First 5 Commandments of Golf – How Big a Sinner Are You?
The first 5 of the 10 Commandments of Golf form part of a
Test of your Ability to play the game to your Full
Potential.
Every shot in your round presents you with a unique
challenge. How you measure up to the challenge will
ultimately reflect itself in your score for the 18 holes.
How many of the first 5 Commandments will you break next
time you play?
1. Never play a shot when angry.
Golf is a game that can drive a sane person to distraction.
It is natural to blow off a bit of steam after a bad shot
rather than maintain a Zen-like calmness. However, anger
tends to feed on itself and being mad at yourself for more
than 10 seconds is likely to poison your mind and harm your
score.
2. Play each shot as a single event.
This is the most common piece of advice to golfers at any
level. Your most important shot is always your next one. The
only possible exception is when you are basing your shot on
where you want to play from next. However, once you have
decided your lay-up target, you must still play the current
shot as a single event.
3. Pin-point a target to aim at.
If you aim at nothing, you will hit nothing. Good golfers
always pick out a precise target rather than hit in the
general direction of the hole. Often they will pick out a
spot on their line and focus on hitting their ball over
their spot. Another technique is to imagine a small hoop on
your line and then try to hit your ball through the hoop.
4. Visualise the shot exactly in your mind's eye.
Jack Nicklaus was a master of visualising his shot. Seeing
the shot you want before you hit it prepares your brain for
action. When I caddied I would ask my player to talk me
through how he intended to play his shot. Of course, you
must visualise according to your capability, otherwise you
are just fantasising.
5. Follow a consistent pre-shot routine.
It is very easy to just walk up to the ball and hit it.
Certainly it will avoid any tension building up - a
situation that can happen when you spend too long over the
ball. However, a better technique is to adopt a standard
approach to each shot - the way good players manage their
game.
When you are ready, take the second part of the Test.
Neville Walker has a passion for golf and has played golf on
hundreds of golf courses all over the world. His particular
interest is writing about how to improve your putting. He
runs a web site on the subject which can be found at
http://www.better-golf-by-putting-better.com
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