Technique sets the ceiling for skill. While practice isn’t always fun, it’s where hard work and mastery happen. Playing tournaments and enjoying the game should be the fun part—but can you truly enjoy it if you’re not playing well? Junior golfers striving for success must embrace the ‘boring’ work of perfecting technique, just as legends like Mikaela Shiffrin did. The speed, creativity, and freedom come later—once the foundation is solid.