“Improve on your weaknesses to lower your scores, but play to your strengths to win,” sports psychologist Dr. Bob Rotella wrote in his book “The Golfer’s Mind.”
So don’t fall into the biggest practicing trap by working on weaknesses and ignoring to maintain your strengths. But also don’t just work on your strengths and ignore your weakness.
This mentality is why so many golfers never improve and stay the same, Instead of working on getting better, they just love to hit their favorite club or see how far they can hit their driver at the range.
A major part of game management and course strategy comes from how you practice. As in all sports, in golf you need to practice like you are going to play and play like you have practiced.
If you hit more greens from the fairway than the rough, work on controlling your driver, not just hitting it as far as you can. By working on your bunker shots, you don’t add pressure on approach shots if a bunker is near the green.
Practice those “gimmie shot” so you can make them under tournament or group pressure.
If you need help to improve your game by learning how to practice and star winning, swing by Ridgemark Golf and Country Club and see one of our teaching professionals. We would love to help you.
Ace for Denice
Nick Denice scored a hole-in-one last week the fourth hole of the Gabilan course at Ridgemark Golf and Country Club. Witnesses included John Souza, Chuck Risner, Steve Powell and Peter Lomanto.
AT&T photos and autographs
As the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am draws near, in the upcoming weeks I will give you some hints on how to make your day more enjoyable and where the best locations are to watch your favorite pros and amateurs.
With cameras allowed only during practice rounds, here is a helpful hint for scoring photos and autographs. This year, try to take photos with yourself with friends, because so many people try to sell autographed photos online, players sometimes choose not to sign autographs.
If you are going for more than one day, develop your photos over night and then ask for autographs on the photo the next day.
Players and celebrities are more willing to autograph photos with others in the picture because they believe you are not going to sell the photo later. The best location for photos and autographs is just outside the ropes at the driving range.
