There are many sources to offer advice to lowering your golf score. Knowing some of them are beneficial and mastering some of they will definitely lower your overall score very quickly. The key is to determine which tips will work for your game and which are nothing but white noise. Selecting the proper skill to master is different depending on the state of your current game. It really does not matter where you start (most of the time) as long as you are moving forward. Today, I have five tips offered by Mark Crossfield that should improve your game if you take a bit of time to practice his advice and see if they work for you.
Continue readingWhat To Expect Next In Your Golf Game
On any given day, our golf game could be a grind or a smooth day of excitement. Most of the time, amateurs wait for the shoe to drop if they are having a great round and then proclaim it was what they expected. This self fulfilling prophecy is the bane of most golf games. I know that in my younger days, I had this black cloud hanging over my head if I was creating a great round of golf. It seemed as if I was hoping for failure in order to fell the sensation of being correct. What a foolish way to approach my golf game! As my game matured, I found that my mental focus on success was better suited for my game and the gloom and doom focus diminished into nothingness. To be fair, from time to time, I still hit the pothole of negativity, but it is usually short and easily reversible. Because of this mental change, my game strengthened and became more consistent. All because I changed the activity within the six inches of real estate between my ears.
I have mentioned before that I believe in the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction is explained like this: It is a philosophy that suggests that positive thoughts and feelings attract positive outcomes, while negative thoughts and feelings attract negative outcomes. It’s based on the idea that “like attracts like”. I have found that is approach to my life works on and off the golf course. I now try to use this philosophy everyday as I approach the daily activities.
On the golf course, it is a matter of choosing my target and positively focusing on hitting the shot. I do not allow negative thoughts to enter my shot processes and it works very well for my game. For me, it is a matter of thinking about what I want to happen all the time.
If you are a golfer, regardless of your skill level, it is important to frame your golf shot around the results and not about what bad could happen. This approach to shot making is how I improved my game…..drastically. I cannot stress enough about thinking positively regardless of the results. We all hit poor shots, the trick is to keep a positive mental attitude as your baseline in order to improve our golf game over the long haul.
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
Setting Up A Golf Hole From The Tee Box
Golf strategy mirrors that of a chess game. It is important to set up the next shot (sometimes two or three shots down range) in order to make magic happen on the course. This process of course management is simple, but often forgotten by many amateur duffers. How we set up a golf hole from the tee box will determine, with all things being equal, if the hole is going to be easy-peasy or a grind. It really is a matter of analyzing what is in front of you and taking the path of least resistance.
Continue readingOpen To Golf Suggestions!
Are you a player who is open to suggestions on how to fix your golf game? Do you try to improve your game through advice from other players? I will bet that every one of us has tried a tip or two from someone as they ‘observe’ our game. Although I do not think this is a bad thing (in a limited capacity), it is important to understand that not all suggestions are worth the paper they are written on. Why is that you may ask, well it all comes down to one thing: consider the source!
Continue readingIs The Golf Ball Position Really Important?
Where do you align your ball in relation to the centre of your stance? Depending on which club you have in your hand, it is recommended that you adjust the ball position between your feet. This is always a great topic of conversation because most golfers understand the concept, but fail in the execution of the process. Unfortunately, ball position is also tied to your swing plane, swing mechanics, and contact position. However, we cannot cover all those topics in one article, so I will focus on how to effectively develop the proper ball position for your swing.
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The Grateful Golfer 