Course anxiety
The Role of Course Anxiety in Golf
What nerves do to tempo, target choice, and routine before the club ever moves.
Nerves arrive before impact
Course anxiety changes golf because there is time to imagine the miss before the club moves. The first tee, a group waiting behind you, or a carry over water can make an ordinary swing feel public.
What anxiety changes
- Tempo speeds up.
- Targets get vague.
- The routine gets skipped.
- A single miss starts sounding like a verdict.
First goal
Build one routine that you can complete while uncomfortable: breath, target, rehearsal, swing.