Performing Your Best Against Strong Competition How do you perform when you are playing strong competition? Do you feel nervous and fearful when playing against very good golfers or are you able to maintain your confidence and play your best golf? In our Golf Mental Game Survey, a golfer sent us the following question: “How can I stop feeling intimidated … Golf Psychology Article>>
How to Escape The Comparison Trap Do you compare yourself to other golfers you play? Have you caught yourself thinking,“I can’t drive the ball as far as that golfer,”“My rival has such a better short game than I do.” or“My friend is a much better golfer than me.” If comparison thoughts cross your mind, welcome to the comparison trap. The … Golf Psychology Article>>
Golfers: Use Healthy Self-Talk Does your self-talk help or hurt you during a round of golf? The battle in your mind can be brutal on the golf course. Internal conversations can be helpful or harmful depending upon the content and tone of your self-talk. Recently, a golfer sent us a question about self-talk from our Golf Mental Game Survey: “How … Golf Psychology Article>>
Avoid Overthinking Your Swing What is the biggest challenge you face on the golf course? Golf is considered one of the most technically challenging sports. Golfers have many variables to take into consideration for each shot: club choice, weather conditions, distance from the hole, course conditions, etc. Each shot requires sound mechanics but overthinking your swing can lead to technical … Golf Psychology Article>>
Have Confidence in Your Strengths Have you played tournaments that you expected to play poorly? Maybe, statistically, you don’t play well on a particular course and you continue to expect the same result? Or you melted down in the same tournament the previous year and you fear the same will happen this year? Your level of play is shaped by … Golf Psychology Article>>
Shift Your Perspective to Reduce Expectations Would you describe golf as a stressful sport? Do you put excessive pressure on yourself during competitive rounds? One way of examining how much pressure you place on yourself is by examining your self-statements. When you say, “I have to win,” “I should shoot under 75,” “I must finish in the Top-10,” your expectations shift into high … Golf Psychology Article>>