I have problems forgetting the bad shot i just hit
2006-11-15 11:37:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Golf
I am not a very good golfer but when I do actually play good, in my terms, is when I am thinking about the next shot I have to make, not the slice I just hit. I tell my pitchers this: go pitch for pitch, forget about the one you just threw because this next one is more important than the last.
Same thing in golf, if you miss the fairway off the tee, you have to make the next shot better than the last or else it just snow balls. You are only as good as that next shot you make. If all your shots are good then you will see the results in the end and the frustration won't be there. Shot for shot, forget about what just happened, the current shot is more important.
2006-11-16 04:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by coachalbin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golf is a very mental sport. You need to hit each shot without thinking about anything else. It can't matter if you need a perfect shot to win the hole or if you just had a bad shot, each shot should be independent of others. How do you stop thinking about bad shots? Practice, practice, practice. Try to remember that you are out there to have fun. Try relaxation techniques. Try to have a routine that you do on each swing regardless of everything else. Maybe that will take your mind off things.
Much easier said than done.
2006-11-15 14:25:56 · answer #2 · answered by CM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I played a beautiful course one time when I was on vacation in South Carolina and Me and my buds took plenty of pictures. One friend took a picture of me after a 280 yd drive right down the center of the fairway (I bogeyed the hole) but the shot was memorable. I take that picture with me to every round of golf. I put in in the window of the golf cart and when I hit a bad one i take a minute and remember that great shot i had. Golf is a very mental sport and if you let one bad shot get in your head the rest of the day will refelct that one bad shot
2006-11-16 01:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by steve0stac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golf Psychologist
2006-11-15 14:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by Madman1212 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that you take each shot one hole at a time, and try to take all negatives out so that you can concentrate instead of anticipate. Golf is a thinking game, and your only competition should be between your ears. Also take up Buddhism it will calm you nerves and teach you discipline.
2006-11-16 10:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by Sports Maven 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a deep breathe and try to remember the fun things that make golf a great game to play.
2006-11-15 11:39:50 · answer #6 · answered by Jazzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a game, it's not everything (unless your're a PGA professional, in which case you should just ignore the rest of what I have to say). The point of the game is to have fun. You will go good (occasionally great), and you will do bad. It's just like everything else in life. Just remember its a game, and to have fun.
2006-11-15 11:41:37 · answer #7 · answered by AndyMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop watching Happy Gilmore and watch a light-hearted, funny golf movie like Caddy shack......(heck, even Space Jam REALLY starts w/ Michael Jordan on the golf course).....
anger management training always helps too
2006-11-15 17:47:49 · answer #8 · answered by scarletcub11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have a bad memory just like NFL qb want I do is to think about the next shot the nothing I can do about the last one
2006-11-16 00:48:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pout after every bad shot, just like the best golfer in the world!
2006-11-15 13:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by blatt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋