| Every sport has its up and downs when you are | | | | If you find yourself locked in a self-imposed power |
| learning and progressing your way through. Perhaps | | | | struggle with different parts of yourself on the golf |
| you've set a goal of a certain handicap and find | | | | course, it is definitely time to have a talk with |
| yourself stuck there, locked up, unable to move | | | | yourself and ask, "What am I really out here for?" |
| beyond it. There is a law of the golf swing: paying | | | | Enjoy yourself. See if a lower score follows. |
| attention to detail will improve your game. | | | | But, conversely, don't allow yourself to be thinking |
| It most instances this is psychological block we've | | | | about an argument you had the night before with |
| imposed on ourselves that needs to be addressed | | | | your wife either. Focus your mind to the task at |
| before we move on. But in some cases there are | | | | hand while you're on the course. That is simply |
| other things that a golfer can do to lower his score. | | | | playing an enjoyable round of golf. |
| Golf is a game of detail. The more attention you pay | | | | Tell yourself, "For the next few immediate hours I |
| to detail, to everything, the better golfer you will | | | | am here, and this is what I doing." |
| become. | | | | I developed a habit of scribbling in a notepad after |
| Allowing yourself time to practice is, of course, the | | | | each hole the things of notice, good or bad. You |
| most obvious path to better golf. But while you're | | | | don't have to write a book here: "Over compensating |
| out practicing have goals in mind, pay close attention | | | | for slice", "Tension on putt", "Too much internal |
| you what you're doing. Practice is a time for relaxed | | | | negative monologue", "Executed shot from sand trap |
| effort, not a time to hack away at a few golf balls. | | | | perfectly". |
| Experiment with different golf equipment if you can. | | | | Afterwards, I go over these notes and get a really |
| Try different golf balls occasionally. Find yourself the | | | | good idea of what I need to pay attention to while |
| most comfortable supportive shoes that you can | | | | playing golf. |
| find. You're going to be spending a lot of time in | | | | I'm a firm believer in visualization and before my next |
| them after all. | | | | practice I go over these notes and imagine myself |
| As you progress and get mechanically better at your | | | | correcting whatever it was I did wrong. If you pay |
| golf swing, perhaps the clubs you once used are no | | | | this much attention to detail, it will have an amazing |
| longer suited for you. Don't be afraid to try a stiffer | | | | result on your golf score. |
| shaft. Keep a close eye on your results. If it doesn't | | | | Trust me, the law of a better golf swing is attention |
| work out after a proper amount of time, go back to | | | | to detail. |
| what you were doing before. | | | | |