In an arena that shares some remarkable similarities with golf, tennis player Virginia Wade isolates the lack of ruthlessness as her particular Achilles heel.
“I think one of my problems was that I was afraid to win, I never really won as much as I should have won. I think I’m afraid of winning, because the moment you win, you have much more pressure to continue produce similar performances.”
Wow. That is profound. So how does that relate to your game of golf? Have you ever wondered why your game goes up and down from one day to the next?
Why is it then when the moment comes it is so much harder to tackle? That is the time when you think “God, I’m just tired today; I feel awful; I don’t even feel like playing” And that’s when you desire goes out of the window.
Wanting to play your best….wanting to be consistent….wanting to win is a fair request, correct? So when the pressure is on, how well do you handle yourself? How strong is your mental game?
In today’s tennis & golf world, Roger Federer and Tiger Woods stand shoulders above the rest of the field. Although both games are vastly different, they share similarities.
What areas can you learn from them? How well can you apply this knowledge within you?
This Blogsite is specifically designed to help you maximise your golf potential. Every month, I will come out with two articles that will look at various aspects of the mental game and how we can best apply some of these techniques to ones own game.
Of course, I would be grateful for any comments, queries, questions and suggestions that you might have
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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