Finding Yourself in a Downward Spiral?

What should you do when you are playing golf, and everything is going along fine, but then something happens and you find yourself in a downward spiral?

Maybe you just made three pars in a row and then a couple of bogies and then a birdie! You begin to believe you have it! You start to add up your score before the end. Then it begins, the doubles come, the triples happen and all of a sudden, your score is rising.

Many golfers have been there, and they all want to know how to get back to the good stuff. Very simply, you cannot go back to what it was. You really have to just restart, create a new beginning.

It sounds like a Point A moment! Point A allows you to regroup and start over. Pretend that you are at the very first shot of the day with the process that you have chosen and the emotion that you have decided to play in no matter what the results are. Create a Point A golf shot where you do not react to where the ball is going; you already have a predetermined reaction of acceptance, forget, and move on.

Remember, you cannot control where your golf ball goes; you cannot control the score or the results. You can only control how you react to what the ball is doing. When you find your own plan, your process, and your state of mind, you will find a more enjoyable golf game!

Susie Meyers, PGA & LPGA Member

PGA Golf Instructor Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club from 1994 to present. University of Arizona Women’s Golf Team 1978-1982. LPGA Tour 1985-1987. GOLF MAGAZINE “Top 100 Teachers in America”. GOLF FOR WOMEN MAGAZINE “Top 50 Teachers”. Author of the book “Golf from Point A”. 2019 Southwest Section PGA Teacher of the Year. www.susiemeyersgolf.com