Comments on: How to stop bad rounds in golf http://www.golf-brain-online.com/blog/107/how-to-stop-bad-rounds-in-golf/ Transform your game with Europe's leading Golf Mind Coach, Karl Morris Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Noel http://www.golf-brain-online.com/blog/107/how-to-stop-bad-rounds-in-golf/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 Noel Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:58:51 +0000 http://www.golf-brain-online.com/blog/?p=107#comment-1467 Some top pro's plan on X- number of bad shots per round, say 7. When the first happens, say "That's one", and fuggedaboutit!! My personal one that works for me is "S-L-O-O-O-W MOTION". That's mine, because I tend to get "quick" starting the downswing. Another is "This is just another golf shot that I've made hundreds of times", which is true for YOU, TOO! I love the pressure of competition....that's when it MEANS something! Learn to LOVE THE PRESSURE, and just grin when your opponents' knees are knocking!!! I started playing golf at age 45. By age 50 I had a pair of 6-under 66s, a county Senior Championship, and a handicap of two on public courses. Now I'm 68 and can't do that, so I just enjoy the good ones, and FUGGEDABOUT the bad ones! LOL! As someone said, "Golf is 90% mental, and the other 10% is .....mental!" Or as Yogi said, "Baseball is 90% mental and the other 50% is in your head!" Anyone can learn to control their mind... Just do it. Some top pro’s plan on X- number of bad shots per round, say 7. When the first happens, say “That’s one”, and fuggedaboutit!!

My personal one that works for me is “S-L-O-O-O-W MOTION”. That’s mine, because I tend to get “quick” starting the downswing. Another is “This is just another golf shot that I’ve made hundreds of times”, which is true for YOU, TOO!

I love the pressure of competition….that’s when it MEANS something! Learn to LOVE THE PRESSURE, and just grin when your opponents’ knees are knocking!!!

I started playing golf at age 45. By age 50 I had a pair of 6-under 66s, a county Senior Championship, and a handicap of two on public courses. Now I’m 68 and can’t do that, so I just enjoy the good ones, and FUGGEDABOUT the bad ones! LOL!

As someone said, “Golf is 90% mental, and the other 10% is …..mental!” Or as Yogi said, “Baseball is 90% mental and the other 50% is in your head!”

Anyone can learn to control their mind… Just do it.

]]> By: Chris http://www.golf-brain-online.com/blog/107/how-to-stop-bad-rounds-in-golf/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Chris Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:58:55 +0000 http://www.golf-brain-online.com/blog/?p=107#comment-1466 This is one of the best pieces of mental advice a golfer can adhere to I'd say. I believe thought chains are why the game is so much easier without a card in your hand; as a bad shot just gets forgottten about and your focus soon returns to the next shot in hand. When a bad shot occurs in a competitve round, the golfer continually beats himself up and plays the next shot in a negative state. This is one of the best pieces of mental advice a golfer can adhere to I’d say. I believe thought chains are why the game is so much easier without a card in your hand; as a bad shot just gets forgottten about and your focus soon returns to the next shot in hand.

When a bad shot occurs in a competitve round, the golfer continually beats himself up and plays the next shot in a negative state.

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