The skills we learn in life to deal with stressful situations apply equally well on the golf course.
As the pressure of playing a competitive round of golf continues to mount, the beginner feels it more than a professional, though they sometimes do, whether they admit or not.
As the pressure mounts for a golfer, they become more and more anxious, and often visualize their chance to win going out the window.
As in life, it is necessary to learn techniques that allow you to put the past behind you and stay in the moment of the current shot.
There are certain techniques to help avoid choking and slumping, which are two of the key problems in golf, and in life.
A good player will develop his own techniques to help him break out of a slump if he finds himself in one.
As a golfer you must realize that getting into a slump is as certain as the sun coming up tomorrow . . . it happens to all of us sometime in our career.
Learning to ride out the slumps in your game, and living, will go a long way towards elevating your game, thus creating consistency day after day.
The first thing to learn is to dismiss bad breaks, and continue with your game, and life, regardless of the situation we find ourselves in (for instance, wanting desperately to beat the showoff is one of those situations).
Practice letting them go and moving on to the rest of the hole or the next round or the next chapter in your life.
Learn to desensitize yourself to mistakes and adversities that you have little or no control over.
Even though it is harder to learn desensitization, it has a lot more potential as it allows us to reduce pressure rather than allowing it to build.
Learning to focus on the positive aspects of your game, as in life, will move you closer to a win.
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