courses and course rating lists hit a nerve with many of you, and I thank you all for your feedback.

We are living in the “Age of the Expert”, where there are lots of people claiming to be the leaders at something or other — whether it’s football, politics, finance or those in the golf industry.

They tell a good story and I have no doubt that many of them are experts but a lot are not. What really concerns me is that the ones who really should be promoting themselves as experts or authorities on a subject “don’t” while those who have no expertise or qualifications what-so-ever “do”!

An example — a while ago, I met someone who did a week’s course on teaching golf and after these few days of training started advising people on how to hit a golf ball, even though he couldn’t hit a “cow’s backside with a cricket bat”!

Beware of those who recycle other people’s ideas thinly disguised as their own, as this doesn’t mean they are capable. If you should meet an “expert” ask as many questions as you can and make up your own mind. Getting back at my comments last week on the various golf course rating lists, I mentioned the word “stigma” that is attached to these lists, as there’s a considerable amount of skepticism attached to how such a list is compiled.

Here’s why: there are “raters” who approach golf clubs under the pretense of making an assessment of a particular facility but in reality they are looking only for a free round of golf — it’s sad but unfortunately true. It must be also said that over the years the credibility of several of these lists have been openly discussed at many a 19th.

Out of Bounds: For some reason football has always brought to the surface some funny expert pundits — none more so than Garth Crooks, a former Tottenham striker.

Here’s his take on Manchester United’s World Cup winning midfielder Paul Pogba’s new haircut: “Granted, a hairstyle is not going to determine how well he can control a ball or make a pass, but it does say something about where his mind is at the moment”.

The simple translation here is “get a haircut-young man”!

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