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How Focus Can Improve Your Golf Game
Hana Lee
Ninety percent of golf is mental. Oh heck, make that 95%!
Arnold Palmer stated, "The toughest 6 inches in the game of
golf is between a player's ears".
The fastest way to lower your score is to master the ability
to focus.
Most golfers tend to think they must practice more, find a
new instructor, buy more videos, get the swing right, change
those clubs. But one of the often overlooked and most important
mental aspects of the game is focus.
Now you want to make sure you focus on the result you want.
In golf the shot is determined by your level of concentration.
You've likely just rushed right in and played shots without
concentrating. No wonder the ball ended up going haywire!
It's better to make ten focused swings than 100 quick, thoughtless
ones. Your swing will naturally break down when you're fatigued.
So be sure to take a break when you're practicing. Brain breaks
give your mind and body a chance to implement what you're
learning.
One way to practice the art of focusing is to light a candle
and stare into the flame, only thinking of the flame. Every
time your mind starts to move to any other thought, bring
it back to the flame. Think of the dancing orange colors,
how they melt inside of each other.
The first time you do this, you might be hard -pressed to
last for 3 minutes. Work up to 20 minutes, and your ability
to focus on anything will have improved immensely. You'll
be able to take this enhanced skill to the golf course.
When you're playing, just think about the next shot. During
down time, allow your mind to relax and wander for a few minutes.
Don't try to concentrate the entire game, or you'll get very
fatigued, very quickly. Save the mental workout for thoughtful
shot decisions and center on what shot you're going to play
next.
Also, keep your cool and behave in an emotionally controlled
manner. You will perform more effectively. In the great game
of golf, emotions soar and fall quickly. You can go from totally
happy to totally ticked off in no time at all. In fact, the
feeling of anger is actually a series of reactions that happen
in just 1/30th of a second.
Stop it at the first spark. The important thing is to figure
out what is really making you angry. Think of the grand scheme
of life and how today is just a speck. Your golf game is a
speck on a speck. It helps to minimize the situation and look
at the big picture of what's really important in life.
Master the mental art of focus, and you've got 95% of the
game of golf all figured out!
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