It's a good practice to mentally play a
round in your mind where you control the ball and place it where you want it to
go avoiding all the problems such as water, out of bounds, sand, etc. Try it
sometime and let your imagination run wild. Take notice of this mental exercise
to see if you allow bad thoughts to enter your mind even in your pretend
round. Bad habits die hard and the first
place to attack them is in your conscious mind. In order to eliminate bad habits that
you have formed in your game try this 3 step process: 1.
First confront your fears
in your game and admit them by writing
them down on a piece of paper. 2.
Replace it-it's time to trade in bad habits and negative
behavior for good ones. 3.
Stick with it-by being persistent, diligent and remaining
disciplined your game plan you'll be soon forming a new habit. We can't change our circumstances about
how the ball bounces so to speak, but we can alter our response to them. It's
all about choice so choose wisely. Having a brighter outlook about playing and
excepting occasional bad breaks that are inevitable will help you start getting
over being "Teed off" about yourself and your golf game However, sometimes losing your cool can
be good because it can help you let off some steam and help you refocus on the
task at hand. Often, as all golfers
know we keep it bottled up which can impair our performances for the rest of
the round. The key is to allow yourself to
completely vent, then refocus again immediately. By venting I don't mean
throwing or breaking clubs, or cursing. The skill of refocusing lies in knowing
what the most important element to master is. How does a person learn to regain
composure after losing it? Just remember that losing your cool is nothing more than focusing on what went wrong, and allowing yourself to get frustrated, angry, ticked off, etc. Think about how you respond when you’re angry
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