im annoyed!!!

[turtle]

i am getting very annoyed at golf recently because i am playing really bad for about 8 months i no it is normal to have bad streaks but this is just ridiculus i am 13 and i play off 18 i only started playin a year ago but i no i can do better because i hav shot rounds in the low 80's and high 70's and its annoying people keep saying i have a graet pictire perfect swing and my coach cant fault it but i think that its not all that good i am always stuffing up with the first move down from the top i try and wack it with my shoulders instead off bringing my arms down and clearing my left hip and moving onto the front foot so has anyone got any drills to help me

[Ian Hancock]

Re: im annoyed!!!

Hi Turtle,

It is very clear from your thread that you are struggling with the mental side of your game.

What you need to practice is two different games.

First there is practice mode. When you are teaching your body a new part to the swing then and only then do you think of it when you are swinging, this is to teach muscle memory. Once you have perfected this muscle memory the body is quite capable of performing the operation without the instructions from your inner self.

Second mode. This is for when we play, you need to keep the inner self chatter to a minimum by pre-occupying the mind with things like, lie of the ball, wind direction, pin position etc.


For practicing the second mode you need to hit a few balls, no more than 20 per session on this exercise. Try to hit every ball with a quiet mind ( no inner chatter at all) just feel what you body is doing without actually interfering, you may find it is actually quite easy. You should always analyse the shot after you have hit it, not during.

Hope this helps



Ian.

[gord962]

Re: im annoyed!!!

I agree with Ian - this is a mental issue. You are too busy thinking about the last back shot, how to fix it and why the heck can't I hit the ball instead of concentrating at the shot at hand.

The bad shots you had have already happened. There is nothing you can do about them now. Concern yourself with your next shot. Don't try to adjust your swing to correct the problem, just swing the club naturally. It is a lot harder to do that to say, but it is something that you must be able to do or you will have an extremely hard time improving.

[bonzi_532]

Re: im annoyed!!!

These guys are absolutely right. You just need to get the technical out of your head and swign the club