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This concept is the true backbone of this entire program.  There will not be a single lesson where KCT (knowledge, commitment, trust) is not the focal point.  Here is how this process will play out in each lesson:

1. Knowledge - You will walk through a very thorough explanation and demonstration for each aspect of the golf swing.  In other words you’ll gain some new knowledge about the golf swing.  In my experience, “understanding” what to do is simply not enough.  If simply understanding what was right and wrong actually worked, then everyone would be great at golf, right?  My overall objective is not to have you “understand” a new golf swing, but to actually help you possess a new golf swing.  Knowledge of the golf swing aspects is a necessary beginning, but we have to go much further. 

2. Commitment – Commitment is the key ingredient in the KCT (knowledge, commitment and trust) formula!  Let me quickly explain; as you go through each step of the process there may very well be aspects that feel uncomfortable, aspects that don’t cause immediate great results, and even aspects that may cause immediate worse results.  It has been my experience however that if one can stay truly committed to the right thing for a long enough period of time, the results are always well worth the pain that almost always accompanies true commitment.

3. Trust - Here is the payoff.  The payoff to true commitment is trust.  In other words, if you spend enough time (and this is the great variable) to truly understand (knowledge) each part of this program and more than that you decide to fully commit to each step, then your commitment will eventually lead to trust. 

Trust (not knowledge, not muscle memory, or anything else) is the ultimate goal of this program.  “The zone” is the term most often associated with trust when it comes to golf.  “Man I played great today!  I was really in the zone!”  You hear it a lot in all kinds of things, especially sports.  Think for a minute of how effortless elite golfers make great golf look.  In my way of seeing it what we’re witnessing when we see this phenomenon is “an immense state of trustfulness”.  Faith is that place where there is little effort, no fear and an overall belief that everything is going to turn out great. 

Again, this is the ultimate goal of this program because once here you do not have to think, worry or even try; it all just flows naturally.
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Think about this; if simply “knowing” the difference between right and wrong actually accomplishes anything then we’d all still live in the Garden of Eden wouldn’t we?  I mean most people already know what’s right and what’s wrong, but we live in a world today far removed from the perfection of Eden.  My contention is that Knowledge alone is not very powerful.  It is in fact only a beginning.  Committed action however is where the real power is!   True commitment to doing what is right (irregardless of comfort or what result we do or do not get) is not easy but it will lead us to something wonderful called Trust.  Trust is that place where we instinctually (down deep inside of us) believe and more importantly sense that everything is going to turn out just as it should. 

Knowledge, Commitment, Trust is the most powerful pathway to change that I have ever experienced.  I use it daily in golf lessons (and in life).  I have witnessed many miracles because of it.  Make no mistake in thinking that I came up with this incredible formula for change on my own however.  The truth is that this is something that Jesus himself taught us over 2000 years ago.  Just after washing the disciples feet Jesus told them;

            Now that you know these things, you will be
                           blessed IF YOU DO THEM.

                                                                    John 13:17

Of course Jesus brought incredible insight to the world.  The complete knowledge that “God in the flesh” has is in fact too much for us to even imagine.  He shared so much of this amazing knowledge with us and even better it’s all written down for us in one wonderful book; THE BIBLE!  However, memorizing scripture and going to 5 Bible studies a week is not what I would consider to be the ultimate point.  To actually get to that place; “the zone” in your life (the place of complete and utter faith) requires more than knowledge of His word.  It requires action.  Through this program I hope to challenge you and to even push you towards a place far beyond knowledge.  It’s a place that I believe can only be found through committed action.  Not to be hard on you, but to help you experience the ease and grace of living in that trustful place that’s offered to all of us.

Let’s break this scripture (John 13:17) down into its 3 KCT parts;

• Now that you know………………….KNOWLEDGE
• If you do them………………………COMMITMENT
• you will be blessed………………….TRUST

 It’s a great way to learn to play golf, but it’s an indescribably awesome way to live life!

KCT – Learn it – Do it – Be Blessed!