19 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Slow Everything Down

Why are you rushing?  Why are you rushing through your instruction, your swing, and your entire game?

There are many sports out there where teams fight the clock.  This helps to add to the anticipation and excitement of the game, building tension as the minutes and seconds tick away.  However, this just isn’t the case in golf.  There’s a reason why there’s no clock or referee to rush people along – you should take your time getting set up, addressing the ball, getting a good grip on your clubs, and so on.  While you don’t want to be rude to anyone playing behind you, you also don’t want to create tension for yourself when there’s no need for it.

Tension is a mortal enemy of golf – when you’re tense mentally and emotionally, you become tense physically.  This will lead to a very bad swing no matter what.  So slow everything down, including your own attitude, and you’ll no doubt do much better.

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