[birdie_man]

I agree with you VJ.

When my technique is way off I don't care how much imagination I have I won't be able to hit any dramatic recovery shots- flop shots, etc. Put a club in Picasso's hands (creative guy I guess) and he won't be able to do it either w/o technique....

You have to be able to control that clubface/clubhead/clubshaft....

I don't like all the talk about "creativity"....no offence....but that word gets tossed around so much.....I personally don't even know what it means....or how it relates to golf.

Same with "imagination".....everyone says it's so important....I dunno....what's there to imagine.....? Maybe if they mean visualizing the shot??? I dunno.....I just think there's more to it than having an "imagination"....that just sounds too vague to me.

Maybe if your technique is perfect....then maybe creativity (whatever the hell it really means) makes the difference? Somehow....? I dunno.

Still sounds sketchy to me....don't know what it means.....

I think if you're skilled enough you can do whatever you want....skill=technique=confidence. Although, under pressure is prolly a different story....in which case I guess you'd need to know how to manage yourself and your anxiety.