You have just finished a round a golf and you are wondering what was the cause of your problems on the course today.

One big problem that most people have comes from the way they were holding their clubs.

We have all been in this situation.
You hit a bad shot and then you tell yourself that the next shot has to be better to make up for the poor shot and know you have put too much pressure on yourself.

Since we have put too much pressure on ourselves we have a tendency to grip the clubs too hard.

A tight grip on the club can cause you to lose control of your swing.

The ball starts flying in all directions, and the tension builds ever more, you are swearing like a sailor and your face is now red.

Here is a simple tip to avoid becoming a red faced monster on the course.

I had a playing partner who had a simple list of instructions that he would read when his game started to fall apart and at the top of that list was 'don't strangle the clubs'

It's simple and we all know about it, but this visual reminder was all that it would take to get his game back on course and ensure that the tension wasn't there in the rest of his game.

This technique of having written guidelines was so powerful that several other people started using it.
It was like having your own personal golf pro walking with you and giving you the necessary instructions when things started to go wrong.

Those words would allow him to focus on the next shot and release all the tension that would have otherwise crept into his game.

Try carrying your own list of 'game savers' around with you next time and don't hesitate to read them at the first sign your game might be falling apart.

It is an incredibly powerful technique.

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