Now that we have covered how to manage our expectations, it is time to get into how to then take those expectations and turn them into positive pre-round thoughts.
One of my biggest pet peeves being a golf coach is when I work with someone for a duration of time and they are starting to show signs of improvement and then we go and play golf. Now let me remind you that this is the entire reason that we have been practicing is so that we can come out here and perform and after the first or second golf shot, our entire game plan has went out the window because in your mind, you can already no longer manage your expectations for the round.
The only way that you have a chance to make it through 18 holes mentally intact, is if you start the round in the right frame of mind. Trying to mentally prepare as you head to the first tee is a recipe for disaster.
For starters, let's start with not telling ourselves what we are and are not going to do. If we must do so, it has to be done in a manner that failing said statement, can still result in a success. Also with that being said, we need to make sure that before the round, unless of course we haven't played the course before, but think about the good shots you have hit there and the feelings that brought you and live in those moments where your spirits were high. That is is the easiest way to take yourself to a level of accomplishment without having done anything yet.
One of my biggest pet peeves being a golf coach is when I work with someone for a duration of time and they are starting to show signs of improvement and then we go and play golf. Now let me remind you that this is the entire reason that we have been practicing is so that we can come out here and perform and after the first or second golf shot, our entire game plan has went out the window because in your mind, you can already no longer manage your expectations for the round.
The only way that you have a chance to make it through 18 holes mentally intact, is if you start the round in the right frame of mind. Trying to mentally prepare as you head to the first tee is a recipe for disaster.
For starters, let's start with not telling ourselves what we are and are not going to do. If we must do so, it has to be done in a manner that failing said statement, can still result in a success. Also with that being said, we need to make sure that before the round, unless of course we haven't played the course before, but think about the good shots you have hit there and the feelings that brought you and live in those moments where your spirits were high. That is is the easiest way to take yourself to a level of accomplishment without having done anything yet.