Reality TV ?

Last week I traveled to Orlando FL on an invitation to have an audition for a chance to be a part of the Golf Channel's reality TV show "The Big Break". A couple of months ago (sometime after the Tour Championship) I went onto the Golf Channel's website and found an application for the Big Break. My reason for doing it was because my season had finished and wasn't exactly the rookie season I was hoping for but thought that the Big Break would be another great way to continue having some excellent learning experiences on the golf course. I feel it's a great way to put my game under pressure in a whole different way. Being watched by a camera and knowing that Millions of people would be watching that episode would be a great way to develop my game into a whole other level. Plenty of players (now successful) have had their game flourish after being on the Big Break. Some notables are James Nitties - PGA Tour, Hugo Leon - Nationwide Tour, Tommy (two gloves) Gainey - Nationwide/ PGA Tour. I think a lot of their success came from their initial talent but blossomed from the high pressure created from this unique golf show.
My hopes are to be a cast member of this show. In order to do that, all I can do is sit and wait. In Orlando the audition was very quick and easy. After signing a waiver to allow the channel to perform a background check on me I was allowed to warm up for a few minutes. Shortly after I was asked to come in front of the camera and hit a few shots. That consisted of six 7 irons and 3 drivers. I thought they would have asked me to perform a few more golf shots but that was not the case, I guess they just wanted to see if I was lying on the application that I could actually hit a golf ball... Lots can be said by the looks of your swing, unless you use Jim Furyk as an example. Next I was introduced to a gentleman who mic'd me up and had a conversation or interview with him. We touched topics of how I got started in golf, what I thought my strengths were in my game, where I saw myself fitting in for the show and where I saw myself going on from here/what I thought I could get out of the Big Break.
I felt it was a successful but quick audition, I feel I did quite well considering I've never been in front of a camera but all in all I'm happy with the results up till now. So, at the moment we wait till they contact me and tell me that they will be conducting the background check. That's the point where I have made it to the "semi finals" of the audition process and then all that's left is them letting me know when I will be flying out for the taping, which I'm told will be between the 3rd of january and the 17th.

Wish me luck, just another chapter I hope added to the journey

JS