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Joe's Monthly Learning Opportunity
Your Own Irrational Reality
What is a better score? Who is the better golfer A) or B)? Could they be the same person?
A)15 pars-3 birdies-0 bogeys-30 putts-15 greens-10 fairways
B)9 pars-1 eagle-4 birdies-3 bogeys-23 putts-9 greens-4 fairways
Which round would you enjoy seeing? They are both 3-under par.
Golf is a game of averages. The score of 69 is between 72 and 66. This is what the top players do so well. They realize that no matter how often they shoot above their average, they will shoot as many rounds below their average and they will do this in a variety of ways. Some shoot above or below their average because of short game or putting. Others because of ball striking.
All golfers do this at all levels. The key is to use this as a positive force during play, while performing. Great performers think how they have to, to perform at the highest level within their level. That means while in times of struggle, in a slump, you must believe that the next shot, the next outcome, will be perfect. Maintaining confidence in oneself is all it takes.
The irrational part is this. How is it possible to remain confident when you have spent the past month shooting 5 or 6 shots above your average? How can you possibly believe you can win this tournament you have just entered? This would be the rational thought.
It seems that believing you are now about to break the slump and spend the next 4 weeks shooting 5 shots below your average and you are going to win this tournament, is a better way of thinking. Not an expectation but a belief. May sound irrational but more positive than the alternative, of which is continued failure.
Work on trusting your mechanics by practicing and receiving coaching, begin believing the odds are always in your favor and that there is a reason for your scoring average.
Keep it simple and enjoy golf.
Joe
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