As recreational golfers, we are always striving to better our golf game. It is a continual battle for improvement that seams never ending. Even the professional golfers are constantly working on their game. It shows you how difficult golf can be when you see even the pros struggling to maintain a constant playing level.
Why is it that less than 5% of all the golfers in the World can break 70? Do those golfers have something that we do not? According to golf manufacturers and their advertising claims, we need the same expensive golf equipment that the pros use to play to their level.
That obviously is marketing hype, as you can now pick up the same driver that a PGA star used last year for under $200. So, many of us do have technologically advanced clubs and golf balls that the pros use; why are we still unable to break 70 or even 80?
The truth is that the average score during the last 30 years or more has hardly changed. Billions of dollars have been invested in developing new technologically advanced golf balls and clubs. Also, millions have been spent by advertisers trying to push these products on the unsuspecting golfer.
So we now have these clubs that are easier to use, are more forgiving, have higher launch angles, plus golf balls that combine optimum distance, spin and feel. Still, the majority of golfers are still struggling to shoot in the 80's! It seams that a great golf game can not be bought; not even with all the golf swing guides, hundreds of new golf training aids, or up to date instruction methods.
Something tells me that the top 5% of golfers know something that we don't. It appears that that “thing” that they possess is mastery of the Mental Game of Golf. That is the missing ingredient that can promote the quickest and most lasting change in any golfer’s game. This is the only area of golf that doesn't cost a penny to use, so it is interesting that barely anyone uses it.
The mental golf game: Using your mind in a calculated, methodical and focused way is the surest method of improving your game and lowering your scores. Mastering the Inner Game of Golf can do wonders for your game. But you have to understand how to implement the methods.
Once you do, you will have confidence in yourself and your game, have clear focus and mental toughness, be able to control your attention, cure your golf nerves and anxiety, and eliminate anger from your game – amongst other things.
Awareness of the mental game of golf is what separates the rest of us from the top 5% of golfers. You can see it in action on the PGA Tour because all those guys have access to the same equipment, golf swing gurus, and putting gurus. The difference between them comes down to how well they master their mental game of golf during each tournament.
Clearly, at their level and with all the demands and media coverage, it is difficult for them to sustain high levels of concentration and focus week after week, month after month. That is why even the likes of Tiger Woods can not win every major in a year or even dominate the majority of events in a season, every season.
But for weekend golfers like us, understanding and using mental golf techniques can have an immediate and long lasting positive affect on our playing level. Believe me, it is the quickest way to lower your scores and take your game to a higher level. If you would like more information on how to start, then read How to Learn the Mental Game of Golf. You will also find a couple of free reports, Mental Game Tips and Mental Game Self Assessment, that you can download to get you started.
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