Mental game
How Mental Game Can Help Under Pressure
Use the mental game to slow down the moment when a match, medal, or personal-best score is on the line.
Pressure changes pace
Most golfers speed up when the long walk after a careless three-putt enters the picture. For a calmer pre-shot routine, slow the walk from bag to ball, then choose the most normal shot available. For a calmer pre-shot routine, a center-green 7-iron under pressure can be stronger than a perfect 8-iron that requires courage you do not have today.
A pressure checklist
- Name the target before the mental game starts negotiating.
- For a calmer pre-shot routine, feel the clubhead during the rehearsal.
- For a calmer pre-shot routine, accept the result before the takeaway.
- For a calmer pre-shot routine, hold the finish long enough to prove you stayed with it.