| Ever wondered about the high percentage of | | | | on the four greens he hit and gets up and down |
| good shots a top ranked golfer hits every time? | | | | seven times. He now has eleven pars. Of the |
| There is a mental aspect of golf. Very often | | | | remaining seven holes, his score reads three |
| young golfers have too much clutter in their head | | | | bogies, two doubles and a triple. The result is |
| when they execute a shot. In today's world of | | | | twelve over par 84. In addition, becoming adept in |
| highly professional and competitive golf it is better | | | | the skill of the short game will not only lead to |
| to set some time aside for mental golf training | | | | lower scores but make you a better ball striker. |
| with an expert. While everyone does want to | | | | The short game is 2 parts skill, 3 parts golf |
| make the target, it's no use getting so knotted | | | | mental toughness. |
| that you can't take a relaxed swing. The secret | | | | While golf is certainly not the easiest of sports, it's |
| to hit great shots in golf is controlled relaxation. | | | | important to enjoy the game. It's a fact that |
| Try this simple mental golf exercise: just before | | | | chances to succeed vary from shot to shot. Like |
| you begin your shot, breathe out and mentally | | | | any other game, Golf too has its ups and downs. |
| imagine you are breathing out all the tension in | | | | Therefore keep your golf mental game simple. |
| your body. Try! It works. This simple exercise | | | | Many golfers find it useful to perform a 15 second |
| releases all the tension in your body and helps you | | | | preshot routine to prevent tension and calm the |
| approach the golf swing in a better frame of | | | | nerves. Select a target, prepare for the shot and |
| mind. | | | | mentally visualize a successful shot. Employ the |
| While one good full swing does not assure a par, | | | | change you are making in your mental approach |
| one reasonably good short shot can assure a par. | | | | to golf routine. You can consult a specialist or |
| Mastering the short game can be an easy way to | | | | consult mental golf books that will explain to you |
| cut your handicap in half. Suppose an 18-handicap | | | | in detail how to implement the change in your |
| player hits four greens. He has two putts for par | | | | routine. |