One of the worst things that can happen to golfers is that they can start the round on such a high but then loose it toward the end of the game. They get to the last seven or eight holes and look at their score card.......... think of how they would like to finish and try protect this fantastic start.
This is what causes the melt down. This makes golfers lose focus of the present and causes serious problems when trying to visualize a golf shot or focus on the task at hand. If you refer to a previous article " HOW AND WHY TO VISUALIZE" you will have seen the importance of visualizing each golf shot before executing it and how to visualize it. If you use these visual aids in the correct way you will find that this melt down will not occur and you will never think of the next few holes or what your score could be if you kept it together. Instead you will be focused on the task at hand with the feeling that the best is still to come.
If you can get your hands on the book PLAY TO PLAY GREAT by Doc Bob Rottella and refer to the section of staying in the present you will see that many great golfers and legends of the game start their round with no expectations but have a belief that by the end of the round they will be playing better than the start and with more freedom and belief. This is how you too need to think about your round of golf and when everything is going well, stick to your routine, visualize each golf shot before you hit it and believe that the round of golf will only get better. If you find yourself in unfamiliar territory coming down the stretch.....take a few deep breaths and know that you will finish stronger than you started.
This is what causes the melt down. This makes golfers lose focus of the present and causes serious problems when trying to visualize a golf shot or focus on the task at hand. If you refer to a previous article " HOW AND WHY TO VISUALIZE" you will have seen the importance of visualizing each golf shot before executing it and how to visualize it. If you use these visual aids in the correct way you will find that this melt down will not occur and you will never think of the next few holes or what your score could be if you kept it together. Instead you will be focused on the task at hand with the feeling that the best is still to come.
If you can get your hands on the book PLAY TO PLAY GREAT by Doc Bob Rottella and refer to the section of staying in the present you will see that many great golfers and legends of the game start their round with no expectations but have a belief that by the end of the round they will be playing better than the start and with more freedom and belief. This is how you too need to think about your round of golf and when everything is going well, stick to your routine, visualize each golf shot before you hit it and believe that the round of golf will only get better. If you find yourself in unfamiliar territory coming down the stretch.....take a few deep breaths and know that you will finish stronger than you started.
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