From the Pro
Welcome to the 2017 Season! We are excited for some great play this year and hopefully your New Year’s Resolution was to play more GOLF! This winter has been quite mild so far and that leads to the hope that we will get a great jump on the upcoming golf season.
The theme for this year “Sharpen the Saw”. First, it means that you must take care of yourself-you may need to begin an exercise program, or to take more time away from your stress to make time for yourself. Second, you must work on what needs work; it may be your chipping and pitching game or your putter, but you need to stop neglecting your trouble areas or you will never get better. Third, help sharpen your saw by discontinuing negative self talk (this may be the hardest section to complete).
For most players negative self talk is the only voice they know while playing and I am quite sure that the most negative of us has no idea how to shut out that voice. Here are a few ways to help change your voice: a) after you hit a shot try to not react positive or negatively no matter where the shot ends up, be neutral. b) keep your eye on the horizon with your head up. As I drive the course in the Summer I can always tell who is playing well and who is not just by the direction their eyes are looking. c) Keep in mind that golf (however important to you) does not define you as a person. You must approach golf with humility and you will have much more fun while on the course.
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