| Is one bad shot ruining your entire game? | | | | flow. How many times have you seen a person |
| A good game can quickly be transformed into a | | | | losing their temper while trying to do something |
| bad game simply by hitting one bad shot. You | | | | with their hands? They end up fumbling objects |
| may have a pleasant attitude and high | | | | and throwing them, or even breaking them in |
| expectations before arriving at the first tee, but | | | | frustration. This is why it is very important to |
| messing up your first shot can change your entire | | | | exercise damage control before overreacting into |
| mind-set. If you don't immediately step back and | | | | a fit of rage when placed in frustrating situations |
| accept what happened and move on, you may as | | | | on the golf course. The sooner you recover |
| well turn around and head back to the clubhouse. | | | | emotionally, the sooner you can rebuild your |
| Instead, if you can make the decision to isolate | | | | self-esteem and convert a bad situation into a |
| that shot and move on to focus on the next one, | | | | good one. Not only will you improve your likelihood |
| you may find that you will have a terrific game | | | | to shoot a lower score, you'll improve your |
| from that point forward. The same goes with | | | | likeability among other players. Misery may love |
| three or four putting a hole, or taking a few | | | | company, but company does not love misery! |
| strokes to get out of a bunker. It is important to | | | | Tips |
| isolate these incidents and focus your attention on | | | | 1. When anger surfaces after hitting a poor shot, |
| your next shot. See each shot as a new game in | | | | let go of the emotion quickly so it will not affect |
| itself and avoid dwelling on negative incidents, as | | | | the remainder of your game. |
| your overall attitude has a direct correlation with | | | | 2. Minimize the importance of your mistakes. |
| your physical performance. | | | | Dwelling on past shots will only drag your |
| Are you letting anger control your performance? | | | | misfortune through to the next hole. |
| Anger is an emotion that hinders dexterity and | | | | |