Golf by Ace McCloud

Author:Ace McCloud
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: golf, golf books swing instruction beginners tips training, golf short game guide nutrition basics training tournaments, golf fitness biographies autobiographies audio sport club, coaching books mentoring golf education performance teams leadership, golf put putting caddy clubs swing strategy, sports biographies outdoors golf psychology nonfiction
Publisher: Pro Mastery Publishing
Published: 2017-03-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4: Physical and Mental Preparation

If you decide to take golf seriously, then you need to make a significant time commitment, and develop your own organized process to maximize your success potential. Mustering the willpower to improve your game will go a long way. Most golfing books and professional instructors are geared toward getting you up and running in a short time frame. This is because it’s what everyone actually wants – to learn instantly. So these methods barely cover the basics and they rarely suggest approaching the sport with a longer-term point of view.

The mental aspect of the game is vastly under-stated. It’s mentioned a lot in passing but tutorials rarely go into details. The truth is that golf is the most challenging mentally of any sport. In one study, 90 percent of golfers stated that the mental game was vitally important to their success. However, just 15 percent of the same respondents said that they had not done anything specific to develop their golfing mental skills. If you want to really improve your game, then this is something to focus on along with your training.

You think you feel pressure playing at the local clubhouse tournament. Golf professionals have large audiences with hundreds of thousands of people watching them on TV, announcers scrutinizing their every movement, and untold pressures from friends, family members, coaches, and friends. Not to mention the fact that a bad day could cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars. Believe it or not, pros get the jitters too but they take ownership of that nervousness and make it work for them, most of the time. No professional wants to have TV clips showing them missing the shot to win the tournament broadcast around the world. Being able to cope with pressure will be one of the keys to your success.

Confidence is a very important attribute in determining golf winners and it helps reduce the effects of a pressure filled moment. The game’s mental aspects cannot be overstated. Can you guess what improves confidence more than anything? That’s right, practice. When you’ve trained harder than the next guy, you’ll not simply feel more confident, that confidence boost will be justified because you will actually be better.

The latest research is indicating that the mental part of the game is more important than the technical process of learning the correct techniques. Being too mechanical can be more of a liability than an asset. Pay attention to things like stance and alignment only at the start of each shot, and then shift gears to begin focusing on the target. You don’t want to be devoid of all emotion, as your emotional drive can ratchet up intensity in a positive way.

As for preparing for a golf round, start well in advance. Since dehydration is a common problem, keep hydrated, starting two or even three days beforehand. Drink plenty of water throughout the days and into the evenings.

People tend to under-estimate the physical toll golf can take on you. Don’t forget you’ll be out there for four or more hours and walking around four to five miles.

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