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Dealing With Frustration During Your Golf Game

Dealing with frustration is a key skill you need to master if you want to improve your golf game.

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If you have a low frustration tolerance, you may tend to fall apart after one bad hole, or even a particularly bad shot.

Knowing how to handle frustration can help you come back after a slow start. These golf tips combined with the power of your mind (in the form of a little self hypnosis) will help you.

Know When You're Frustrated

The first key element of learning how to handle frustration is making sure you actually recognize signs of frustration when they first appear.

Sometimes, you're completely unconscious of the fact that your frustration is directing your actions - you just react.

You need to start making a conscious effort to notice when you're taking hasty action out of frustration. You'll still slip up sometimes at first, but the more you train your mind the more you'll start to notice when frustration is taking over.

Signs Of Frustration

Here are a few common signs you're letting frustration influence your game:

You can't concentrate
You're stuck in a negative thought loop about how bad you are at golf
You rush shots and make needless mistakes
You miss shots that are easy when you have a clear head
You're extremely tense and nervous

If you notice any of these signs, take a moment to recognize the frustration. Just being aware of how the feeling of frustration is affecting your actions helps to lesson the feeling.

These golf tips will help you when you are dealing with frustration:

Slow Down

Once you've identified that frustration is having a negative effect on your game and you've become conscious of the emotion, try slowing down everything you do. In particular, go through each swing slowly, in your mind and with slow physical practice swings, before you step up to take your real shot.

Relax Your Body

Relaxation of your body is a key to quieting your mind. Frustration often leads to unconscious tension in your jaw, shoulders and throughout your body. If you catch yourself tensing up, take a breath and consciously relax.

Your body and mind are intertwined, so changing the physical state of your body can lead to a change in your thought patterns almost instantly.

This doesn't just apply to when you're taking your shots, either – you should be consciously relaxed even when you're walking to your ball or watching someone else take their shot. Don't allow frustration to take control of your muscles.

Tune Out Trash Talk

Certain people like to try to get inside your head with trash talk on the golf course. If you let this affect you, you automatically give your opponent the upper hand. The key is to learn to tune out anything negative an opponent says. Recognize it for what it is: not real criticism, but simply an attempt to get a reaction. Don't walk into the trap by reacting – take deep breaths and keep your cool.

No one can affect your emotions unless you choose to react.

To really tap into your mind power try a little self hypnosis. It will help you follow these golf tips by keeping you focused.

You'll be dealing with frustration and enjoying your game of golf.

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