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i play horible under pressure. like i would be hitting some good shots then i would tell someone to watch me and ill hit the ball terrible. its pretty annoying knowing the fact that in tournaments ill be having people watching me. so any tips or suggestions? anything at all!!! thanks!

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Driver- Taylor Made Burner 09

3 Wood- Dunlop Loco

3 Hybrid- Walter Hagen AWX

4,5 Hybrid- Nicklaus Polarity

6-SW- Nicklaus Polarity Irons

Putter- Top Flite

Balls- Callaway War Bird

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Many things you can do including asking people watch you more often, betting (can be on the practice green, course or driving range), playing games with yourself (i.e. make x putts in a row from a certain distance before moving on or something similar with full shots at the driving range)

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Playing with better players usually will give you more pressure to play better.

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Playing with people helps for sure.  I feel a certain level of pressure when I play with people I just met on the course but to be honest I don't really care if they see me hit a bad shot.  I know they hit them sometimes too so it does not really bother me.

Something that Phil Mickelson recommends in his short game video is that when you practice your putting set a certain amount of putts you have to make before you can quit.  I believe he tries to make 100 3 footers in a row which will put some pressure on you because when you get near the end you really are not going to want to miss those putts if you have to start over.

When I do this drill I usually try and make 40 in a row (Sometimes more sometimes less depends how much time I have) and it does put some pressure on you when you get near the end.

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this is a great example of simple pressure and a lot of fun. Go to a range with a friend, Both of you hit shots to a flag with out knowing what the other is doing. You will both probably hit the area frequently, no pressure. Now get together and call your shots I bet neither of you can now hit the flagged area. When you are done at the range hit the putting green I guarantee you will have the same results. Lay some big coin

on the show maybe a buck a hole. Have fun it works!

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playing for something always makes me play better...I bet thats relative to a certain point, though haha.  Ask me to play for a million dollars and my legs would probably be jello.

How long have you been playing?  Confidence under pressure is something that comes with time and maturity, I think.  Once you start to be comfortable that you can hit a shot, you don't feel as much pressure.  The more time you've spent in a competitive environment also eases pressure.  Nerves will always "be there" but you learn to control them as you gain experience.

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For me I still get some nerves on the first tee every time i play. Its easier to play with friends so try and get a friend to play the tournament too. Generally there is nothing to worry about. Everyone can shank one. Once you hit the first bad one you will actually relax more.

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For me it has been all about experience and training. I usually don't hit the same club twice in a row on the rang, and i call all my shots. This makes me focus extra on all shots.

After hours of training and hitting good shoots on the range if feel less insecure, because i know i can hit the desired shot.

So just keep hitting the range.

Mads

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Originally Posted by Paradox

playing for something always makes me play better...I bet thats relative to a certain point, though haha.  Ask me to play for a million dollars and my legs would probably be jello.

How long have you been playing?  Confidence under pressure is something that comes with time and maturity, I think.  Once you start to be comfortable that you can hit a shot, you don't feel as much pressure.  The more time you've spent in a competitive environment also eases pressure.  Nerves will always "be there" but you learn to control them as you gain experience.



ive been  playing since last summer

In bag(15 years old on budget):

Driver- Taylor Made Burner 09

3 Wood- Dunlop Loco

3 Hybrid- Walter Hagen AWX

4,5 Hybrid- Nicklaus Polarity

6-SW- Nicklaus Polarity Irons

Putter- Top Flite

Balls- Callaway War Bird

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Wear a "meat suit and practice putting in a den of tigers... :) I would just say practice practice practice. The more you do it the more it becomes second nature and confidence  you have done it right so many times so you are less likely to mess up.

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I've never found a substitute for the real thing.  If having people watch you is what makes you nervous then go to the range during busy times and choose a spot that has a lot of traffic and people watching you.  First tee nerves really never go away.  Pros still get them.  They do get better as you get better though.

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One of the strongest tools recommended by sports psychologists and used extensively by the pros is the very simple thing of having a repeatable pre-shot routine.    On the course, the pros use this to quiet their thoughts and help transition from thinking about the ramifications of a shot to instead thinking about the execution of the shot.       If you go to a tournament live and watch a player for some time (not the little snippets you get on TV coverage), you'll observe their pre-shot routine starts from the moment they walk up to the ball.     They'll go through the same process of talking the shot with their caddy, pull the club from the bag the same way, and so on.     They really use this to get their mind off thinking what the shot means and narrow their concentration.   It's kind of funny but many of the pros have to go back to the very beginning of that routine if they're interrupted in any way; they'll put the club back, step away and go through all the little parts of their routine, pull the club again, etc.        Amateurs can reap many of the same benefits, and in some ways can probably benefit more because we're more prone to a million other thoughts crowding our mind when trying to swing.

Another thing that helps is to make your range practice sessions like playing the course.     Instead of hitting 100 shots in a row with a 7 iron, spend the last part of a practice session "playing golf".     Imagine a situation in your mind, for example "I've got 185 yards to a pin tucked tight on the left side of the green, with water short left.   I'm leading by 1, and par will win."     Do your pre shot routine just like you'd do on the course.      You can "play" your whole course in your mind this way.       It really helps you not feel the pressure for a specific shot, and makes it seem more familiar when you're on the course, which makes you more comfortable and less likely to let your mind succumb to the pressure.

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I don't think you can accurately simulate pressure at the range or in casual rounds because you won't be able to trick your mind like that.  But you can do what everybody has suggested above to better prepare yourself to handle the pressure.  In a nutshell, practice well and have a good pre-shot routine.  Other than that, I think the only way you are going to learn to deal with pressure, unfortuately, is to deal with pressure.  The more you experience it, the more you will learn from it.

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I prefer the positive/negative enforcement route.  "If I don't shoot under X - NO BEER!"  This always leads to intense negotiations with myself so maybe it isn't such a good method.

Imagination is a very powerful tool - try imagining that you are being watched by someone.  Then some more someones.  Then a whole gallery.  Each time work to focus on your routine and your shot to the point where you can concentrate on the task at hand and ignore anything extraneous to the shot.

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Originally Posted by soon_tourpro

People looking at me are just jealous of my swing.

or my ass never can tell



Ha!  Another great idea ... unless, like me, you are fat and have a poor swing.

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I have to say I have had the same problem as the OP but as I get better and have more confidence in my set up, it has gotten easier to hit good shots no matter who is watching. I still get nerves early in the the year but just like anything, the more you do something the more comfortable it gets.

I just think about swing steps myself and I finally got myself to aim correctly and that added a lot of confidence to my swing. Lastly, I tell myself, I have screwed up enough shots without anyone watching so this is just another shot so get over it.

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To learn how to play under pressure, you need to compete.  It doesn't matter with who or for how much.....you need to play for something.  Being nervous about onlookers on the first tee??  .......that's something else entirely.  I guess that is a good place to start!!

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