Improve Your Golf Swing

What?

No, this doesn’t mean you should put on a skirt and cry at sad golf movies.  Learning like a woman means being more open to instruction and to change.

Everyone has a certain amount of pride and many people are defensive about themselves, including both men and women.  But generally speaking, men are much more protective of their own ego when it comes to receiving criticism and instruction, especially when it comes to sports.  They often have the idea in their head that a “real man” will just “know” how to play any sport, and getting instruction or pointers or criticism, and following those things, is somehow an insult to his manliness itself.  If he can’t play a sport properly, this “proves” that he’s not much of a man.  He may also see criticism and pointers as being the equivalent of someone laughing at him because of what he’s currently doing.

This isn’t to say that women don’t get defensive and of course some women cannot take criticism of any sort.  But most women have a much more critical view of themselves to begin with and so are usually more aware of their own faults and areas where they need improvement.  If someone tells a women her grip needs improving or she’s not keeping her head down, she won’t be very likely to get upset and defensive and will try to improve these things.

Look at it this way.  If your golf swing were perfect, you would probably be a pro and wouldn’t be reading material like this.  If you have a consistent slice or aren’t getting the distance and accuracy you’d like, this means you could stand to make some improvements.  Rather than being defensive about the advice you get, take it to heart and see what you can do to apply these things and improve.