| I love golf and I take it you do too or you would not | | | | this and they drag all their past failures on the course |
| be reading this. Also, if you are like me you want to | | | | and their hang ups and wonder why it keeps |
| improve your golf game. The problem of course is | | | | repeating. Be positive and know that you will carry |
| that golf is such a difficult game to master. In fact, I | | | | out the perfect swing each and every time. As you |
| once read that 80% of all golfers have a handicap of | | | | visualize this and keep the positive mental attitude |
| eighteen or greater. Well, I think most would agree | | | | you will be amazed at how much better your game |
| that the most important part of the game is also the | | | | becomes, believe me. |
| most foundational: the swing. | | | | Now that you have heard about the importance of a |
| If your golf swing is off the rest of your game will | | | | positive visualization of the golf swing I want to talk |
| suffer greatly. You may be putting exceptionally but | | | | about the other extreme which is those golfers that |
| you have to get to the green first. That being the | | | | think too much! Most beginning golfers get caught up |
| case let's review some basic but often forgotten | | | | in the tyranny of the shoulds. To put it another way, |
| ways of improving your swing. | | | | "Newbie golfers often should all over themselves." |
| Let' start with visualization, the art of seeing your | | | | Stop thinking about the swing to the point that you |
| swing play out without actually playing. If you are not | | | | cannot even swing. Just remember to be positive |
| familiar with visualization then you may want to run a | | | | and see the perfect swing happen in you r mind and |
| search on Google for some good basic information. | | | | go out and do it. This is not rocket science and you |
| Let me just say here that you need to first | | | | can do it. |
| visualizing where you would like for the ball to land. | | | | Lastly, I would seriously suggest you consider the |
| With what you know is a solid golf swing, imagine | | | | invaluable element of fitness when it comes to |
| yourself performing the swing in a fluid, smooth | | | | improving your golf swing. That's right, you will |
| manner. Also, try and approach the game of golf | | | | benefit from being in good cardiovascular shape as |
| with a positive mental attitude. So many forget to do | | | | well as some strength and conditioning. |