First Tee Nerves

So you have practiced your technique!

You are feeling good on the range and then.......

...............the first tee!

If you are like most people (who are alive), then you are feeling IT on the first tee. It is the feeling of being anxious or nervous to get going. There are people who are scared of what is going to happen (the future) and there are people who use the feeling to focus on the now (the present). Be the latter, and here is a tip that I learned from Karl Morris that will help you:

Pay attention to your breathing.

By paying attention to your breath, you are doing two things (1) calming yourself (2) putting your focus onto something relevant...in the present. Since golf score is out of your control, the only thing that you can really do is to control your breathing and get yourself into the moment! And this is a place that all golfers need to spend more time in.

Thanks for reading,
Steven McDaniel
Certified Mind Factor Coach