Golf is 90% mental. At the professional level, golf is probably closer to 100% mental. You have heard these statements said over and over. What exactly does that mean?
In any sport you must train your mind as well as your body. All movement in the body occurs as the result of a thought in your mind first. Then you translate this thought using your senses, (seeing, hearing, and feeling) by picturing it in your mind or imagining how it would feel. Then you practice physically.
The best way to learn a skill is to practice at first without looking for a result. The best way to learn the golf swing or a swing change is to practice the movement by itself, without hitting balls. Too often, golfers take a lesson, and expecting a miracle, go right out on the golf course to play. As soon as there is a miss-hit, the golfer begins to “fix” his swing, or revert back to the “old swing.”
Every golf swing is the result of the information you put into your mind. When a golf swing results in a missed shot, it is the mental preparation that needs to be corrected, not the swing itself.
Once the swing motion has been learned, the golfer must learn to trust that he knows how to swing the club. Trusting in this knowledge will allow the golfer to move to the next level. If you are always looking for the “perfect swing” or the “secret” to the golf swing while you are on the golf course, you will always be rehearsing and won’t get into the game. You are playing “golf swing” not the game of golf. If people in show business didn’t trust their ability to perform, there wouldn’t be any opening nights. Every time you play golf, rehearsal is over and it is time to play on “the golf course stage” by trusting your learned abilities and your own golf game.
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