Want A Mental Tip For Your Golf Swing
Can you hold it together for 18 holes…or does your golf swing go south several times during the round. A golf tip is just that...a tip...but every once in a while a tip comes around that makes a real difference. Any advice you can get that helps you not become mental in your golf game is worth taking notice and trying it.
Mental Golf Tip
A great mental
golf tip I got that really helped my game was from a guy I was paired with
here in Scottsdale. It was strange. He seemed so calm from the first second
I met him…that I thought he was kind of odd. Boy was I wrong! This guy was in
his late 60's and walked slow, talked slow and had perfect tempo in his golf
swing. I asked him what his handicap was and he calmly said it has been dropping
and was now a 7! An amazing 7handicap playing from 6600 yards? You've got to
be kidding me!
Monitor Your Self Talk
To make a long story short, we got to a hole with water down the left and OB on the right. Needless to say...a rather daunting hole that got me a little uptight. I was so comfortable with him, that my self talk was quite loud. He overhead me say something about my big hook I can hit off the tee on many ocassions.
He put his arm around me and said, "Mike, do not make the last words in your mind be anything linked to the trouble on the course". I was like...what? He proceeded to explain to me the last words in your, are what you are going to think about when trying to make a good swing.
Focus On Last Words Before Shot
In this case, "don't hook it into the WATER! Last word here...WATER. Not a good thing, and wow was that great advice. I didn't hit the best drive on that hole, but I did stay dry. What was more interesting was the rest of that round. I really tried to apply this mental golf tip and guess what? It worked the entire round.
It completely changed how I approach trouble. Does that mean I stay out of
trouble 100% of the time...no! I am human, but that golf tip has stayed with
me for over 5 years now. I owe him a round at the 19th hole. Oops...I'm the
trainer! Hey...I can have a beer once-in-a while right?
Recommended Mental Golf Resources
Mental Keys To Improve Your Game - this mental golf training system
will elminate all the bad thoughts in your head, and get you finishing your round strong, with
no mental breakdowns or focus issues. Strongly recommended!
Mike Pedersen
Golf Performance Coach
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