hello I am Greta Anderson of dr. Greta golf and thanks for tuning in to the channel today today is an exciting day we're going to talk all about how we're doing a big refresh and retool so that we can better serve you moving forward so stay tuned if this is your first time tuning in to the channel thank you so much each week we provide pro tips and tools to help emerging golfers like yourself level up and improve your golf know-how to make sure that you don't miss any of our new videos please consider subscribing to the channel there's a button right below that you can hit to do so and even more so there's a little bell the notification bill if you ring it you'll get notified every time we post a new video that you don't want to miss so in this episode we're talking about how did we get here and more importantly where are we going in about a year ago in early 2019 we started the channel and our focus was to help golfers improve their know-how and improve their game we kind of had a general focus and what we realized to kind of mid season herself is that to really serve and serve well we needed to really kind of change some things refine some things tweak some things so we took a pause and during that time I've been doing some research with my local clients asking questions doing some surveys doing some small focus groups as I traveled around the world with some of my other business endeavors and we learned a lot so after several months of study and discussion we're excited to announce that our vision for the channel is crystal clear here's what it's all about are you a golfer that's interested and excited about learning more in golf are you curious to learn more about all of the nuances of this worldly game are you seeking to understand technical tips from an industry proven and validated teach professional are you interested in growing into the game and ready to go to your personal next level are you really trying to be more aware and understanding of the fact that got involved more than just hitting the ball I mean we know that hitting the ball well is a big part of it but there's so much more that goes with golf are you excited to join a supportive and friendly community of like-minded golfer if that's the case then you have found your new home for golf tips information product reviews and everything in between so in doing all this research and talking and kind of figuring this all out we now have a great descriptor for everyone who meets this criteria as a golfer and we lovingly describe anyone who fits into this bucket even in a tiny way as an emerging golfer the attorney merging you might ask where did that come from sat on and thought I talked about it after after we gathered some data and looked around here's what the merriam-webster dictionary says in terms of defining the word emerge or emerging to become manifest become known rise from come out interview to rise from an obscure or inferior position or condition it come into being through evolution here's one really important thing now as I talked about the term emerging golfer and even went through the definition of emerging as defined in the dictionary you'll notice one thing we did not mention skill your passion and your interest for being here and growing with us here in this channel as a golfer has very little to do with skill okay because skill comes along and there's some things to go with that and of course we will address that I mean I am a golf instructor I totally understand that there are differences between a more advanced golfer and someone is new to to the sport at the same time there's so much in the golf community that is level whether or not this is your first day or your fortieth year so we want to honor and always respect that the one word that was in that definition which is a powerful word and I always like to keep it a top of mind for all of us and that's whether we're thinking about golf or business our personal lives are just our development as humans is this the word evolution was used I think a couple of times in that definition so really that's what we're all doing here our games are evolving and so that's where we help here to help with to know as a coach educator professional in this industry right and beyond passionate about helping everyone who is at least a little bit interested and getting involved in this great wide world of golf knee-deep in it it is just a great place to be but I know that it can't it's not always easy to do so and waiting in can be challenging as the host of this channel the dr.
Greger Golf Channel my job here really focuses on making sure that everyone who dove you with us here feels welcome and understands that air input and questions and thoughts are as valuable as anyone along with no question ever ever ever being too small or too City we like to have fun I mean after all most of us play golf because it's fun and we enjoy it and we have friends that play it or maybe we're looking for friends to play with good information is always helpful to to us in that regard now most of us do not have the luxury of 24 hours a day to think about golf as much as we'd love to the good news is that's my job so when it comes to trends in products services industry news those types of things I've got you covered because that's what our team does we and for me as the host of this channel this is really one of our biggest my biggest passions here is that we are here to really truly serve as a friendly face in a very loud and busy environment we know that many of you are really passionate about your journey in golf but you're kind of swimming alone we don't want you to swim alone we want you to come and join our community you're going to find that as we as we proceed and grow they're gonna be so many exciting things whether locally internationally online offline everything in between you're gonna be surprised so consider this your new home so now you know it we are here for you and we are beyond excited to get this party started and really get rolling and serving you there's just so much to cover you got to be excited and I'm excited to bring it to you in the coming weeks and months but right now our gallery question of the day is this what is your burning golf question whether it has to do with skill or scoring or etiquette or product what would you like to see what topic would you like to see us address right here on the doctor critter Golf Channel so if you'd be so kind comments-section please let us know again remember no such thing as a silly question or a small question we excited to help you out so in the meantime we're going to get going we thank you again one more request if you haven't had a chance to hit the subscribe button please do and hit the notification bill behind that because I promise you you don't want to miss what we have coming for you we look forward to serving you and in the meantime we'll say bye for now