Accept the error in golf and face it pleased to be able to overcome the obstacles of the field. After all aren’t you surrounded by trees, bunkers, lakes and walls specially placed there in order to make the game more competitive and fun? Getting angry is a natural option that can be taken, but remember that it will take you the pace and fluidity that you’re used to during your workout routine. If you are unable to overcome that anger alone, I suggest that you put into practice some of the various techniques that the DeRose Method has in its collection.
Concentration Exercise #2 (based on the DeRose Method high-performance techniques):
Every day, before going to bed, sit in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Choose a dry, quiet and pleasant place. During the first 10 minutes think of your best shots, allow a slight smile to come across your face and pay attention to your forehead and relax it… the next 10 minutes think only of the feeling those moments provided you.
We are now training the power of your mind to get used to concentrate and to be a tool to your advantage rather than be one more obstacle to add to those existing in the field. After these 10 minutes, rest. Practise everyday.
Remember: everything demands a regular discipline of practice and patience with your body. This is golf.
Tip: keep a diary of practice in which you write your advances and setbacks.
by: Eduardo Cirilo | eduardo.cirilo@metododerose.org | Certified DeRose Method Professor