November 2, 2008

Master The Mental Game Of Golf

by Mick Euan Tait

There is a lot of information available on how to improve your golf game and what you need to do. Maybe you have been convinced by advertisers that you really need that $500 driver or those expensive golf balls. If so, have they made a significant improvement with your game?

You have to stop believing in the myths that the big advertisers force down your throat. A great golf game is not only about having a perfect golf swing or using the most technologically advanced golf equipment.

The recreational golfer can sometimes benefit from learning from a good golf swing guide book or by using a specific golf training aid to cure a niggling golf swing fault. At my golf review blog, I have even recommended a few of these guides and products because they can help you with your golf swing. But to get the whole picture of what is needed to dramatically improve, you need to learn the mental game of golf.

Firstly though, in order to dismiss the myths that you can buy a great golf game, let us have a look at the facts:

25% of golfers back in the 1970’s managed to break 90 and a smaller number could post scores in the 70’s. 30 years have passed and we can now use over-sized drivers with larger and more forgiving sweet spots, wide sole and cavity back irons, and golf balls with 4 piece construction. So, how many golfers can today break 90? Well, from 25%, we have gone all the way up to 28%!

Having spent well over 90 billion dollars on development and advertising, the golf equipment industry should be pleased to know that there has been an enormous increase of 3% of golfers that can now break 90! You also have to add to those billions the vast investment made by golf training aids manufacturers and by the golf instruction industry.

So what is the missing ingredient that can promote the quickest and most lasting change in any golfer’s game? The mental game of golf or the inner game of golf is the key to improvement. Interestingly, this is the only area that doesn’t cost a penny to use, however hardly anyone uses it.

The mental golf game: Using your mind in a calculated, methodical and focused way is the surest method of lowering your scores. There are many facets of the mental game of golf that you need to learn. Things like:

-Confidence in yourself and your game

-Controlling your attention

-Curing golf nerves and anxiety

-Curing anxiety and golf nerves

-Developing clear focus and mental toughness

Hopefully you will now understand the importance of using the mental game of golf and start using it in your game. Accepting and using the inner game of golf techniques is what differentiates the top 5% of golfers from the rest of us. The top golfers know about and use powerful goal setting processes, advanced visualization techniques that improve every area of their game, mental imagery processes, and how to enter the “Zone.”

There is no doubt that golf is a complex game. There are many areas that you need to perfect and work on; first use the right (not the most expensive) golf equipment for your game. Practice and improve your golf swing technique, and maybe even work on golf fitness training. But if you want to take your golf game to the next level and shoot lower scores, you need to master the mental game of golf.

Are you ready to take your game to the next level and quickly lower your scores? Then check out Mick’s golf blog to learn the (http://tinyurl.com/5jmt2w) Inner Game of Golf methods. You can also learn all about (http://golf-online-tips.com/blog/golf/golf-training/) Golf Fitness Training by reading his reviews.

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