All great players get to where they are by staying in process. But what does that mean to the average weekend golfer? It means that you stick to the shot in front of you right at this moment. That sounds easy but it is not. So many players worry about what they will shoot and what the final result will be at the end of their round. If the make a bad shot they worry about how it will affect their score on that hole. Great players but the shot behind them. Good or bad they do not dwell on it because it is over. They cannot replay it so they accept it and move on. They clear their mind and not worry about what their next shot will be until it is in front of them. Then they access the shot and decide what is the best move to make next. Where will that move leave them to make the best score on that hole. Rory is one of the guys who gets it and of course sometimes if his swing is a little off he can lose his way. It's easy to stay in the moment when you are playing well. If you are not then it is much harder. The best thing to do is to play one shot at a time and treat it like it does not matter what the result will be. This will help us play free and enjoy the round. Think about the last round you played when everything was going right. I'm sure that you were not thinking of swing motions and mechanics. You were target focused and swinging free out to the target. Good shots or bad we need to except the results and go get it and hit it again. At the end of the round add them all up and see how we did. The next time you play have a friend keep your score and you keep theirs. Don't look at your score until the end of the front nine. Do the same for the back and see how much better your overall score is. I'm sure you will be pleased because you are not getting ahead of yourself and staying in process.
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