It's All About Getting Buckets
You enter your work
Most golfer know what the range bucket is, but might not know what it means. It represents the work you put in as a golfer. The best golfers, usually, are the ones who have spent a lot of time on the practice range hitting buckets.
At Sixtyone, we use buckets to measure our work. Sixtyone golfers earn buckets for everything they do. Did you do some work at the golf course? You get buckets. Do work at home? Buckets. And when you do work above-the-neck, you get buckets too.
Do the work, improve your skills, increase your ATN knowledge, and earn stuff. That’s our game, and you are playing it against your toughest opponent: Yourself!
① Check-in
Golfers keep their own score. You have to let us know what you do and when you do it. There are several types of Sixtyone sessions: Academy sessions are any scheduled meeting on-campus, at the golf course, or online. Sandlot golf sessions are anything you do on your own at home or in the park. Course work sessions are anything you do on your own at the golf course. Finally, use ICTM if you are recording service hours for your participation in the Sixtyone Academy support network.
Always pay attention. Some work earns more buckets than others.
Friends, family, and guests
Family and guest are welcome to join in with you at the golf course, but you must let us know about it. If a friend or family member hits balls with you on the driving range or plays with you on the course, jot it down.
② On-course work
Course skills
Whether you have a few hours or just a few minutes, there are many things you can do at the golf course to improve your skills: Putting is always the most important thing you can do. Even if you only have a few minutes, you should make sure to putt. Chipping is next thing you should do. Newbies and average golfers hit more shots inside of 50 yards than better golfers. Practice on what you need instead of what you want. Driving range, this is what we all want to do. It’s also what we should do the least. Finally, the reason we come to the course. Golf holes are what it is all about. Get on the course as much as you can
Greenskeeping
Taking care of the golf course is as important as anything else. Sixtyone golfers always leave the course better than we found it by: Cleaning the chipping green before we do anything else. We also pick-up driving range buckets. We help out the proshop staff by picking up empty buckets before we start practicing. Finally, we rake and clean the practice bunker.
Always leave the course better than you found it and earn buckets for doing it.
③ Challenges
Above-the-neck
Along with having the skills to play golf, Sixtyone golfers know how to play golf. We know the rules and we also know how to make sure that everyone around us has a good time. Remember, golf can not be taught. It must be learned. It is up to you. If you do the work to learn how to play the game the right way, you earn more buckets.
ATN Challenges usually have three levels that reward you for effort (doing the challenge), understanding (figuring out why the challenge matters), and application (using what you have learned on the course and off).
Golf skills
At Sixtyone, we have a sandlot golf mentality. We prefer to play golf at the course. But if we can’t get to the course, we play golf whenever we can, however we can, wherever we can. You can do Skills Challenges anywhere, even at the golf course.
How to enter your challenge work
- For both ATN and skills challenges, make sure to enter the name of the challenge.
- Next, most challenges have three levels. You don’t always have to complete all three. Mark the box for each level you complete.
- Use your journal (see below) to add notes and observations about your session.
④ Your journal
Personal best
Golf is hard. We must all learn how to take our victories where they lie. This means we should celebrate all accomplishments as we develop. Set a goal for everything you do. When you reach it and go past it, you deserve to be rewarded.
Use the personal best check box to let us know whenever you have done something special.
Journal notes
Your journal is like a diary. You should use it to write down anything you want to remember later. Write down the first time you make a par or the first time you hit the green for a certain distance. Golf is full of special moments if you pay attention. Makes sure to keep track of yours.
