Aaron Baddeley knows this more than anyone. Badds has been through a few different downswings in his golf career, and the past 2 years has been one of them. Badds results havent shown the work ethic, determination and belief in his ability to become a Top 10 player in the world.
His struggles turned him towards (back) his first ever swing coach, Dale Lynch. Dale took Badds to one of the best amateur golfers the world has seen, with back to back Australian Open wins, one as a teenager amateur and the next as a first year pro.
I have had the pleasure of being good mates with Badds for the past 16 years and he has shown through the years his strength at coming back from slumps and poor form. The whole time, Badds never lost belief in himself and knew that it was a matter of time before he found that key to unlock his potential again!
I find it interesting that the thing that helped him unlock that potential was something that he had from the beginning. At times pursuing excellence in these sports/games, can drive us to search for things that actually take us away from helping us achieve the results we want. We want these results so bad that it begins to clouds our judgement and decision making.
One of the things that Badds has done well over the past 2 years has stayed committed to the foundation steps that he and Lynchy put in place. These foundations are where success is built and without these foundations, your success will crumble at the first sign of adversity.
Here is a few things Badds said in the press conference after his win-
Q. You mentioned earlier about last winning in '07. Were there any doubts in your mind that this might not happen again?
AARON BADDELEY: No, no, no. As tough as the last two years were, I knew what I was working towards. Like Dale and I, we had an end product that we knew what I was working towards, and I knew I was going to get there, whether it took another year that might have been frustrating, but at the same sense, I knew what I was working towards. Even though I got frustrated at times and discouraged at times, it was still I knew my end goal, so I was able to be patient. That was the key. I mean, being patient, I had to be patient because I knew my game has been there for a while, I just haven't got the scores on the board. I really feel like there was a lot of character that was being built over the last couple years.
Q. When exactly was it you started going back to Lynch again, and are you surprised you got results this quickly?
AARON BADDELEY: I started with him back in, what was it, back in March. We're in '11, so it would have been in '09. I mean, I actually felt like I've made more progress than what the scores have actually shown to be honest. I felt like I could have played better earlier, just the scores weren't on the board. But each time we'd make progress we'd take a step or two back. After you'd make the progress, go out on the course, play a tournament, something would pop up and you'd have to fix that. So just step by step, we just sort of put the pieces together, built the foundation, and it was great, like the product today was just being able to hit the shots really that I needed to hit.
I didn't hit a great tee shot on 17 but it hit a tree, kicked way left, and then I hit like a 50 yard cut with a driver, went inside with a 3 wood, and just being able to forget everything and being able to hit that shot, that's part of the plan was just to be able to let it go and hit shots, so it was great.
Success comes from consistent, patient and focused empowering behavours. It wont come over night and it wont be easy, but it sure is worth while.
Here is a Twitter message I sent Badds last week-
JamieGlazier Jamie Glazier
@AaronBadds Grats on another very solid week. Keep knocking on that door, it will open soon:)
You just never know when your next big result will pop up, so keep moving forward with patience, belief and determination and you too could be enjoying your biggest win any day now!!
Badds on his way to Succes at the Northern Trust Open!!
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