![]() ![]() The thinking side of the brain is great when planning shots, but it’s not good at playing them! Players who struggle with the short game have too much interference from the thinking (left) side of the brain, during the entire shot process. It’s about thinking about (and knowing from practice) the best possible shot to play and then engaging the right side of the brain (the athletic mind) to play the shot. The short game is a blend of smart golf IQ and creativity. When we make process the goal, we lower performance anxiety and distraction, and you are freer to engage with the intention for the shot you have in front of you. This is why I created my “mental game scorecard”, which forms the basis of my mental game training program, as it holds you accountable to process focus during your shots. For any round of golf, you need to train yourself in being able to focus on process, and let the outcome take care of itself.įocus is probably the most important thing you can improve to play better on the course. ![]() No matter how good your skills are in golf, you have to realize and accept that you will never have complete control of the outcome. What is a “Process”?Ī process is something you do irrespective of outcome, but gives you the best chance of getting the desired outcome. These changes affect both the connection with the shot and the messages being sent to the muscles and explain why they play less of those “great” shots they hit in practice. This shift of focus causes changes in the body and mind when compared to the consequence-free environment of practice.įirstly, because the outcome is considered to be more important on the course, the player will often think more about the action of the swing and try to control it (“internal focus”), instead of letting the intention for the shot (“ external focus”) create the swing.Īt the same time, thinking about the possible negative outcomes (what they don’t want to happen and what they might look like to others) causes performance anxiety (tension in the muscles and loss of focus). On the course, where the player is more concerned about the outcome, they feel pressure to play a good shot. In practice, where there are no real consequences to missing a shot (there’s always the next ball), the mind is focused on the process of hitting the shot (picking the target, visualizing and rehearsing the shot, etc.) with little thinking going on over the ball. Where is your focus?Ī lot of this has to do with focus. It’s amazing how many golfers tell me how “great” they are in practice but how little of that greatness transfers to the golf course. In this week’s lesson, we’re going to take a look at how improving your short game process to practice and play can massively improve your success round the greens.Ĭlick “Listen in browser” to listen to the audio. ![]()
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