| Statistically the most influential and
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| | Bernhardt Langer.
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| important part of the Golfers arsenal is
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| | But probably if you were to ask a couple
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| his putter and the ability to make it
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| | of top golf coaches and sports
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| work properly for him or her.
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| | psychologists will they felt was going
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| How many times have we seen major
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| | wrong with these golfers the moment they
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| championships decided because certain
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| | hit the grain, I would wager the majority
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| players had problems with their short
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| | of these advisers would come back and say
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| game?
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| | it all revolves around one word - tension
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| Amateurs and Professional Golfers alike
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| | with a Capital T.
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| all suffer every now and then from the
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| | The technique or one of the techniques
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| dreaded nerves brought by the inability
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| | that sports psychologists use to overcome
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| to cope with successfully negotiating
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| | this is to regulate the briefing.
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| three-foot puts.
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| | Possibly the master of this technique on
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| As I mentioned, punting is probably the
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| | the professional tour today, is the South
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| greatest leveller in golf. Not everyone
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| | African golfer Ernie Ells.
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| can smash a ball 3 - 400 yards down the
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| | Not called The Big Easy for nothing,
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| fairway, not everybody can master the
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| | Ells' secret lies with the fact that he
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| correct technique to dig themselves out
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| | believed deeply, calmly and serenely.
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| of the rough on regular basis.
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| | This affects the pace he plays golf and
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| But, if you cannot master the above
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| | his overall mental agility and awareness.
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| techniques to the standard that the other
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| | The next time you get a chance to watch
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| professionals at the moment can the one
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| | Ernie Ells play, watch his relaxed style.
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| area of the course that you can very
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| | Internally and mentally at times I am
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| successfully play catch-up is when it
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| | sure he is reacting like every other
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| gets round to putting.
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| | golfer in the game and he is probably
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| Putting probably more than any other
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| | have been just as many mental battles as
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| aspect of golf has seen the strangest
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| | the rest of us. The reason he probably
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| techniques and the weirdest collection of
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| | manages to overcome quite so many of
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| clubs. How many times have we seen some
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| | these battles is that he does not allow
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| of the world's finest players adopting
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| | mental anguish to a variety his physical
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| some of the daftest practices when they
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| | approach and style.
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| walk onto the green. Do we all remember
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| | So how can we mere mortals emulate this
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| the fashion at one time when it was cool
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| | style? Simple, regulate your breathing.
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| to be seen putting with a club that has
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| | When you walk onto the green use a three
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| an elongated handle and had to be balance
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| | step technique.
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| using the golfers chin.
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| | Step one, breath in through your nose to
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| Off the top of my head I can think of at
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| | the count or four. Step 2 Breathe out
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| least two of Europe's top golfers who at
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| | through your nose to the count of four.
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| some point have used this technique,
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| | Step three, relax and take your put.
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| Scotland's Sam Torrance and Germany's
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| | Go on give it a try, surprise your self.
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