Saturday, October 21, 2006

Your Own Golf Mind

Golf psychology is nothing more than understanding the components of your own mind and guaging the workings thereof. Understanding the mental effects resulting from the various external causes on your own mind. You cannot be a successful psychologist of others without first understanding your own mental processes, my must study the effect on yourself of the same thing happening under different circumstances. You react differently in different moods and under different circumstances. You react differently in changing moods and under different conditions. You must realize the effect on your golf game of the resulting irritation, pleasure, confusion, or whatever form your reaction takes. Does it increase your efficiency? If so, strive for it, but never give in to yourself or your shortcomings in the golf game.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

What Professional Golfers Know

Find something that you are good at can help realize that small step towards improvement. Diligence is the key to know that it is worth it.

Play Better Golf By Learning From The Pros

The professional golfer knows that most of the game is played between their ears. I would say that almost everything that can be known about the swing has been figured out. How much further can technology take us? The real advances are being made from within the mind of these guys. Most of them hit the golf ball as far as the next. There are a multitude of swings out on tour. You have Jim Furyk's loop , John Daly's try to see your clubhead out of your left eye, or someone like Tiger Woods whose swing looks perfect. Each of them have won numerous tournaments, but why don't they win every week. Like us, they have bad rounds. Their confidence is down for some reason, concentration suffers so they don't perform perfectly.

The professional golfer has days of self-doubt, low self esteem, or maybe some outside agent is affecting their overall mental disposition. They practice the same golf swing day in and day out, but each time they tee it up, a different result. They understand that they need a mental approach to their golf game, as well as the physical.