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I don't think I follow but I would say my confidence came from working in my swig and actually trusting it. I have found that web I have a bad shot I know exactly why it happened and can fix it for the next shot To use your response what made you start trusting your swing? Was it the results it was producing or the fact you were working on it? |
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At each level of my game; 90s, 80s, 70s and sub par something just clicked. Once I broke each threshold I had the knowledge I could do it. My confidence grew with each round. The more I played the better I got the more my confidence grew. Now I feed off of good play. If I'm play well is just keeps rolling along. The knowledge that I can shoot low scores builds my confidence.
Everyone has a different threshold, some play bogie golf and are very satisfied. Their confidence and drive are based on what they feel is the best they can do. To them bogie golf is good. I font believe you have to shoot numbers to gain that confidence. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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It is easy, lots of good repetitions build confidence. I see guys with + handicaps at the club practicing, they don't hit a dozen shots or a hundred, they hit the same shot, whether it is a six iron or a seven foot putt, over and over for hours and they do it day after day. They are becoming more confident with each repetition.
Me? I am really good at escaping from the trees because I get lots of reps so I am really confident when in the woods. ![]() |
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I was wondering which came first for you guys/gals, actually playing well and having your confidence built from your playing success or confidence that you could play well and then going and actually doing it? |
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Went out and played, hit just about every tree, bunker, water hazard and OB there was, learned from that, got better and built confidence as I did.
Like Bobby Jones said, "We learn more from our failures than we ever will from our successes." And the only way to fail at something is to try to do it in the first place. |
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I think once I worked hard and saw a few good swings I realized I could start scoring 90s then 80s.. The more I work at it the more confident I get |
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Since I began playing golf 7 years ago I have had a what I would consider a terrible mental game. A friend that I play with frequently who also happens to be the best player I know always says that puts as much effort into their game as I do that I get very little reward also that for a swing that looks as good as mine I get very poor results. He attributed a great deal of this lack of enjoyment and results to the fact that I lack confidence in my swing. Meaning after a single bad shot I start to analyze my swing and start tweaking it. He always said that you need to be more confident that you are going to hit a good shot and just swing the club to which my response was always that I needed to hit the good shots first to build the confidence that I could hit good shots.
After last season I made a commitment to try and improve my mental approach to game and made my only goal for this season be the ability to play the entire season and enjoy playing whether I played good or bad. So far I have been successful and I have been shooting better scores to boot. |
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I had confidence before i actually had the scores to back it up.I guess it came from knocking down good shots in big situations and knowing i could do it,that was HUGE.All that was needed then was consistency and i knew the lack of consistency was just a lack of concentration and focus on EVERY shot.I dont know about you guys but,my biggest problem is concentrating and focusing on all shots and not just the big shots that i need to save a par,get a birdie or stay in a match.I tend to get in a hurry on basic shots and just walk up and swing instead of taking my time and focusing on that shot and that shot only.I read in a golf magazine about how all of the pros have a routine for every shot from teeing off to tapping in and,how every golfer needs a regular routine.I made myself start each shot with a routine and focus on the shot at hand.When i started doing that the consistency came almost immediately,along with better scores.I still get in a hurry sometimes tho and,hit an unbelievably stupid shot.I dont do it nearly as often as i used to and when i do take a bonehead shot i do my best to put it out of my mind before i hit the next one.
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I was wondering which came first for you guys/gals, actually playing well and having your confidence built from your playing success or confidence that you could play well and then going and actually doing it? |
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