TIPS FROM THE PROS * BY MIKE BARGE * Attitude Adjustment How you approach inevitable bad breaks in golf will impact your game accordingly. Y ou've just cracked a beautiful drive down the center of the fairway. When you arrive at your ball you fi nd it resting in a divot. How you react to this unfortunate circumstance is totally up to you, but know that it could affect the outcome of the next shot. Good and bad breaks are a part of golf and always will be, but your reaction towards these incidents will depend on your attitude. Do you take this time to feel sorry for yourself and blame some unknown force, or do you embrace this as a challenge and a chance to show off what you can do? When you choose the latter, you've taken the fi rst step in revealing the positive attitude necessary to be your best. Mike Barge is the director of instruction at Hazeltine National GC, and a Class A member of the PGA of America and the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame. 8 MINNESOTAGOLFER Summer 2021 mngolf.org PHOTO BY MATT SEEFELDThttp://www.mngolf.org