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A mental game
Mark Tessier
October 04, 2024
Course management sounds like a simple way to improve your golf scores. Just make good decisions and trust the result.
Oh, if only it was that simple.
Golf is a game that tests you physically, mentally and emotionally. It requires that you train your body so you can swing your clubs consistently. It demands that you think and make the best decisions for the shot at hand, your ego bedamned.
It also tests your emotions. If you make a great shot on this hole, you may well make a bad one on the next. Your temper may get the best of you.
With all of these demands on skills, thinking and emotional balance, it’s no wonder that an alternate name for golf is “Whack-F*ck.”
My game often resembles golf for a good number of holes. But the remaining holes are most definitely of the Whack-F*ck variety.
And so it goes.
Here’s hoping that this week’s edition of Finding the Tips reduces the Whack-F*ckery in your game.
Get better at golf (nearly) effortlessly
Mark Crossfield Golf has long been one of my favourite channels for clear instruction that really works.
In this video, Mark offers five tips for improving your game that involve little practice, but which deliver big results.
Here are the five things he wants you to do:
Improve your short game by making better use of the low-risk chip and run shot
Use simple mental strategies to lower your scores
Become a better ball striker by developing your low point control
Improve your putting
Use tee height to shape driver shots
Mark offers simple drills and instruction that you can implement easily and quickly. Just give this stuff a try and I’m sure your scores will go down, whether you are a single digit handicap player or hoping to break 100.
Irons – 3 feels for crispy, ball first contact
Course management - Cheats used by scratch golfers
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachLockey
Putting – Improve speed control
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alewisgolf
