For from par-fect: Why you need to trust your swing

If you really want to become a better golfer, then you have to spend plenty of time chipping and putting iChab

- Meraj Shah

It's one of those milestones you can't quite play down. The middle of your fifth decade on this planet, presents such an infallible case for instrospection that it's futile to resist. Assuming you're lucky enough to live till 90, then you've just made the turn. And the prospect of taking stock at the clubhouse before hitting the back nine appears fair and prudent, almost exciting. People in the groups ahead say the course only gets tougher from here. "You've tried hard but there's no avoiding adulting now, my friend...Any epiphanies?" asks the playing partner. Instantly, your father's words, uttered years back, ring in your ears. "If you can call someone with a slice like that, an adult."