Golf for Leftys
TIPS AND ADVICE FOR LEFT
HANDED GOLFERS
Left handed golfer? Looking to improve your golf swing? Want to get rid of that slice? Want a lower score? Then try these great tips ...
Do Not Rationalize Failure
by Dr. Richard C. Myers
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On ominous obstacle to improvement in golf is the habit of rationalizing. When a person rationalizes, it means, to put it simply, that he places the blame for his defeats upon outside persons or circumstances. This protects his ego by taking the sting out of failure. It turns painful depression into less painful anger. It tears others down and, by tearing down of others, seems to raise him in prominence, much like the last survivor of a battle royal who looks like a giant on the ring if everyone else is on the floor. It is bad psychology to rationalize.
First it is a most unpleasant personality trait. The least desirable companion on any golf course is the constant griper. It is a mark of selfishness to impose on others the necessity for listening to this bilge.
Second, the tendency to excuse one's game hinders remedial learning. No improvement is possible unless the individual takes full responsibility for all his golfing errors and proceeds to correct them.
Third, even if rationalization removes the sting from poor shots, it retards
learning. Learning is faster if we attach a painful reaction to a poor
shot. When you rationalize, it makes failure more easy to take and thereby
makes it harder to learn. Rationalizing or the making of excuses does not
inspire remedial practice. You do not realize that remedial practice is
necessary because you do not accept personal responsibility for the error.
Fourth, it is not wise to rationalize even when there is a good basis
for it. If you do, it will intensify feelings of hopelessness, and
prevent
you from attaining a satisfactory level of performance.
Even gross physical handicaps should not be used as excuses. Many have made names for themselves under the greatest of physical handicaps.
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