Tag: Routine
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Tracking Your Delta
Some golfers watch their handicap index the way investors watch a stock price—refreshing it after every round, hoping for movement in the right direction. It’s a natural instinct, and serious golfers should register and enter scores into the system. The Handicap System The USGA’s World Handicap System calculates your index from the best 8 of…
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Thinking About Your Stroke Makes You Putt Worse
Ever stand over a putt, thinking through every detail of your stroke, only to pull it badly? There’s a cognitive reason for that—and the research backing it up is fascinating. Psychologists and neuroscientists have been studying golfers’ brains for decades in an attempt to better understand why we can make a pure roll that finds…
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Think During Your Routine, Not Your Swing
Today I was paired with Doug and his wife Lea in one cart, and Ted with me in the other. All three of my playing partners were excellent golfers with great swings and a clear understanding of what it takes to play the game. Such a pleasure to play with. They taught me a lot.…