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Golf's Mental Game Plan Thoughts
George Gabriel
Thinking of having a great round on the golf course can be
a lot of mental work. The most important part of having a
great round on the golf course begins with a few thoughts.
Question is where and how many?
Preparing your mind for a great golf game can be quite time
consuming and unhealthy, depending on where you start your
mental game. Triggering your thoughts for a great game of
golf should not be in the car on the way to the golf course.
If you're approaching a curve ahead of you going downhill
on a slippery roadway, and you see a sharp curve ahead of
you. Do you start thinking on how you are going to fly the
trap on the first hole?
Trying to dream up a great game of golf in a coffee shop can
have your lips seared with hot coffee as well. Thinking of
sinking that long 30-foot putt on the first hole, while having
dinner out with your wife or girlfriend, could have that same
coffee all over your lap. Trying to conjure up a great game
of golf, while doing other things at the same time. Does not
work! No matter how good you are! For some of us trying to
play a golf hole in our mind is our way of preparing ourselves
for the game to come. Thoughts on visualizing how you plan
on conquering the fifth, or seventh golf hole that you always
seem to have trouble with, could have you playing it over
and over again in your mind, until you get it right. I think
it gives us the self-satisfaction before we approach the notorious
golf hole, that in our mind we have conquered the golf hole
the night before. Have you ever lost sleep the night before
trying to conjure up a great round of golf for the next day?
The thoughts of having a great round of golf, and a good game
plan, should start on the first tee box, looking down the
fairway and visualizing the shot at hand. If you start thinking
of anything other than where you want the ball to land on
your shot at hand. You will find yourself scratching your
head, and thinking of where you went wrong.
Thoughts on a good game plan should be on your immediate task
at hand. Most of us have been told to play one golf shot at
a time. I think the same would apply on playing one golf hole
at a time, taking one curve on the roadway ahead of you at
a time, and taking one sip of coffee at a time, and leaving
your golf game plan thoughts at home when you go out for dinner.
Do not attempt to take your golf game plan and wife, or lady
friend out at the same time.
Copyright George Gabriel - http://www.golfanchor.com
George Gabriel learned to play golf as a caddie. Now
running a discount tee time site at www.golfanchor.net
and a golf site at www.golfanchor.com
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