Golf Forums - i need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok i have golf try outs for my school golf team nov 11 and my friend pressers me all the time and his dad is one of the coaches and i need help on controlling the mental game of golf

There are many books on the game of golf that do not deal with hitting a single ball or swinging a club. At your age I would think that just trying to control your emotions would be the first step. When you hit a bad shot immediately breathe deep and long for at least 10 seconds and try to regroup. remember golf is about a single shot not a whole round. take one shot at a time and if you do a bad one concentrate on the next shot which may be 20 yards backwards..... But  treat each shot as the only shot and move on if you hit a bad one.

Regards

Steve

thanks just i played with my friend(the one is was talking about on the last thing i said) what he did was were on the 12th tee and he said before i hit the ball that he could hit his 52 degree club farther and it got to my head which got to my head and made me hit a really bad shot i tried it again and still he messed me up than finaly about 5 tries later i hit a ok shot how can i get over that mental game

Hi Phillip - not much of a mate really, is he. Playing a few mind games with you I think. Maybe you need to either get tough with him or play with someone else until your confident to take what he "throws at you" and still complete the shot.

Good luck

I've been reading Dr Bob Rotella's(he works with Padraig) books.  They are entertaining and helpful.  I try and read a chapter a day, and I think its helped me concentrate more, and therefore enjoy the game more.

Having 2 elder brothers mind games have always come in to any sport or game be it life or on the Computer, they use to get in my head a lot and i would lose but all i done was set my mind on just doing the objective, block your mate out or laugh at him and play your normal shot, dont let him get under your skin or in your head. People only do it because they are scared that they cant match your ability and you will or are better then them.

If your good mates and you dont feel you want to stop playing with him, try doing what he does to you back, let him see how it affects his own game, after just simple inform of how un matey it all is and move on (well you hope) i know 2 wrongs dont make a right but sometimes it can work to make the person see what they are doing and how upsetting it can be.

Most of all just enjoy it!

Andy

thanks from all of you it really helps. this is why i like this golf website its because everyone loves the game of golf. i maybe only a teenager but when i go golfing i like to go at first alone and almost always someone joins me and gives me not just someone to play with but advice which is always awesome.so thanks again

Hi Phil - Good sound advice from Andy.

i do agree with you bob it is awesome advice and i did try to do what he does to me back but he is used to it! he is just that good

Hi,

Just going on what you said there "His Just That good" what you need to do is just worry about your own game, for the last 15 years my sport has been green bowls, now when i started at age 10 i wanted to be like the older lads who played for the county and also was getting down to worthing for the National Finals ect, Id play and play as much as i could but when it come down to meeting the better players they would play mind games or slow the game down, anything really to take me off my stride...this happend for around 9 years, unitl one day i just set my mind to relaxe and play each shot at a time and just ignore everything they do...6 years on i have won a numeber of county champsionships and this summer managed to win a national title

So the same goes for you, get your head down and worry about your own game, if your mate is winning things now then so what, all that matters is you build your own game up and one day it will be your turn and believe me regardless of how many years later it is you can sit back and say you done it and not anyone can ever take that away.

its a true fact that you only learn when you lose, so if your mate is beating you each time you play, your game is moving on whilehis is standing still....always remeber that.

Anyjoy your weekend and you never know we might even arrange a game one day soon.

Andy

andy

there are so many things i have to say about that

1st thanks that really does help

2nt wow that is really good info really wow

Hi,

My technical abilities are limited, but one of the few things I do know is that the most important six inches in golf are between the ears.

Try  "Harvey Penick's Little Green Golf Book"....it's a classic....it doesn't get too technical, will give you a laugh , and will help you "discover" some things/techniques which may help you relax into a game.

I should read it more often myself......it's on Amazon, e-bay etc.

ok thanks

Not a problem. The most important thing is to relax and enjoy your game.