Seeing a shot. Believing in the shot. Executing the shot. The hallmark of a great player.
The brain is the golfers most important tool.
With some practice you will be astounded how you can literally talk yourself into all kinds of shots with proper visual imagery.
On course lessons are a great way to learn decision making- shot selection and learning new shots or the easiest shot to help gain the best result. Here are 4 tips from an on course lesson in Sydney a few years ago.
Every golfer finds trouble at some point of their round. Learning to play to your capabilities once in trouble may not help you save par but it will help you avoid the big number that often wrecks your scorecard.
Pre shot focus is the perfect preparation for each and every shot. To see the shot is to increase the chance of hitting the shot. So how do you turn off your mind well enough to become focused on the result rather than being focused on the action of trying to get a result?
The golf swing is over quick. So fast in fact that there is really a limited amount we can think of. When throwing a ball we get the target in our view and react. Ultimately that should also ring true in our swing.
As far as controlling your game on the course this may be the hardest thing to do. Play golf and not golf swing.