Buzzin Golf

I’ve been playing golf for one year now and have got the basics under my belt.  Now for the hard work!

Being on the brink of breaking 100, I know my short game lets me down. Regularly three-putting, sometimes more, I am confident if I address this part of my game I will be scoring in the 90’s and therefore be looking to receive a handicap.

A friend suggested I read Bob Rotella’s book Putting Out Of Your Mind.  Rotella is a sports psychologist and has helped some of the top PGA golfersin the United States.  The book is only 165 pages and his writing style is easy to read.

The first thing I picked up from reading the book to consdier working back from the pin, instead of towards the pin.  I liked this approach.  It made sense to me, as there is nothing more deflating to get the ball onto the green of a par five in say three shots, only to three-putt!

Having studied the basics of psychology, the mind over matter principle is something I was aware of already, but Rotella’s book has certainly made me focus on a few routines when I putt now.

Since reading the book I have not yet played a round of golf, only practised on the putting green, which we all know is a completely different story!

Weather permitting, I will be putting my new found confidence to the test in the next few days, hopefully.  I will of course report back on my progress.  In the meantime, I would be interested to know if anyone found the book useful.