Playing Better Golf 101 Tips – 9
81. Position and mould yourself to suit the golf club. Do not try to hold the club so as to fit your position.
82. There is no such thing as a perfect shot – it all depends on the context. A perfect shot if it lands in water is ruined. A bad shot if it turns out to be a hole in one is a perfect shot.
83. More important than the time you spend on the course, is the time you spend on it outside. Try to understand the overall game and more importantly try and understand your game.
84. The swing you presently have is not something you have created today but is the result of all those swings and the time you have spent analyzing them.
85. For many new players, getting the correct grip position is never easy because it tends to be awkward for many body actions.
86. A professional never visualizes himself failing and as such success does not surprise him. An occasional miscued shot does but then he takes that as a chance to improve further on his mental game.
87. If you try to avoid bad shots, you will probably end up hitting more of them. Instead concentrate on trying to hit better shots.
88. Some professionals claim that for them the club head is almost like an extension of their arms and hands, it feels so natural to them.
89. If you would like to improve your iron shots, then practice more on getting out of bunkers. If you are able to achieve a fair degree of proficiency in this, it will help you mentally as for many players; the bunkers cause great anxiety and force them to lose focus.
90. At times, for a very meticulous golf player, it becomes very difficult to let go of mentally planning his swing and just letting his body take over. However, the transition has to be made at the right moment.
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