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Golfpro1020
Passionate for golf and custom builder,Golf is a sport where you relax

with your friends,admire scenery and to stay in shape if you walk!

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Tip to reduce your frustration on a golf game

by Golfpro1020
created January 29, 2008, last edited February 10, 2009
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You Feel Frustrate About Your Golf Lessons-Relax-It Is Just A Game

You have taken many courses, but it is still not working. You are so frustrated and you want to show your total disappointment. If you believe that mechanical analysis and hard work is the only answer, you’re going to be angry forever. You don’t want to become a professional; you simply don’t have to putt all theses efforts for playing golf. You don’t spare time working on swing problems, so learn an easy way to relax on the fairway.

Do you realize that if you play 95 on a normal course, you only miss about 22 shots! Players have bad habits to calculate the bad shots instead of the good ones. Of course when you think about it, any eccentric golfers would say that 95 is a bad game. No, if you play 5-10 games per year, which is the average of over 95% of all the golfers! Some average more than 120 per game. To break 100 is the most important preoccupation of most amateurs golfers, because they feel humiliate when they finish playing. Plus if you are always on the same fairway every day, you will simply never remove your frustration for the rest of your life.

An easy trick is to use your brain. Don’t think about the previous course, even if you play on the same, the day after. However think about your last score and putt it in your head, to reduce only one shot from your last game. In this case 94 would be your objective. If you play 5-10 games per year, do you know at the end of the season, you could lower your handicap by 10? The next game, if you failed, asked yourself where you missed the most shots on the course. Is it on the tee off, fairway, green, sand, or even in the woods? Re-enforce your mental, every time you miss your shot on a specific spot, where you previously missed by saying “this time you’re not going to catch me twice”. Now here, don’t think about your swing mistake, because you will even be more frustrate if you miss it again. Just think about that spot, as if it would be an opponent and this time, enter this zone like a winner, and tell yourself “you don’t scare me anymore”, as if you were talking to a player, and hit your shot as soon as possible, when your turn comes. It works and will increase your mental. If is the very first time,you play this game, and end up with a 144 score, just tell yourself that you had 2 games for the price of 1 and laugh about it, because you are not getting paid for.

You will surprise, how you will add up confidence and trust in this sport.

Have a nice game. Robert


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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
649 days ago
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"An easy trick is to use your brain."

This tip alone will cut 15 strokes off my game, assuming I play golf at least once in my lifetime.

Thanks.
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SSreportersLegend
649 days ago
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I don't mind these articles, but why post 9 of them within 30 minutes?
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
649 days ago
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30 minutes to complete the front nine is pretty fast, right?
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Golfpro1020Soccer Kid
649 days ago
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Hi guys

I am writing articles since 2 years as an Ezine expert author. So theses articles are all on my sites and with Ezine. And to answer to SS reporter,if you want to become a major Leaguer, you have to start somewhere! and if you think with a positive attitude,you will succeed!

Have fun!
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
649 days ago
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I'm confused by that answer... but I'll never turn down a good golf tip.
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OneflydudeAll-American
649 days ago
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I'll vote for it. Frustration seems to be my only strength in golf
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FrugolfVarsity Captain
648 days ago
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My son is a professional and is always giving me tips.I guess he didn't want to hurt my feelings by telling me all I had to do was use my brain.I'm going to kick ass now.I hope I can remember this tip in June when our club opens again.Thanks pro.
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Frank StevensonRed-Shirting
648 days ago
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"An easy trick is to use your brain". I've found the opposite to be true in my golf game. When I shut down my brain, with a few beers, relax, and just play without a care in the world I have a great game. All pro's visualy their shots and visually they flight plan of the ball. However, most of them do have a little saying (whatever they want to say: "today is a beautiful day") while they are swinging. This shuts down the brain so they can no longer think about the mechanics: trying to keep the spine angle, dropping the elbow, keeping wrists cocked, etc.

So I actually think the opposite advice should be used by golfers. DON'T USE YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING. Visualize yes. Using your brain is what kills any good golfer. They get the "yips".

So just relax. Grab your 7 iron and just play with it. Learn how to putt, learn some simple chip shots and practice your short game. That will take off more strokes on your game than anything else.
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Golfpro1020Soccer Kid
648 days ago
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Frank

When I said " use your brain " this was not for your swing but for the situation you are in example: wind,obstacles,the pin position, etc.I did not say to use your brain for the swing.

I agree with you for the visualisation.
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FrankDDiv-I Stud
648 days ago
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My only real experience with golf has always been a frustrating one. Not to say golf is frustrating, but instead the other way around. When the batting cages were broken, the driving range was the other option. When I get pissed off at work/girlfriend/everything nothing helps more than going to the range. A shooting range would be nice too in some of those situations, but a driving range is just as good. I suppose. When I finally do decide to play an actual game of golf, I'll definitely take some of these tips to heart. In the mean time, keep em comin'. Nice work.
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Golfpro1020Soccer Kid
648 days ago
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FrankD

A good tip is to pratice 2-3 days on a driving range before your official game.This will help keeping your swing and keep

track of your distances.
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