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**Sellorect** · 07-09-2009, 05:56 AM

one of the women in my group said that she had been telling herself that she was going to make the putt before she hit each one...Do you walk up to the ball and tell yourself that you're going to make the shot?

I frankly don't. One, I find it doesn't work (same with saying, "I'm going to sell something today"...what, does your effort into your work change this day over last? It's great to be positive and all, since it makes you cheerful, but I always put in 100%, so saying it doesn't help).

Second, though, I find it makes me cocky. There are many putts I know I'm not going to sink, but if I try then I'll hit it too hard and overshoot if I think it's going into the hole, rather than a strategic lag. I don't aim every shot for the hole, I aim it with the big picture in mind.

07-09-2009, 05:56 AM	#14
Sellorect Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	one of the women in my group said that she had been telling herself that she was going to make the putt before she hit each one...Do you walk up to the ball and tell yourself that you're going to make the shot? I frankly don't. One, I find it doesn't work (same with saying, "I'm going to sell something today"...what, does your effort into your work change this day over last? It's great to be positive and all, since it makes you cheerful, but I always put in 100%, so saying it doesn't help). Second, though, I find it makes me cocky. There are many putts I know I'm not going to sink, but if I try then I'll hit it too hard and overshoot if I think it's going into the hole, rather than a strategic lag. I don't aim every shot for the hole, I aim it with the big picture in mind.
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