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Performance Tip brought to you by Mark Fairbank – BSI Mental Coach and Head of Golf Performance
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ne of the many tips you will hear in a
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think about your score. This is common
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advice and comes across as sound and logical.
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However, how is it possible to not think of score?
players are a
If a player is playing a par 5, and has taken 4 shots to get in the hole, how is it possible to not know that they took 4 shots, or that they’ve just made birdie, or that they are now 1 under par?
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mental ener
of you, be m
cannot cont will be until
not control y The concept of not thinking about your score
for each hole
becomes even more bizarre as you play competitive golf, you will fill out your scorecard
Golf is a gam
after each hole, your playing partner will con-
uncontrollab
firm your score as you walk off the green, there
outcome of
could be live scoring taking place in which
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case you input your scores into a device or call
accept this a
them out to an official every few holes.
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