[bew69]

My name is Bruce. I am 54 and live in Syracuse. I currently play to a 3 hcp and have been addicted to this game since the age of 14.

I read all of the golf books but took very few lessons until I became interested in Natural Golf in February 2001 after I saw Moe Norman at an exhibition in Orlando. I bought all of the Moe videos and must have watched them hundreds of times. I also became a friend and student of Todd and Tim Graves (Todd was Moe's protege), both great guys who give 110% to their students. Through their help, I dropped my handicap from 6 to 3.

Then last September I met a local TGM AI, who gives lessons a mere 6 miles away from where I live. His name is Ted Britschgi, and as I've posted here before he is a devotee of Mac O'Grady. So I converted from Swing-like-Moe overnight, which I must say was quite a drastic move. However, I've since improved my distance and ball striking significantly. I have also tried to digest and apply the wisdom of Yoda, a man who I have come to admire as much for his exceptional writing ability (and wit) as his golfing knowledge (I'm a lawyer, so I really appreciate good writing).

My greatest enjoyment in the game, other than working on my game at the range (I spend above half of my golf time playing and half practicing), is playing golf in Ireland or Scotland. I go almost every year and have logged over 100 rounds there -- special hellos to our Scottish forum members! I love everything about the countries -- the courses, the people, the pubs. I'm going to Scotland in August and will be firming up my tee times over the next week. If you Scots have any gems that I might not have played thus far, I'd love to hear from you!

Incidentallly, just for the record, there is a double entendre in my forum name bew69, but not what you would think. It's the year I graduated from high school (a great year too -- Woodstock and a man on the moon), and also my scoring goal at my home course. I've shot 70 many times there, but can't seem to break that barrier...yet!

Bruce