Golf The Mental Game
Ninety percent of this game is mental, and the other half is physical -- Yogi BerraGolf the mental game involves psychology which is a field all its own. What's the point of hitting it straight, if you can't think straight? Golf is 80% mental according to TV commentators and instructors alike. Managing your game goes hand-in-hand with managing yourself. Best Strategies for Better Golf reviews some great mental game approaches and resources. Golf is not about hitting the ball. Your mind controls your body and golf is at least 80% mental in terms of confidence, attitude, overcoming fear of failure and building the mental toughness to succeed. Managing your game is about controlling your mental state to maximize your performance during a round. Controlling your mind will help you use past successes to overcome the endless variety of obstacles golf throws in the way of a good score. In no other sport is there so much time, on the field of play, while the game is on, to think. Managing the mental game, is about how you put that time to good use. In golf, thinking off the field of play and on the field of play are not the same. Thinking off the field of play, helps you think LESS while you are on the field. When you're in the game, you have to put LESS thinking to better use (if you know what I mean). In this section we will focus on three areas where mental game development plays a key role in golf game improvement:
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