Trust your golf swing

Continuing on from https://swingstation.com/mental-side-of-golf-part-3/ and what  “Jonathan Wallett”  www.elitecoaching.com had to say about Training and Trusting Mind Sets.

How can I learn to trust my swing more? 

1. Realistic attitude – First of all, you have to be realistic in your attitude. NO-ONE has a perfect swing, not even Tiger Woods. Golf is NOT a game of perfect shots.   It’s a game of imperfect shots mostly, and the essence of the game is learning to manage and handle these.  Once you absorb this attitude, and stop “trying” to swing perfectly and hit perfect shots, it will help you to trust your swing more.

2. Accept the swing that you have now.  On tournament day,  remember that everybody else in the tournament has “imperfect” swings, too. That doesn’t mean that over a period of time you shouldn’t try to improve and develop your golf swing.  However, it does mean understanding that during a tournament round is NOT the place or the time to look to improve your swing.  The driving range is the place to do that.

3. The most important relationship in golf – you and your swing.   A good story is that of Lee Trevino, winner of 6 Major titles. When asked whether he prefers to play a fade or a draw, he once famously said, “I dance with the lady I came with.   I go on the practice ground before the round, and if I’m fading the ball, I’ll play with a fade that day. If I’m drawing the ball on the range, then I’ll play with a draw that day”. Nobody has a perfect swing during ANY tournament – but the player who accepts his or her swing and has the best relationship with their swing, will be the player who is picking up the prizes.