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Being Postive - The Right Attitude |
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June-Anne Jones |
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Being Postive - The Right Attitude
June-Anne Jones
Improving your golf game is not just about the shots you make or the kit you choose. If it were that easy more of us would have single figure handicaps.
You may not know that we take to ourselves in our heads up to 70% of the time - its a process we call thinking. Thinking starts from the moment we wake up. How often has someone said to you 'what are you thinking about?'
When we play golf it is really important what we 'think' to ourselves. I bet you can recall hearing some of the following comments:- This hole isn't good for me - Water is like a magnet to my ball - That's the bunker I can never get out of - My score always goes downhill when I hit the 17th!.
So why bother going out, because as soon as it happens we say ' What did I tell you it happens every time!' Why should it surprise you - you've already told yourself that it's going to, so you were right. What you need to start doing is to turn your negative thoughts into positive ones.
So what stops us being positive?
'Thought barriers' are not always easy to recognize, but we all have them. Amazingly you can be the most confident and positive person socially, at home or work. Why is it that a different person takes over when we step onto a golf course?
Do you recognize any of these:
I've got no chance against a 10 handicapper. She must know the rules, she's been a member for 18 years. These youngsters are much more confident than me. Some days I'm just not lucky. I can't get over the water.
These phrases are negative thoughts. If your mindset is negative and you are thinking in a negative way, then these thoughts are very likely to come true.
A positive approach is important and therefore you must change your mindset. Try telling yourself that "YOU CAN" and then YOU WILL.
Take the phrases above and change them around to make the approach much more positive.
The 10 handicapper is beatable because you have more shots, they could be having an off day or you could just play exceptionally well.
It is possible that even people who have played golf for many years do not have a correct interpretation of the rules, and you should always challenge if you believe that you are right.
It's great to be young and confident, but that also can mean a lack of experience and course management skills.
If I think positively I will play positively.
You can get over water, it's just a question of the correct club choice and your attitude of mind.
Remember when you are on the course to motivate yourself, because your playing partner wont!!.
If you make a bad shot, forget it, move on to the next one because you can't change what's already happened. Concentrate over every shot, don't be distracted. Don't give up because you've had a bad hole, or give up half way round - you don't know how everyone else is doing.
Its important that you set yourself a target before you go out. Maybe you want to break 80,90,100 - it could be that you want to get a certain number of birdies or pars but it could be anything that will motivate you to shoot a better score.
Keep thinking positive and your game will improve. Every shot that you attempt should be will full concentration and positive commitment.
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