Managing Pressure

Pressure is present in all sports and can be both a good or bad thing, it normally adds emotion and excitement to the situation. The feeling of elation when you overcome the pressure situation is awesome and this alone is sometimes the sole reason that many of us compete.

In golf, pressure is a feature of most players games and it can help or hinder our performance. How you react and cope with pressure is key to your ability to win.

Learning what it feels like, how it affects you and how to manage it will be a key part of your winning skills.

We all use practice to get better, but most golfers don't know how to practice to improve their scores. Repetitive hitting of balls on a range or practice area helps but is slow to deliver. Golfers of all abilities use practice to develop their golf swing and ball striking, when to win we need it to deliver much more. Generally we miss an opportunity here to fast track our learning and use our practice to improve our scoring ability.

The advanced practise that I coach focuses your practice on your ability to score. You will learn how to swing the club and deliver results under pressure, which is when you need it most.