5 hole-in-ones from 35 yards. Same distance, 3 par-3 holes, 300 attempts. Different wind and slopes. One note: the greenside cam died on two of the makes, so it’s tee reactions only on those. The full video is on my YouTube Channel.
This is Part 2 of my 35-yard hole-in-one experiment at Belle Isle Golf Detroit.
In Video 1, I explained the method.
The simple version is this: I repeat the same 35-yard par-3 shot 100 times, using a clear mental image of the ball already being in the hole, then reacting to that image with a swing.
For Part 2, I scaled it to 300 attempts across three different holes, all from 35 yards at 580 feet elevation. Same distance. Different slopes. Different wind. Real pin locations.
A statistician once told me a pro’s odds of holing out from 20 yards in fairway conditions are about 1 in 105 attempts (under 1%). From 35 yards with these variables, the odds should be worse.
CONDITIONS (100 shots each):
September 26, 2023 – 4th Hole - Under an overhanging tree, over a bunker - Green slope: 7.51% - Temp: 66–68°F - Wind: ESE tailwind ~10 mph, gusts to 20 mph
October 3, 2023 – 5th Hole - Pin: 19 yards on, 5 yards from the left - Green slope: 0.7% - Temp: 70–83°F - Wind: S 1–5 mph, gusts 6–9 mph - Note: Greenside camera stopped recording before two makes, so only tee reactions were captured
September 27, 2023 – 3rd Hole - Green slope: 2.75% - Temp: 63–66°F - Cloudy - Wind: ESE tailwind 10–11 mph, gusts 20–21 mph
This video shows the full Part 2 experiment and how it played out.
This might be the strangest series of videos I’ve ever uploaded.
In Part 1, I explained how I experience telepathy.
This is Part 2. I take you out on the course with me at Detroit Golf Club and have Ben Hogan caddie for me telepathically in real time.
I had a very hard time doing this.
Most of my telepathy experiences have happened in quiet, private spaces. Out here, it was cold, I was layered up and restricted, I was conscious of the camera, and I was nervous about posting something like this.
Bennie, as he has me call him, also wanted me to use a swing I hadn’t used in a long time, and one I don’t particularly like the look of.
All of it made it tough to play, but I’m posting this anyway.
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One thing I noticed watching PGA TOUR player Olin Brown on the course at Pebble Beach Resorts: even when it wasn’t absolutely perfect, he’d say, “That’s fine,” and move forward, still in a positive state that enabled him to keep playing well.
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