11-15-2006, 05:54 AM
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| Re: most important parts of the game
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Originally Posted by LowPost42 Mental, mental, mental.
Your subconcious knows how to swing the club very, very well. The trick is to let it by quieting your concious mind. | I think you are absolutely right. Have you found a way to quiet the mind…. For golf, like other things I think it is a work in progress, but for some it comes naturally. You can usually see these types of people they remain unfazed and calm. I played a round today and it was my best ball striking day ever. I had a few monster drives (the fairway was cut really nice and the ball rolled forever – I have a Cobra driver – and it was also the LOUDEST drive ever – with my new 3 hybrid I was on the green in two – but I knew my putting was weak and I couldn’t shake the feeling. I drove a few greens, I had a great long game, and from 100 plus out I was fine, 20 yrds in I had trouble, but he story is the more I thought about how bad my putting was the worse it got. On some holes I putted four or more times – up and down slopes. Another time, on the same course, I was playing in light drizzle – it was a little cold and I was alone. I still felt tense putting! I thought, this is nuts – there is no one here who cares? So, I tried a little experiment. When I missed a putt – I would re-putt from that position or further out – but this time I had to do it standing on one leg, while putting at the same time. I was putting so well standing on one leg that I continued to do it for a few other holes. The lesson, I thought, is that I was more focused on keeping my balance and less focused on missing the hole. Success breeds confidence. It is hard to convince yourself that you are better than you really are. After a summer of golf lessons, putting is the one area I have left for last. Once I reconcile this, I hope my score will drop significantly. james  |