Golfers Who Focus Too Much on Technical Skills
Are you supposed to focus on technical thoughts about your swing when you go play or should you not have any technical thoughts at all? In this week's golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Andrew who had this to say about his golf game: "I'm a senior golf pro. I've tried every swing there is with hope of finding a swing I can repeat. Over the years I've gotten worse. My feelings is that I need a repeatable swing to play but I've never managed this. Sometimes on the range I just hit draws and fades with no swing thoughts. I would never miss a shot. It feels the opposite of what I'm supposed to do. Should.i have swing thoughts? Try to get in the perfect position? Well that doesn't work or no technical thoughts. I'll hit it so much better but it's not the right way to go about it. Do you have any help?" Listen to the podcast now to learn what zones Dr. Cohn is referring to and learn his philosophy on how to maximize consistency on the golf course. Great Resources for Golfers: Download a free golf psychology report to improve your preshot routine. Visit Golf Psychology Coach for more mental game articles. Check out ore golf psychology coaching programs at peaksports.com. *Please subscribe to The Golf Psychology Podcast at iTunes. Dr. Patrick Cohn is a golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" audio program and Breaking The Yips Cycle DVD program. He teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 30+ years of his career.