Have you experienced times in the past times where you felt less than optimal on the golf course? This article is about helping you modify habitual patterns of thinking and feeling so you can be more resourceful in the future.
The first thing to recognise about unwanted feelings on the golf course is that:
YOU ARE NOT YOUR FEELINGS
Your feelings are an expression of the relationship between your behaviour, and the intention behind your behaviour. Behind every behaviour is an intention. When our intention matches our behaviour we feel calm and at peace with ourselves. Our focus and concentration improves and we experience optimal performances. On the contrary, if we have an intention that is not being fulfilled our concentration will suffer. We will most likely feel some form of discomfort and experience negative emotion.
Often when golfers experience negative emotion on the golf course, it