Ninety percent of golf is mental. Oh heck, make that 95%! Arnold Palmer stated, The toughest 6 inches in the game of golf is between a players ears.
The fastest way to lower your score is to master the ability to focus.
Most golfers tend to think they must practice more, find a new instructor, buy | | more videos, get the swing right, change those clubs. But one of the often overlooked and most important mental aspects of the game is focus.
Now you want to make sure you focus on the result you want. In golf the shot is determined by your level of concentration. Youve likely just rushed right in and played shots without concentrating. No wonder the ball ended up going haywire!
Its better to make ten focused swings than 100 quick, thoughtless ones. Your swing will naturally break down when youre fatigued. So be sure to take a break when youre practicing. Brain breaks give your mind and body a chance to implement what youre learning.
One way to practice the art of focusing is to light a candle and stare into the flame, only thinking of the flame. Every time your mind starts to move to any other thought, bring it back to the flame. Think of the dancing orange colors, how they melt inside of each other.
The first time you do this, you might be hard pressed to last for 3 minutes. Work up to 20 minutes, and your ability to focus on anything will have improved immensely. Youll be able to take this enhanced skill to the golf course.
When youre playing, just think about the next shot. During down time, allow your mind to relax and wander for a few minutes. Dont try to concentrate the entire game, or youll get very fatigued, very quickly. Save the mental workout for thoughtful shot decisions and center on what shot youre going to play next.
Also, keep your cool and behave in an emotionally controlled manner. You will perform more effectively. In the great game of golf, emotions soar and fall quickly. You can go from totally happy to totally ticked off in no time at all. In fact, the feeling of anger is actually a series of reactions that happen in just 1/30th of a second.
Stop it at the first spark. The important thing is to figure out what is really making you angry. Think of the grand scheme of life and how today is just a speck. Your golf game is a speck on a speck. It helps to minimize the situation and look at the big picture of whats really important in life.
Master the mental art of focus, and youve got 95% of the game of golf all figured out!
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