Someone asked me the other day, why now. Why did I decide I needed to start on this healthy path. It was real simple. I was at a conference at Deerhurst and during some time off I took a golf lesson. The pro suggested I start hitting a bucket of balls and he would film me with his videocamera. So I teed up the ball, tried to ignore his camera and away I went. He shot straight on and from the side. Great idea, I thought, this way I can see where to improve my swing.

Once we were done we moved into the classroom where he put the film into the VCR and turned the tv on. Right there in living colour was the best reason in the world to get healthy. I watched myself hit a few balls and then said with my outdoor voice, "Oh my God!". "You know, your swing isn't that bad," said the pro. Of course, I wasn't talking about my swing. I had just never seen myself from these angles before and I sure didn't like what I saw.

So that's how this all came about. I'm hoping next year when I attend the conference and have a golf lesson, the video shows a different side of me :)