A few years ago I was REALLY struggling with my mental golf game and confidence.  I tried to make changes in my fundamentals and swing but this only proved to hurt my confidence even FURTHER which was very frustrating.  I am sure ALL of you have been or felt the same way I did.

So what was I to do?  A fellow Professional at the club I was working at suggested I read a book. Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game by Dr. Gio Valiante was what he suggested.  I had read only one other book on and that was by Mental Game Guru Bob Rotella.

The thing I picked up most on Fearless Golf was only look at where you want to hit it.  During my stretch of very poor play I was thinking about and looking at all the trouble on a hole like trees, water and bunkers.  Instead of looking at the fairway, the green and pin, I was distracting my mind on bad stuff.  I suggest you all read Fearless Golf as there are many different tips on the mental game and this will no doubt help you lower your scores.  Dr. Valiante has worked with many top PGA Tour players and last weeks Memorial winner Justin Rose was quick to single out Dr. Valiante along with his swing coach and a fellow Canadian of mine Sean Foley.

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Tunnel vision can also help reading greens.  Really focus your attention on the hole and your line of putt while reading.  When on the putting green I often chuckle at people who are distracted by a ball or bag that is in a players putting line past the hole but not directly.  This means they’re a not using their tunnel vision to read greens.  A good drill to focus on your putting line and to really make sure you have tunnel vision is to draw two lines with 4 clubs (2 on each side) about 2 feet apart from each other.  When reading and hitting putts, your mind and eyes should be focused on this 2 foot wide path all the way to the hole.  You should be looking at nothing outside the lines.

Once again, focus your mind and eyes on a tunnel when hitting full shots and putts.  This will really help your mental golf game, confidence as your are only thinking about positive affirmations!

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