my last few rounds i have been playing well, but i begin to become to focused on my score. for instance, i had this theory for a while that if i was 1 over every 3 holes then id shoot 78. nothing real special but i'd be happy with it. ill start of real well and shoot 1 or 2 over on the front nine and then get too focused on my score and shoot 40 on the back. I'm sick and tired of blowing up at the end of my rounds. are there any strategies or tips to overcome this?
How to Quit Thinking
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Become a Zen Monk like Tiger, and learn mindfulness! Notice how well he stays in the moment, and doesn't let the outside world in.
Preshot routine... think about the next shot and avoid the "If I"s.
If I... par the next two holes I shoot my best ever.
If I... can get up and down...
I like the idea of the play box and think box. I forgot the name of the book. But basically they said you make all decisions in the think box...behind the ball...once you're over the ball you're in the play box... no more thinking... if you change your mind you back off the ball and go back to the think box...
If I... par the next two holes I shoot my best ever.
If I... can get up and down...
I like the idea of the play box and think box. I forgot the name of the book. But basically they said you make all decisions in the think box...behind the ball...once you're over the ball you're in the play box... no more thinking... if you change your mind you back off the ball and go back to the think box...
jeffgladchun
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Simply realize what you are in control of and what you are not in control of.
thefuture37
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learning how to "quit thinking" is harder than learning how to play golf effectively. look at all the talented guys on tour that could hit any shot you wanted, on command at the range, but can't do it on the course. Tiger was taught this skill since he was a little kid through the combo of his parents and the sports psych people. imo the sports psychologists are largely BS though, they overcomplicate the matter rather than teaching simple techniques. the problem is that it takes years to develop mindfulness, and tour pros don't have that much time before their careers are over. so they have to resort to weak techniques like "I stick to my preshot routine" or "one shot at a time".
so what should you do? study buddhist meditation as much as you study the golf swing!
so what should you do? study buddhist meditation as much as you study the golf swing!
Pia Nilsson - Every Shot Must Have a Purpose.
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Matt 4-L
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What works for me is when I get one over my mindset is to get that shot back and try and make birdie on the next hole. You might say that sounds to simple but what you are doing is changing your mindset from protecting your score to going out and getting a "better" score. I think that is why you see a lot of guys losing tournaments trying to protect a lead.
thefuture37
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rotella is rodiculous
read the excerpt from his new book(something about your 15th club) that was in golf digest a couple of issues ago. the basic idea talked about how "good" padraig harrington's mental game was during the british open last year. its funny listening to him prop up harrington when harrington was obviously falling apart at the end of that tournament and was lucky that sergio choked worse. it was nice to see harrington back up his win last year with the defense, because i dont think anyone really played well enough down the stretch last year to win it.
read the excerpt from his new book(something about your 15th club) that was in golf digest a couple of issues ago. the basic idea talked about how "good" padraig harrington's mental game was during the british open last year. its funny listening to him prop up harrington when harrington was obviously falling apart at the end of that tournament and was lucky that sergio choked worse. it was nice to see harrington back up his win last year with the defense, because i dont think anyone really played well enough down the stretch last year to win it.
dashfan87
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I always, always, always, play a better back nine than front... and depending on how bad the front was, ill play a better back. not too long ago, i shot a 43 on the front, to follow it with a 35... but usually ill shoot around 40-41 on the front, and then shoot a 38 or 39 on the back. I dont know why, but my mental game gets very very sharp on the back nine... always has.
I would say Im a grinder and a fighter... Not a "give up" person... maybe you should cultivate that kind of mindset.
I would say Im a grinder and a fighter... Not a "give up" person... maybe you should cultivate that kind of mindset.
thefuture37
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golf buzzword of the day- "grinder"
definition: a word used by golf commentators to describe jim furyk's crazy and repetitive nervous rituals before hitting golf shots; this word also gets used to label someone as having good concentration, as if furyk's slow playing antics are the key to his success
definition: a word used by golf commentators to describe jim furyk's crazy and repetitive nervous rituals before hitting golf shots; this word also gets used to label someone as having good concentration, as if furyk's slow playing antics are the key to his success
to me "grinder" is a term used for players who never quit....nothing to do with nervous ritual people...those we call psychcopaths.....or nut-cases, or one can short of a six pack, or sissy-marys, or the hole's too big in his donut, or the light's on, but no one's home...or....or....or....
thefuture37
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pga tour needs to enforce the 40 second shot clock on every player, every shot. some of the slow play bs is ridiculous when it gets relabeled as "grinding out a score". its funny how 99.9% of golf rules are enforced 100%, even to the extent that people watching on tv can call in and report things that weren't caught by the players on the course. but for some reason, that 40 second rule hasn't been enforced in something like 16 years. oh well, keep on grinding then...
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