Welcome to a new series of articles on golf's mental aspects! These articles were first published in This Week at The Landings in Savannah, GA over the past 6 years. With a master's degree in Sports Performance, my goal is to provide food for thought, inspiration for game enhancement and an outlet to organize my thoughts compiling up in my head! I look forward to your thoughts and comments... Happy Golfing!

 

Playing Lessons

 

 

One of the most useful lessons in golf is a lesson on the course. Sometimes instructors will start a series of lessons with a current golfer to ascertain what areas can be improved upon. For instance, if a golfer states s/he is having a tough time hitting out of the rough, perhaps the key problem isn’t immediately how to hit out of the rough but the fact that the drives aren’t accurate enough to stay in the fairway. The instructor might explain the importance of working on driving accuracy as well as on how to hit shots more effectively out of the...