Overcoming nerves
How Overcoming Nerves Can Help Under Pressure
Use the nerves 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 a tee shot that suddenly feels narrow enters the picture. For pressure control, slow the walk from bag to ball, then choose the most normal shot available. For pressure control, 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 nerves starts negotiating.
- For pressure control, feel the clubhead during the rehearsal.
- For pressure control, accept the result before the takeaway.
- For pressure control, hold the finish long enough to prove you stayed with it.