Mindset of the Talented

The talented people usually have a very unique skill, they know how to borrow or utilize skills from others so that things of theirs get done, directly or indirectly by others. They don’t fight against limitation or restriction, they stay flexible and go with the flow, adjust their arrangement and attitude accordingly.

This is very powerful skill.

If I could apply this concept into golf, I wonder what kind of outcome will I get? After all, it is a mind game anyhow. How I look at things perhaps will alter the outcome eventually? Even conceptually?

For instance, I always fight against the lie when I am standing on a upper slope which promotes a right to left ball flight. Could I just go with the flow and allow the lie to help me creating the proper shot? Or when there is wind blowing, I think of fighting against it and thus correcting my ball flight, could I just think of going with the wind and allow it to carry the ball at the right direction? I landed the ball in the sand, instead of blasting it out powerfully, could I just think of taking advantage of the sand and let it cushion the ball out for a soft landing? Could I just use a lower club when the green is elevated instead of swinging more “powerful”? Could I just think of pitching from the rough and accept the characteristics of long grass instead of forcing a shot?

Have no idea if applying this alternative attitude towards conditions will make a difference, but if the talented is able to make use of others and bring successful result back to himself, I think applying this concept to golf is quite attainable.