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The more we try to shoot a low score, the worse we play?

GolfBargainOffers.com / 01/14

Most golfers are obsessed with shooting a low score. Sound familiar? What would you say if I told you that this obsession will probably raise your score? Before you hit the delete button, set the record straight.

 

 

 

 

Jeff Rouse lost the Olympic gold medal by hundredths of a second in Barcelona. He couldn’t understand why he’d lost after training so hard for so long. Rouse decided to continue swimming and train for the 1996 Atlanta Games.

 

He finally realized why he had lost in Barcelona: he had defined success as one thing: winning the gold medal. This put too much pressure on him and just didn’t work. In sport psychology, this what we call an “outcome focus”. In golf, the classic outcome focus is a low score.

There are nothing against shooting a low score, or winning. Such a slogan like“Winning is the best thing in life” really can encourage the golfers. Find your style in Callaway.

However, there’s a paradox in golf: the more we try to shoot a low score, the worse we play. US Olympic medal swimmer

The problem with trying to shoot a low score is that you cannot control it (if you could, you’d always shoot a low score). And when you are focused on something you cannot control, the first emotion you will have is anxiety followed closely by over-tightness and bad shots.

However, there is good news. As Jeff learned what to focus on, he turned his entire swimming career around. Jeff came up with the goal of having “easy speed.” This simple phrase represented how he wanted to feel in a race: Calm, at peace, relaxed. He would say it to himself and feel its reassurance. After using this phrase in training he could swim with 100% speed at 80% effort. He arrived in Atlanta with a whole new outlook: "first family and easy speed”. He recalls the start of the race, “I was at total peace with myself.” He won. Years later, he describes how he can still feel the calm and relaxing presence of ‘easy speed’ by just thinking about it.

So, having seen Jeff’s experience, what’s your felling, are you have some similar experiences ? If so , you can use the same way to help you to keep a good state of mind. I suggest you use some handy golf equipment such as titleist ap2 irons , and set several goals that are under your control for your, then next game will immediately relax you.

 

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