4 Questions to Improve Your Mental Game
Posted in Golf Tips
When mental golf practices don’t seem to be helping your game, the tendency is to stop using them and chalk it up to mental golf not being right for you or mental golf not working at all. Before you throw in the towel and decide to stop developing and applying these skills, however, ask yourself these four questions:
1. Do I really believe mental golf practices work and can help my game?
2. Am I utilizing these skills consistently throughout each round (not just when the “going gets tough”)?
3. Am I overwhelming myself by trying to change too many mental practices at once?
4. Am I putting too much pressure on myself to master these practices and get “instant results”? (This was one of my main tendencies when I was beginning the development of my mental game.)
Your answer to these questions can give you some very good clues as to why the application of mental golf skills isn’t working for you. An answer of “no” to the first two questions and “yes” to the second two indicates some things that are blocking the success of using positive mental practices in your game. If you have been trying to develop your mental golf mindset this summer (or at any time) and have not experienced any improvement in your game, take a moment to reflect on these questions and the answers. It can be time well spent that gets you past the threshold of quitting and onto a new and more effective path. Changing your approach in any of these four areas (and certainly in all of them) can help to make a difference in your evolution as a successful positive golfer!
Here’s to great golf!
Rick Semple
Positive Golfer and
Co-Founder
TheHeartofGolf.com
http://www.TheHeartofGolf.com
Credits: Positive Golf
Patrice | May 18, 2010 | Reply
Nice post. Those formulated questions you gave are of great help in order to improve oneself. Thanks for sharing.
David | May 18, 2010 | Reply
Most amateur golfers never take the time to focus on their mental game. I have always believed that golf is 80% mental and 20% physical. If you aren't focused on your shot, then it will never be what you expect.
Good post.
David
http://www.worldgolfemporium.com
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