Golf Clubs � Techniques � The Mind Game

Professional golfers don't just need to master the techniques of their game, they need to gain mental control over their golf clubs too.

Mind over matter

When golfer Ernie Els said one of the key techniques for him when he won the Open was �conquering his demons' it reinforced the importance of the mental control needed over your golf clubs if you want to be the best.

Faultless techniques

There are more and more professional golfers who have physical power and strength alongside faultless techniques and skill and it is worth studying how they handle their golf clubs. But it is what happens inside their heads that you can't see � and it is this many believe that makes all the difference between winning and losing.

Golf clubs and perfection

Golf is an ancient game and today's professional players benefit from hundreds of years of tried and tested techniques to perfect the swing of their golf clubs. They have teams of trainers, physical fitness trainers, technical coaches and physiotherapists to ensure they are at their physical peak. And so it is the golfer's mental control that is the ultimate differentiating technique between which player swings their golf clubs to the trophy, and which don't. A lot of the mental confidence of today's professionals comes from the forefathers of the game.

Learning from the best

• Harry Vardon taught golfers the correct techniques for holding their golf clubs, resulting in greater precision.
• Henry Cotton improved swing technique.
• Sam Sneed invented the smooth style swing technique that all professional players now master with their golf clubs.
• Arnold Palmer showed how to bring power into the swing.
• Gary Player showed future stars like Tiger Woods that physical fitness training was a vital part of all the golf techniques that add up to success with golf clubs.

Skills and techniques

All the skills and techniques above have been coached and taught to create today's elite players. If a professional hasn't mastered all of the above than it's hard to see how they will compete in today's tournaments.

Which is why the mental approach is key; physical and technical competence is incredibly high in the 21 st century golfer, but the ability to cope with pressure, remain focused and practice positive visualization techniques will make the difference on who triumphs with their golf clubs. Tiger Woods is known for his strong mental focus, which can intimidate other players on the course. Perhaps it is this mental edge that makes him the world's number one player.

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