Barefoot Golfer

I am working on my mental game. Not course management, my actual mental game. Things like: not letting bad shots affect me, not letting stray thoughts in my head during preshot and shot. Basically, once I step up to the ball, there is only ball and target...NOTHING ELSE! I like doing my own research on things and then write about them on my blog. This is one new topic for me to be writing about. I hope it helps my game.

I would have to say any shot with my 3 hybrid, I really hate that club and should have went with straight 3 iron instead. Also any really long putt. That being said though, I am really working on the mental side of the game, and I have to learn not to dread or fear shots. Obviously, this would only relate to reasonable risk shots, but in the end, having confidence in your ability to hit a good shot will go a long way in producing said good shot, even if your skill level is not professional. Practice on the range, believe in yourself on the course!

I agree with the complex movements. Golf is a power sport, meaning that it is both speed and strength combined. Along with those compound slower movement, make sure you try and get some jumping and throwing movements in there. The medicine ball example above is great. I would suggest mimicking the golf swing by throwing the medicine ball. You get more speed and power this way. I am an experienced weightlifter, so i also do a great deal of heavy deadlifing, squatting, and then I compliment that with Olympic style lifts If you have never picked up a weight or done any of these exercises before, i would suggest getting a bit of help from someone who knows what they are doing. I have written a couple posts so far on my blog about golf fitness.

I used to get pretty mad at myself on the course. Then one day I tossed my driver in the air on a tee box surrounded by dense trees and it got stuck in one of said trees, well out of my reach. I had to use my playing partners driver to get mine out of the tree. It was embarrassing and since then I have toned down my anger a lot. Also, I just bought a set of Rocketblade tour irons and there is no way I am risking breaking those bad boys. I have recently started playing on an amateur tour, and I find that if I can really not let poor shots get me angry, I play much better.

I believe golf to be a power sport for the most part, and tailor my workouts a ccordingly. Today I did the following 1.) 15 mins of dynamic warm-up: think leg swings hip mobility work, squats and lunges with no weight 2.) 3 warm up sets of deadlifts with progressive weight increase 3.) 5 sets of 1 rep deadlift @ 350lbs 4.) 3 sets of 5 reps incline bench press @ 155lbs 5.) 10-1 chin-up ladder 6.) 10 min stretch Next workout will involve plyometrics and sprint intervals Thanks,