Most golfers are on what I call the golf instruction merry-go-round. They jump from tip to tip in the hope that it will be the instant cure to their golfing problem. Unfortunately these tips don’t work for long so you continually need to find new fixes.
This stems from the belief that improvement can be instantaneous. This “quick fix” mindset comes from modern day society’s belief that we can have everything now.
But it doesn’t work.
Have you been trying to fix your swing with golf tips?
Has it worked for you up to this point? The chances are that it hasn’t and it’s unlikely to work into the future. But most golfers keep searching and remain stuck on the merry-go-round with no apparent way off it.
It’s impossible to play your best golf when you’re on the merry-go-round. There’s just no way that your system can deal with the abundance of different information. You can’t cope and you get a mixed bag of results each time you play.
Like good golf one day and a horrible score the next. Not only is this frustrating and confusing – but you have no solid system or method to rely on. You’re forced to come up with a new strategy (swing thought, tip or theory) each time you play.
This becomes tiring and ultimately exhausting. You miss out on the true enjoyment that’s on offer, and waste years searching for miracle cures and relying on false hope. Experience tells me that most golfers just want to play well and enjoy the process. Unfortunately this rarely happens – and you probably spend most of your golfing days feeling nervous, pressured, embarrassed and worried that you’re not playing better.
But playing like this becomes so normal for golfers they don’t think there’s any other way.
Don’t believe me? Try asking yourself this question:
When was the last time you had a truly memorable round?
Sadly, most golfers I speak to can’t answer this. They pick their brains but can’t remember a round that’s worth remarking on.
On the other side of the coin, the same golfers can recall many bad rounds of golf. They can remember all of the bad stuff including the embarrassing shots, the angry emotions and feeling pathetic.
This is horrible and needs to be put to a stop.
If any of this sounds familiar to you, let this be your warning: You’re on a path towards a disastrous golf career – towards utter frustration and quite possibly a lifetime of under achieving.
Does this sound like you?
Deep down you probably know that this is not ideal. You know that your golf game is not going anywhere and if you don’t do something about it you’ll be stuck in a golfing rut forever.
Still, you keep plugging away with the same mindset, attitude and belief – despite no real proof that it’s going to be successful. And where does this leave you?
This is the saddest thing but you’ll wake up one day and realise you’ve missed out. You’ve let golf get the better of you and missed out on a lifetime of fun, enjoyment and satisfaction pass you by. By the time you realise this it’s too late.
Here’s a big clue that you need to take different action: Despite constant corrections, new clubs and lessons you never feel you’re improving. You don’t get better and you are starting to dislike the game.
The end result is a kind of “golf resentment” and you know when you’re a victim when you…
- Rarely have an enjoyable golf game
- Start to dislike the game
- Get frustrated after one poor shot
- Look forward to finishing and getting off the course
- Start making excuses before you even play
- Feel embarrassed about your behaviour
- Throw clubs unnecessarily
- Practice for the sake of it
- Use the word “hate” with respect to your golf game
- Feel like you have no ability
- Try really hard without any results
- Get mad at your mistakes
- Drive home feeling bad, angry and pathetic
- Threat to quit the game but you always come back for more
- Feel like you’re hopeless with no way of improving
If five or more of these statements sound like you, then you need to take action: You’re paying too high a price for wanting golfing success.
It might sound a bit blasé, but you need to stop taking your golf so seriously. If you can’t take action and turn your golf around then you’ll end up a golfing victim.
“Golfing resentment” is just the beginning of the unhappy consequences that I see in golfers from around the world.
The great news is all these problems vanish when you make one simple discovery…