Driving Tips

Dec
28
2008

Dreaded Shots: Tee Shots on Tight Driving Holes

I’ve been eagerly watching the poll that I currently have going in the sidebar asking you what your most dreaded golf shots are.  It’s early, but as results have been trickling in, many of you have voted that your most dreaded are tee shots on tight driving holes.

We’ve all been there.  You stand on the tee and the hole you’re faced with looks about ten yards wide.  There is trouble on both sides.  Maybe it’s water, woods, out of bounds, [...]

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Dec
22
2008

Your Most Dreaded Shot

I got to thinking the other day that golf presents a lot of challenges that can cause some anxiety, fear, nervousness, dread, and any other negative emotion that might apply.

Certainly, a good mental approach is to train our minds to not be results-oriented and to play one shot at a time and to stay in the moment and all that.  Let’s be realistic, though.  If we amateurs were good at that, we’d play a lot better than we do.

Every player [...]

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Sep
27
2008

The “Go For It” Attitude in Golf

We seem to associate this quality with winning and success, in general. In many cases, it’s a big factor. No risk, no reward. We’ve probably all heard that saying.  In business, that attitude is practically a virtue.

In golf, though, it should be used sparingly, because the negative outcome will usually be disaster.

Now, be honest.  How many times have you been standing over your ball on a par five, about to hit your second shot, with 220+ yards [...]

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posted in Golf Psychology 7 Comments

Sep
01
2008

Golf as a Team Sport

Before I mislead you, I’m not talking about four-ball competitions, scrambles, or anything similar.  Golf is a game of solitude.  When it comes time to hit the ball, there’s no one there to help.

“So exactly what are you talking about”, I can hear you asking.

Have you ever played team sports?  Football (either kind)?  Baseball?  Hockey?  Basketball?  Rugby, lacrosse, or volleyball?  Let’s forget for a moment that those sports require teams simply to play the games.  Let’s instead turn to what [...]

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posted in Golf Psychology 2 Comments

Jul
16
2008

Creativity in Golf

When I first set out to write this post, it was going to be a list looking at some of the more creative players in golf history.

That plan changed some as I leafed through the August 2008 issue of Golf Digest.  In Jim Flick’s column (p. 48) he related a story that I found so fascinating that it made me want to shift gears and talk about the role of creativity in golf.

Flick shared a story where his colleague Mike [...]

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  • I think this phrase is one of the most overused pieces of misleading advice that circulates around the golf world. It’s most often heard after one player in a group bombs a big one down the fairway and the others are feeling a little inadequate.

    Certainly, those who have given it real thought realize that the intent is correct. That is, to stress that putting (and the short game overall, for that matter) are critical for scoring. That’s [...]

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