Build Your Confidence!!

What can you do to build confidence? Here are some quick tips:

- Approach each putt believing you'll make it. But if you don't, be
realistic: remind yourself that even the best players in the world
only make about 50% of six foot putts.

- Even if you feel that you need to be aware of what you're doing
wrong, don't lose sight of what you're doing right. After each
shot, go over what went well. Say things to yourself like, "Contact
was solid," or "My tempo was good," or "I planned that shot well."

- Keep a daily diary of the positive aspects of your game. Review
the diary weekly, and visually recall what you did well (well,
maybe not daily. I know I don't have the time to play that often,
but too late, I already wrote this, and it is easier to keep typing
then to erase).

- Become more aware of the conditions under which you achieve
optimal performance (as if there may be such a thing). Be
especially attuned to your state of mind: e.g., do you play better
when you're energized or when you're relaxed? The more you
understand about yourself as a player, the easier you'll find it to
create confidence-building experiences for yourself.

This golf tip courtesy of Free-Golf-Tip.com

 Texas Golf 2009 / Dallas Morning News