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Originally Posted by mddubya  Ok, I'm seriously getting desperate here. I just played my 4th tournament about an hour ago and shot a glorious 104! Every shot that I screwed up on, every single bad shot, I let a negative thought creep into my head. Don't top it, of course, I'd top it. Don't pull it, bingo, huge pull to the left. Don't $kank it, I thought this twice and did it both times. Ect.............., ect.... You get the picture. I stuck to my pre-shot routine on every shot, and the majority of the time I kept my thoughts positive and made some great shots, even a couple of amazing ones. So short of hypnosis, how do you keep the negative thoughts out? I've read "Golf is Not a Game of Perfect", I guess I need to read it again? Any advice anyone?  |
The best way to ward off negative thoughts is to consciously choose positive thoughts. Instead of saying "don't top it,"
you should look at your target and talk yourself through a positive outcome. Tell yourself before each shot something like, "OK, start the ball right at the left edge edge of the bunker, and let the wind bring it in. One bounce and it's right there." See it, feel it, do it.