We are now well into the summer golf season and I have been hearing from a lot of golfers who are unhappy with their golf performances.
When you are too focused on trying to achieve your goals or your expectations, your golf games will suffer.
Here are some strategies to remember to get you back on track.
- Golf is just a game.
- Playing golf is what we do for fun.
- All golfers, pro or amateur are just playing the game they love.
- Participate by playing golf as if you are a kid again.
- Change your limiting beliefs and you change your golf game.
- Constantly imagine the perfect rhythm and tempo of each shot.
- Make up your mind to enjoy what you are doing each moment.
- Think thoughts that will produce exciting and rewarding shots.
- Treat yourself as you would your best friend.
- On the course, play the game and not the golf swing.
- Enjoy the process of swinging instead of trying to make it happen.
- Give 100% intention and attention to every shot.
- Validate your small as well as large successes.
- Enjoy your excellence when it occurs.
- Accept miss-hits with dignity and humility.
- Feeling frustration and looking foolish is part of the game.
- When the hole is over, leave it and move on.
- Enhance your self-esteem by smiling and enjoying the game.
- Your golf game doesn’t reflect on you as a person, but your attitude does.
- Golf is just a game.
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