Any mental tips for golf?
Friday, July 2nd, 2010 at
5:49 pm
I'm playing really good golf at the minute but im not scoring good and it's kinda annoying. For instance there's always at least 3 holes which will ruin my scorecard. Most recently last Sunday I was 4over for the 1st 9 holes and still standing on the 14th tee at 7over. Yet I still ended up 15over overall even with a par at the last hole. I really blew it and it's the same story every comp.
I'm a 13 handicapper btw.
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this is gonna sound crazee but it works . Take an old prescription pill bottle and keep it in your bag. Sometimes when we hit a bad shot we need to "take our medicine" meaning to lay up to have a change to save bogey at the worst. Miracle second shots than land on the green are extremely rare and wind up costing us all way to many strokes . The pill bottle acts as a reminder to sometimes the best play is the 40 yd punch back into the fairway to have a decent chance at the green in three. Everytime you need to take you medicine put a dime in the bottle. At the end of the round add em up over time your management skills will get better and you’ll find less "pills" in your bottle.
I know its crazee but a lil aknowledgement to the fact that we as humans err helps to deal with the fact that not all tee shots find fairways if they did fairways would evolve to be narrower. So take your medicine grab the bogey and run . Next tee is a new hole with a new chance to score. When i started looking at golf this way i save prolly 8-10 strokes around . When i shoot the impossible shot I always end up with 7′s or 8′s . When I lay it back out I get bogeys . thats 2 or three shot savings per error . If you error 3 times a round <easy to do > thats 6-9 strokes saved per round by using the space between your ears and knowing what percentages are. Another thing on par fives are you trying to reach in two? which is gonna be a higher probabilty of shot a three wood from 250 or a wedge from 100? Instead of trying the two go with an iron carrying 150 and shoot three close to the flag from 100 and tap in birdie instead of reaching in two and three putting par , ya dig? Which looks better on the card ; a green under regulation with a par or gir w/ birdie? sometimes pride and ego get in the way of lower scores . If you sign up for the next tourney you blew nothing ! You get back on the horse and ride again , it will happen for you if you can stay positive , take you medicine and manage the course better !
ok just don’t over think the shot if you keep on having trouble with the same hole try hitting something different off the tee and if you do hit a bad shot don’t get to mad at yourself because its only one shot take a deep breath and then play the next shot with a clear mind. My overall advice would be don’t get angry when you hit a bad shot and don’t harp on the negatives either golf is more mental than skill/
My pro has taught me to something called the "ten ball drill." You predict your closest, farthest, tap-ins, and the average distance away for your shots and by shots it includes putts, chips, pitches, and wedges. This drill will help you know your game more and so when something unfortunate on the course happens you won’t be so upset because you know your game so well. In the end you will be able to focus on your game.
The single most important mental technique to apply to your golf game is visualization of the shot you’re trying to execute. If you can’t "see" the shot before you try to hit it, chances are you won’t be satisfied with the result. Also, make sure you have a positive mental outlook . . . see that fade landing in the right center of the fairway, not the OB stakes or lake to the right!! With regard to finishing off a round, I believe physical conditioning is often overlooked when it comes to golf . . . you’ve been on the course and in the sun for 3 hours or more, and that places a strain on your body. That last hour and 5 holes are the most difficult. A little cardiovascular exercise will help keep your mind and body more alert down the home stretch. Good luck!
most mid to high handicappers are the way they are because of one main thing, they go for every shot and eventually it catches up with them.
John has great advice…..visualization and postive thoughts for outcomes are a big way to mentally improve your game. Also, develop a pre-shot routine that blocks out everything but this one shot.