[nakeseireo]

What are your best tips for good mental golf? I have regional's for my high school team on tuesday and I need to make sure I don't get down or mentally tired. What do you do to stay focused, etc.

Thanks!

[QualityReachOut]

I like to joke around with my playing partners to stay loose mentally. That doesn't work for some, but it just helps me stay relaxed and realize it's just a game.

[nakeseireo]

I like to joke around with my playing partners to stay loose mentally. That doesn't work for some, but it just helps me stay relaxed and realize it's just a game.

Golfing with someone who talks definitely helps. But sometimes the people we golf with don't talk very much and it gets very hard to stay focused and mentally strong.

[rarpAcconavox]

This thread had a lot of good information in it.

http://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...ament+pressure

[attanilifardy]

Smile. Always looks around and admire what you're doing. Always look at the brightside/challenge of the shot, weather good or bad

[infollafago]

Imagine a blank piece of white paper. It is the best way I clear my mind.

[gogoleanylinkfo]

I do two things that are totally opposite.

Sometimes I'll say to myself, "It's just golf." In other words, it is ultimately a game, and not a life or death situation.

Other times I'll say to myself, "Bring it on I want the pressure." It makes me enjoy the tense situation and attack the moment with controlled aggression.

[PIORARMADDERI]

Not enough time between now and Tuesday but for advice in the long run you should get the book "The 30 second Golf Swing". Changed my approach to a round and I plan on reading it 1-2x/year to help.

[rarpAcconavox]

Not enough time between now and Tuesday but for advice in the long run you should get the book "The 30 second Golf Swing". Changed my approach to a round and I plan on reading it 1-2x/year to help.

That's the book my instructor gave me to read last year. Good stuff for someone who is seriously trying to improve. I need to read it again.

[Nppracph]

For me it's all about concentration/focus. I play better in competition than I do during casual round and it's because of my intensity, which comes down to my level of concentration. I simply concentrate a lot more. I kind of get lost in my own little world. lol

[SpyRemo]

Read the book, "Zen Golf". Its a great book about dealing with the mental part of the game. For me, I just focus on one shot at a time and try to have a short memory when it comes to golf. You need to be able to put a bad shot or a bad hole behind you and move on as if it never happened.

[QualityReachOut]

Golfing with someone who talks definitely helps. But sometimes the people we golf with don't talk very much and it gets very hard to stay focused and mentally strong.

That's true, but where I am we play with one of our own teammates as well, so I make them joke and talk with me.

[Soadiassy]

Read Bob Rotella, sorry can't remember title but I believe it was his first golf book, it has helped me keep it together mentally much better than I used to while playing. "The Little Green Book" by Harvey Pennick is also a book that should be read by all who compete or would like to play better golf, while I enjoyed reading it initially it took me a while before I realized just how often I thought of Harvey's teachings while playing. Definitely a stroke saver for me at times, and one of the better golf instructional books I have read.

[strollerssfsfs]

i'm probably the last person to offer advice about "mental golf" because i struggle myself.well i'm putting it down to that,because many times this year i have been shooting really well,level par through 12,-2 through 6 etc and somehow manage to finish +6.so i end up losing so many strokes and blow up as i like to call it.

the advice i have been given which i haven't had the chance to try due to cancelled medals etc is all mental.

don't think about what you've done,just concentrate on the shot in hand,play the next shot and think about what you are going to do.try playing 6 lots of 3 holes trying to shoot as low as you can for each set of 3.stay calm,don't worry about bad shots and have good course management.in the first few holes make up your mind on how you are hitting the ball and go from there,if your not striking it so well take an extra club instead of trying to hit the full 6iron etc.

good luck fella.

[spapsinee]

I had a really bad time with this. I tried all kinds of things. Here's what I do now, on my shafts there is a label with something printed on it. I don't know what, but when I see the label I always remember my best shots are when my tempo is smooth and that settles me down and reminds me what I need to be concerned with. The rest of my setup is easy after that because I always come back to that label.