{"id":824,"date":"2020-01-06T12:08:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T10:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com\/golf-blog\/?p=824"},"modified":"2020-01-06T12:08:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T10:08:16","slug":"new-year-goals-and-reflectons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com\/golf-blog\/new-year-goals-and-reflectons\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year Goals and Reflectons."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By the time you read this golf article Christmas, the New\nYear and the Three Kings celebrations will all have passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The start of a new year is a good time to take stock\nof your golf game particularly a sort of mental game MOT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are just a few mental game reminders to help you\nwith your game when things start to go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Think about the shot that you\nhave got next \u2013 forget the last bad shot and focus on the next one by thinking\nabout what can and can\u2019t be done therefore filling your mind with positive\nthoughts rather than negative one\u2019s about the bad shot.<\/li>
  2. Be careful about who you take\nadvise from \u2013 golfers are too ready to take advice from anyone but with the\naverage male handicap of 16.4 wouldn\u2019t you be better listening to someone who\nreally knows?<\/li>
  3. Attitude is everything \u2013 this is\nextremely important because it keeps you in the right frame of mind and helps\nyou to save shots.<\/li>
  4. Control your bad temper with a\nbaby\u2019s dummy \u2013 carry this in your golf bag and promise yourself that if you \u2019\nlose it\u2019 on the golf course, you will take it out of the bag and suck it for\nthe whole of the next hole and the feeling of absurdity will stop you losing\nyour temper on the golf course again.<\/li>
  5. Never give up and stay hopeful to\nthe end \u2013 always try your best on each shot and remain optimistic because you\nnever know when the next run of birdies and good shots is around the corner.<\/li>
  6. Keep it simple \u2013 the less you\nthink about what you do when playing a shot the better.<\/li>
  7. Set reasonable targets for your\nability \u2013 do not attempt shots that you do not have the ability to achieve\nbecause it will only end in frustration.<\/li>
  8. Believe in yourself \u2013 if you do\nnot who will?<\/li>
  9. Be set to play \u2013 if you are not\n100% comfortable over the ball then walk away and re-compose yourself and this\nwill save you many shots.<\/li>
  10. Be a modest golfer \u2013 because you\nwill face victory and defeat in almost equal measure.<\/li>
  11. Always have fun and enjoy\nyourself \u2013 it is too easy to get caught up in how well or badly that you are\nplaying and it is essential that you look forward to the next shot or game and\nwhen this feeling has gone take a break until you feel that you are raring to\ngo again.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Remember that 80% of good shot making is down to the\nbasics of posture, grip and alignment but if you do not have the correct mental\napproach to the game of golf you will prevent your automatic swing working in\npressure situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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