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This pattern is called playing
“ego golf” and is one of the major
reasons that golfers fail to improve.
STANDING OVER A PITCH SHOT THE OTHER
day, I thought about the mechanics of the proper
swing and then my mind quickly went to: How
would I feel if I holed it from the fringe and how
wonderful it would be to tell my friends about
the shot. As soon as I thought that, I lost all focus,
jumped into the ego mindset and subsequently
hit a poor shot that left me far from the hole.
Nothing can suck the fun out of a round of golf
faster than allowing your ego to rule your game.
On the golf course, the average golfer is very
quick to attach their self-worth to their score.
This inevitably leads to under-performance and
frustration. This pattern is called playing “ego
golf” and is one of the major reasons that golfers
fail to improve.
If, before every shot, you are thinking about
how the outcome will affect your score, or
whether you will impress or embarrass yourself,
you place too much pressure on your ability to
execute.
Thinking about future possibilities and how
you will look in front of your playing partners,
detracts from the present moment, which is
entirely where you need to be to play your best
golf.
The past is irrelevant, and so is the future. Your
focus has to be purely on the shot at hand.
Visualize the shot, feel the shot and use your
routine to get into “the zone”. Thoughts about
score and equating your self-worth with the
outcome of a golf shot only creates doubt and a
lack of focus on your true objective.
Accept bad shots in the same way you do good
ones and just appreciate this great game.
By freeing our mind of our EGO, we become
open to new possibilities, not only on the golf
course, but in our life as well.
Staying
In
The Present
Moment Equates
To
Better Focus
SANDY EARL