When we question the path we have taken, the answer can be right in front of our eyes. Remember “The Legend of Bagger Vance”? When I read the book in 1995 my impression was here is a guy who gives us small glimpse into golf through the eyes of a tormented man and golfer named Rannulph Junnah.A local golf champion from Savannah Georgia who plays an historic golf match against two titans of the golf world at that time, Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones. Walter Hagen 75 professional wins and 11 Major Championships. Bobby Jones 9 professional wins and 13 Major Championships as an amateur. Bobby Jones never wanted to become a professional golf player he won all his tournaments as an amateur.
Junnah’s caddie and golf teacher Bagger Vance provides him with unusual insights into improving his golf game and for that matter his life. Bagger Vance is a great golf teacher and he instructs Junnah on how to access his “authentic golf swing”.
In the movie clip Junnah is faced with a common dilemma like everyone else….CHOICE, his teacher Bagger tells Junnah that he has a choice, he can stop or he can play. He can stop trying to play the game of golf, OR just play it;
”now play the game, your game – the one that you were only meant to play”.
We are constantly being asked to make a choice, a decision about which way to go? But do you make it on your own, or do you have a “Bagger Vance” to help you make your choice or decision?
Bagger’s final bit of advice before Junnah exorcises his demons and hits his shot is this; “let yourself remember your swing” You have always got a choice…you can stop trying to play golf, or keep trying to play golf… confidence lives outside of the shadows…
P.S A Little Golf Trivia…Matt Damon did not have any previous experience playing golf; he spent a month with golf pro Tim Moss in Hilton Head, South Carolina, to prepare for the role… Pretty Impressive!
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