stop the blame game
Unless you are an absolute beginner,
You do not have a swing problem.
Ask yourself this—
If you have a swing problem,
Why can you hit it great at the range,
Not the course?
neither is it mental
Or a confidence problem.
If it’s just a confidence or mental problem,
Why doesn’t telling yourself,
“I got this!”
Fix everything.
something else is happening
One word.
Consequence.
There’s a scorecard. A crowd. Expectations.
Consequence leads to tension.
Tension leads to tighter grip.
Disturbs rhythm.
Creates imbalance.
three tension triggers
First trigger.
Your brain senses danger.
First tee. Tight hole. Don’t mess up.
Your body reacts before you even decide to.
Heart rate up.
Muscle tightens.
Things speed up.
Second trigger.
Bad memories.
Maybe you’ve been in this spot before
And it didn’t go well.
You don’t have to talk about it.
Your body remembers.
Unfortunately.
Third trigger—and this is a big one.
Expectations.
Not hopes and dreams.
But expectations that aren’t grounded
In where your game is actually is right now.
When self-talk turn to, “I should make this.”
Or, “I can’t mess this up.”
That’s when tension really climbs.
introducing the scoring recipe
Manageable tension. Golf simplified.
Step One—
Get your ball within 100 yards
Of the hole In regulation.
Step Two—
From within 100 yards, get down in 3.
the birdie trap
Why not green in regulation?
Why not down in two?
Because suddenly,
Your brain goes, “Ooh … I should birdie”
That “should” is tension sneaking back in.
Back to why your scores are not dropping.