Achieving
Consistency
Are
your results
usually
strong
and consistent,
or do you
experience
extreme
up and
downs,
with your
scores
up and
down like
a yo-yo?
It
seems that
some golfers
would do
almost
anything
for more
consistency
in their
results,
which can
sometimes
range from
brilliant
to terrible
within
a few minutes!
So
what is
the secret
of consistency?
In your
daily
habits
- this
is where
consistency
lives.
Consistency
from your
body originates
from consistency
in your
mind. This
means that
if you
put in
a consistent
effort
in your
practice,
you will
achieve
consistent,
solid results
in your
competition
rounds.
But there
is much
more to
it than
this.....
First
of all,
there may
be days
when physically
you feel
tired or
jaded,
and so
focusing
is not
always
easy on
these days.
There will
always
be occasional
practice
days when
you will
feel less
inspired,
less strong
or less
energised
than you
normally
would -
but the
key is
to try
and put
in the
same amount
of mental
and physical
energy
anyway,
regardless
of how
you feel.
This
routines
your mind
into 'expecting'
consistency
in your
results, and this
will begin
to be reflected
in your
results
in compeition.
Basically
what I
am saying
is to make
consistency
a daily
habit,
not just
something
you hope
will happen
on the
day of
competition.
But
secondly,
there is
the more
prevalent
problem
- which
is your
approach
to practice. Often
players
play a
completely
different
type of
golf in
practice
to that
which
they play
on a competition
day. This
usually
means they
take far
more risks
in practice
than you
would normally
take during
a competition
game.
Sure,
practice
is a time
for experimenting
a bit,
and developing
and honing
some new
skills.
But it
is also
designed
to be the
time when
you develop
a mental
and physical
routine
or blueprint
for your
mind and
body to
follow
when you
play in
competitions!
And
so if your
mental
approach
and practice
routine
in your
practice
rounds
is completely
different
to that of your
competition
rounds,
then you
will not
achieve
consistency
in your
results
when it
really
counts.
If
you make
consistency
a 'way
of life'
on the
golf course,
then you
will know
exactly
what to
expect
when you
play competition,
instead
of wondering
what results
your body
is going
to deliver
on the
day.
Success
lies
in
our
daily
habits
- and
your
practice
is the
key
to
your
success, so use
it wisely.
Your attitude
in practice
is going
to reflect
your results
in competition.
So
if consistency
is something
you desire,
make it
a regular
or daily
habit.
This way
you are
leaving
nothing
to chance.
