| Work your short game. If you want to lower | | | | around the course to improve the results you are |
| your scores the quickest easiest way then | | | | getting. |
| generally speaking, full swing training is not the | | | | Some of these include catching yourself talking |
| way to go. Changing the mechanics of the full | | | | negatively internally and changing it to more |
| swing is time consuming and takes a lot of effort. | | | | positive thoughts about what you want to |
| Think about some of the world's best golfers and | | | | happen. Give yourself a break and stop berating |
| how long it took them to make changes to their | | | | your poor self image with internal tongue lashings. |
| swings. Faldo took 2 years and Woods roughly | | | | If you are talking to yourself in a manner that |
| the same when they decided to make the swing | | | | you would not tolerate from someone else, then |
| changes. Still think you can change in a few | | | | stop doing it! |
| lessons and a couple hours of instruction? | | | | Recognise that bad shots are part of the game |
| Work on your short game, it's a lot easier and will | | | | of golf. They are inevitable for the best golfers in |
| show quicker results and probably knock far | | | | the world so you must expect them too. Mastery |
| more shots off your handicap than any swing | | | | of golf is not about eliminating bad shots, it's |
| change. Don't try and build Rome either, just get | | | | about your mental strength and ability to accept |
| your putting improved or just chipping from 10 to | | | | them and then play the next shot with relaxed |
| 20 yards. | | | | confidence. |
| Break the short game up into different areas. For | | | | The mental game of golf is an exciting and |
| example: Putting, Chipping, pitching, bunkers, | | | | challenging aspect which WILL pay big dividends |
| specialty shots etc. Pick one or 2 areas to work | | | | and for some people it can pay off relatively fast. |
| on at a time and pretty soon the results will really | | | | Another payoff of learning to control and employ |
| show on the course. This will give you the moral | | | | your mind to your advantage on the golf course |
| boost to continue and later start working on | | | | is that it will almost certainly help to improve |
| some other areas. | | | | many other off course aspects of your life |
| Work Your Mental Game. The other fantastic | | | | including careers and relationships. But hey, maybe |
| way to not only lower your scores but enjoy | | | | just playing better golf and enjoying it more and |
| your golf more is to learn a few simple mental | | | | more is good enough? |
| strategies that you can easily and quickly apply | | | | |