http://discovergolf.wordpress.com/2011/0...Someone wants to know.
The Dan Plan is an experiment that takes 10,000 hours (over 5 years) of deliberate practice after having no previous golf experience and planning to become a professional golfer. I’m sure there are a lot of us out there who would like to quit their job and golf all day everyday but I don’t think many would. Dan hopes to inspire people to chase dreams or explore new avenues of life but he is definitely taking it to an extreme to prove his point.
Do think he may wind up playing a lot of golf for free but personally some consideration to advantages should be considered. For one if he was 6'4 the odds would be better.
I loved "Outliers" and immediately knew the Dan Plan was based upon that. The premise of the book is that to be great at something, you have to put in a lot of work, but it isn't the only variable. For example, culture plays a role.
One of the books first examples has to do with All Star hockey players. If you look at the best players in the NHL, most are born in January, February, and March. Why? Because of cut off dates, the oldest kids in youth hockey are born in January and they are the most physically mature. That matters a great deal in youth sports. These kids are more likely to be selected as All Stars and play lead roles on their teams. Their training, effectively, is to be a star
I think doing 10,000 hours of delibrate practice will make anyone extremely proficient at anything. I think he'll be the star of the driving range and beat his friends consistently. But does that mean he'll crush his drive witht he gallery looking in? Would he expect to his PGA Tour qualifier?
I tend to agree...10,000 hours will definitely make you better. However for a study like this to be conclusive you will need more than one participant. One case study does not a conclusion base. But it may give you a few rounds of free golf and some animated conversation over drinks at the 19th hole.
You either are born with fast-twitch muscles, or you aint. You will either be born with the ability to produce insane amounts of Tiger torque, or you ain't. 10 billion hours isn't going to change that.
Stooge ideas like this are birthed by people who think if you stare at a dust particle for 10,000 years, it will grow legs and walk away.
And 10,000 hours from now, nobody will care or remember what the fluck this was all about.
