Golf Tips on The Golfers Mindset
4 When you see a Top player hit a shot, he is in that moment showing the rest of the world, in the physical, what he was moments before seeing and feeling internally. read more...
8 Game management; your choice of every shot on the course must be aligned to your ability to perform it given the pressure you are under at the time. read more...
10 The more you fight the wind, the harder it seems to blow. Learning how to hit longs clubs with quiet swings can help turn gales into breezes. read more...
14 Aggression kills coordination which results in the loss of timing and the very thing aggressive players are looking for, namely distance. read more...
16 The greater the degree to which the ball arrests your attention and entices you into pushing for results, the more you end up in a physical state that guarantees you cannot do it. read more...
21 When teaching new players I always tell them that in the early lessons I am simply teaching them to swing the golf club; not how to hit a golf ball. read more...
25 The quality of swings, not quantity, will lead to a quantity of quality shots. read more...
26 It is not how good your good shot is it’s how good your bad shot is. Every player should aim to develop a good quality bad shot. Perfectionists do have a problem with this. read more...
27 The best shot you can ever hit on the range is a good shot. The same shot hit on the course when you need a four to win club championship is immediately elevated to the status of a Great shot. read more...
29 Don’t turn a 5 into a 7 by still going after a 4. read more...
32 Remember that a Top player does not have just one swing but as many different swings as shots he can visualise. read more...
33 A slump is not something you catch; it is something you unwittingly create. read more...
36 This is the paradox that is golf, we have to try without trying, want to win without thinking of winning and take care without caring. read more...
41 The best definition I know that defines a good player is this. A good player is someone who controls the spin they put on the ball. read more...
42 In order to become better, you need to have a greater command of skills to include, a wider variety of shots, course management, self management and positive attitude. read more...
48 To know the mind of a better player is very difficult but you can begin by watching, or noticing, their body language. read more...
52 You don’t have to look at the ball during the swing, only be aware of its presence on the ground in front of you. read more...
60 Many players do not have to do much special to make a par on any hole; well, if you don’t do much 18 times in a round, you can play to scratch. read more...
61 Positive thoughts should be so natural that you are not even aware of thinking them. read more...
65 Using your strength at golf is quite often a sign of weakness. read more...
70 If great golf is a gift from God, then so be It; but the gift is available to most if you can reframe your ideas. The main challenge in golf is getting your mind round the right ideas. read more...
73 Simply stand back, get out of your own way, and let your natural ability move in and take over. read more...
83 A "Perfect" straight shot, even with the top players, just happens. It is not predictable and because it is not predictable, the smart golfer does not entertain the idea of attempting it. read more...
84 It is said that the space between the notes creates the music. The same could be said of golf. If you really value good golf, put more value on the time between shots. read more...
87 The top player does not picture himself failing so he is not surprised when he hits a great shot. He is temporarily stunned though when on the rare occasion, he does miscue badly. read more...
91 It is very difficult for the conscious competent player to accept that in order for him to improve he has to now learn to” let go” of his mental checklists and allow the subconscious and muscle memory to run the swing. read more...
95 Game management is very important but self management is at the heart of every great player. read more...
