| "If I just had more time to practice!" | | | | you'll see dramatic improvements in your game. |
| "I really need new clubs!" | | | | Depending on your commitment and attitude, you |
| "I would have scored better today if we had just | | | | can take between five and 15 strokes off your |
| not played so slow." | | | | score rather easily. |
| Have you heard these excuses before? Spend | | | | The major reason most golf scores remain high is |
| some time on a golf course any given weekend | | | | the mental approach that is taken to the game. |
| and I guarantee that one of these quotes will be | | | | Please understand that with a poor attitude, |
| heard at some point. Maybe you have even been | | | | golfers are beaten before they start. In addition, |
| the player who has repeated these statements. | | | | because the game has defeated so many players |
| Why is it? The answer is quite simply really. We | | | | for so many generations, a person comes to the |
| as golfers are always striving to play better and, | | | | game complete with a ready-made inferiority |
| if we don't, it is quite easy to make excuses that | | | | complex. To a player who regularly scores in the |
| turn the attention away from ourselves. | | | | low 90s, the idea of breaking into the 70s |
| However, the truth is that anyone can become a | | | | appears to be the height of absurdity. As a result, |
| better player by learning what to do and how to | | | | a golfer who regularly scores around 96 carries |
| do it. Those who score over 100 can break 100. | | | | around mental barriers that must be shattered in |
| Players who score in the 90s can get into the | | | | order to improve his or her game. |
| 80s. The high-80s player can drop to the low 80s. | | | | Golfers need a complete reorientation. Other |
| And the low-80 player can break the barrier and | | | | sports have succeeded in turning athletes around. |
| get into the 70s. This is not an exaggeration. It is | | | | Track and field sports are especially good at it. |
| the truth! | | | | While the 4-minute mile and the 7-foot high jump |
| So why don't more people play better golf than | | | | were once thought to be the limits of human |
| they do? Golf seems to be a simple enough | | | | endeavor, Roger Bannister ran the mile in under |
| game. You hit a ball that doesn't move with clubs | | | | four minutes, and Dick Landon won the Olympic |
| that have been carefully designed for the purpose. | | | | high jump with a jump of 6 feet and 4 inches. In |
| And no one does anything in particular to hinder | | | | the 1960 Olympics in Rome, a jump of 8 feet and |
| or distract you when you're playing. So what | | | | 2 inches only won third place! The point is that |
| exactly does it take? | | | | mental barriers were broken with these feats. |
| Consistent Application Now! | | | | If you're a golfer who wants to improve your |
| Diligent application means changing your mental | | | | game, you will need more than just the standard |
| attitude as well as changing your swing. It also | | | | golf training aid or the latest golf swing |
| means that you must be determined to improve | | | | improvement gadget. You must work on having a |
| by playing or practicing regularly. While you'll have | | | | positive attitude and be willing to practice with |
| to work hard, these requirements are not too | | | | diligence. If you do, you'll be happy with the |
| difficult to meet. And if you're willing to practice, | | | | results. |