Learning To Love Bad Days!
One of the best aspects of golf is that no two shots are the same.
Each hole is unique & each round is a new adventure that requires hundreds of little decisions made throughout the day.
Some golfers like to describe golf as a linked chain: If one link is weak, your entire game can suffer. One break in the chain & your entire game can be thrown off.
A. Take Every Shot Seriously
Some shots are very difficult to make, while others seem to scream
"Easy!" The ball looks like it's just sitting there with no real obstacles in the way, and your confidence goes through the roof.
There may not be much to worry about with an easy shot, but there is always room for disaster!
To avoid turning an easy shot into a hard one, take it as seriously as you would a more challenging one. No matter how easy it looks, focus like you are playing a tournament.
Remember: The easier a shot looks, the more frustration & disappointment you may face if you mess it up!
B. The Tough Shot
When faced with a difficult shot like a water hazard, bunker, or a shot from the rough, you need to change your perception it. Shake off any nervous jitters you experience before attempting a tough play.
Instead, welcome & embrace the tough shots. The more you think about how difficult they are, the quicker your body & mind will create an unwanted result.
I have personally experienced this first hand. If I think it's going to work, it often does & vice versa. This doesn't only apply to golf either! Your mind is wayyyy more powerful than you think it is..so use that power!
1. Harness your self-confidence. A difficult shot from tough terrain is an opportunity for your self-confidence to grow. Because, when you hit it correctly, the resulting confidence boost will help you the next time you face a similar situation. It will grow all by itself.
2. In a bad spot? Great! Now use this as the perfect opportunity to practice. Many golf players take the game way too seriously.
Instead of enjoying the ride, they curse after every poor shot they make.
Instead, have fun when you play.
When your ball lands in a hazard area, rejoice! It's an excellent opportunity to have a little fun...
Let go of the stress & use the time to practice getting yourself out of sticky situations like this. It can do nothing but better your short game as well as your attitude.
Ignore The Pros!
New golfers often want to imitate the styles & techniques of the professional golfers that they see on TV & in magazines. Every day we are presented with thousands of tips from the web, the latest magazines, & special golf videos.
It would be great to become a better golf player just by copying
Annika Sorenstam or Tiger Woods. But it can be counterproductive to try emulate them right off the bat.
You have to understand that the number of players who make a living from competitive golf is very small.
Professional golfers don't play golf after they get off from work.
Golf is their job. They work at golf full time, like you do your career. Eight to ten hours of their day is spent at the practice range, the golf course, the practice green, or anywhere else they can swing a club!
Most of us don't have the luxury of being able to practice for a living. Professional golfers sometimes demonstrate shots that loft into the air & stop just 2 feet short from the hole, without even an inch of roll.
Regular players shouldn't spend six months trying to repeat the same shot. We're better suited to practice the basics and take our time to refine our individual styles and techniques.
What type of practice is best for average golfers then? Most golfers spend over 95% of their time hitting long distance shots at the driving range. But, they never take the time to practice the boring shots that count, like short game.
Most people do not enjoy practicing short game. But, the value you'll reap from investing your time here can lower your score quickly.
Did you know that some pros spend 80% or more of their time practicing short game shots using many different angles & variables?
While you should not imitate the way professional golfers play individual shots, you can certainly learn how focus your practice on the right areas, like they do.
A. Why Short Game is Important.
Most people get a huge thrill out of banging their driver for hours on end. They hit the ball great distances & make long drives until they are exhausted. However, after their real games are over, they look at their scorecard and it still reads 100! Their excitement quickly dwindles to a standstill....
Improving your score means spending less time using your driver, and more time working on short game. This is one of the best uses of practice time.
Instead of spending an hour at the driving range hitting long-distance balls, devote time to putting, chipping, pitching, bunker shots, & shots made from 45-75 yards out.
Did you know that 50% or more of your score will come from strokes taken at 75 yards or less? So, does it make sense to spend at least 50% of your practice time on those shots? According to my math it does!
It may take some discipline to ignore the driving range for a bit, but your golf game will improve WAY more by focusing on short game during practice.
After all, you'll be one of the only ones who've focused on it!
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