How To Improve Your Mental Game Of Golf

By Tameka Mangini


Many golfers will tell you that the mental game of golf is what will really determine your success out on the course. It it is true to say that few other sports depend on psychology to the degree that this ancient sport does. Improving this aspect of your play will bring great rewards in terms of your performances out on the course.

One of the easiest ways to improve is to read more about the sport. There is a vast treasure trove of golfing literature out there, from books about great events, books on strategy and biographies of golfing greats. Explore this library as much as you can; reading and thinking about the game from as many different perspectives as you can will improve your game immensely.

It also pays to pay close attention to interviews with the top professionals, and learn from what they say. Top players often go through some kind of crisis of confidence or technique during their careers. Listening to how they managed to put things right can often be a great help to amateur players too when it comes to learning about the psychology of golf.

It also pays to widen your reading to cover other topics away from the sport. Reading books about strategy, psychology and even other sports can open up many new ways of thinking and provide strategic or tactical insight as well as some mental golf tips. Sun Tzu's classic text 'The Art of War' is particularly highly recommended.

Of course, it also pays to watch as much of the sport as you possibly can, and take a keen interest in how different players approach different match situations. You can sometimes pick up good tips for relaxing and staying focused from watching what the pros do. Seeing how top players respond to adversity on the course can also be very informative.

Talking about the sport with other players, especially those who have more experience than you, can also be very useful. Other players may have psychological insights and perspectives to offer which you might not have considered before. The more thoughtful discussion you can have, the better, and you should always be prepared to listen to others who might have something to offer.

By taking a keen interest in the sport and thinking about it, you should find that your mental game of golf improves reasonably quickly by following these tips. Improving the psychological side of things should see you improve generally too. Always remember that thinking about a problem is the best way of addressing it.




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