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The Mental Game (Part 1)
Introduction
Bob Power
Welcome. Does this sound familiar? Shooting over 100 every
round, spending time in the woods looking for lost balls,
flubbing shots, and generally leaving the golf course in a
frustrated state of mind. Well don't feel bad, you're in good
company with most weekend golfers. The question is what do
you want to do about it?
My name is Bob Power and I used to play golf just as I described
above. My wife and myself started playing about five years
ago. Although my game improved ( I thought I was better than
I was), I still needed to make some drastic changes to, not
only play the type of game I wanted, but to also enjoy the
game more as well. Many nights on the way home from the course
my wife would ask me why I play if I didn't enjoy it. I would
say that I loved to play golf, and she would say, "Well you'd
never know it by your lousy attitude." Then of course I would
get mad and tell her she was totally wrong. Well, she was
wrong about me loving the game, but totally right about my
lousy attitude towards it.
About two years ago I was shooting well over 100 each round
and losing balls on a regular basis, not to mention my frustration
level was at an all time high. One day I resolved to improve
my game, but instead of starting with the technical part of
the game, I started with the mental and physical part of the
game. When I watched golf shows on TV I began listening to
the pros and expert teachers about the proper approach to
the game. I started watching more programs on improving the
physical aspect as well. What I wanted was a good mental picture
of what golf was, before I started to improve the technical.
What I went through was a two year re-learning process. A
short time really when you think about the learning curve
for golf. What I found out was that with the right physical,
nutritional and mental approach, the learning curve decreases
drastically. The technical side becomes easier to comprehend
and to put into practice.
What follows is a practical guide that I used to improve my
scores from over 100 per round to shooting in the high 70s
and low 80s consistently and to improving my enjoyment of
the game. All I hope is that you can take one thing out of
these articles and improve your game as I did. Thank you,
and enjoy your round.
See related articles:
The Mental Game (Part 2) -
Think Your Way To Lower Scores
The Mental Game (Part 3) -
Play to Your Strengths
Bob Power lives in Canada with his wife of 30 years
and is an educator in an institution of higher learning. When
not playing he is researching the basics of golf and how to
teach the simplicity of the game through the "Back To Basics"
approach to the game. To ask Bob any questions or to pass
on any comment please e-mail him at info@howtoandyou.com
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