Overcoming nerves
Common Mental Traps Related to Overcoming Nerves
For pressure control, the thinking traps that turn one poor swing into several poor decisions.
Where the mind wanders
The nerves gets messy when golfers time-travel. For pressure control, they replay the last miss, jump ahead to a score, or imagine what the group thinks. For pressure control, none of that helps the next strike. For pressure control, golf allows useful mishits, and the card does not ask whether the contact sounded perfect.
Better replacements
| Nerves trap | Cleaner replacement |
|---|---|
| “Don’t hit it left” (pressure control) | “Start it at the right edge” |
| “I always fail here” (pressure control) | “One balanced finish” |
| “I need birdie” (pressure control) | “Give myself a putt” |
For pressure control, your body tends to follow the clearest picture you give it.