Have you ever scored very poor in a golf game no matter how hard you try to do well? Have you tried to totally focus on your goal and still end up with no positive result? If yes to both questions, then you might just look into your mental game in golf. Golf is mental in nature as well.. No matter how fit you are to play golf physically as long as you are mentally distracted each time you play, and then you will still yield undesirable scores. Among the points you have to take a look at is if you are tense or relaxed when playing.. Relaxation on the course is an essential skill of the golf mental game.

Tension would hinder you from moving freely. Therefore, in the middle of the game, if you are thinking of several things, or even overwhelmed by the pressure to play well, you will definitely feel tension. When this happens, your muscles would be stiff and can no longer be controlled. This is actually the reason why you could not score well throughout the game. Another effect of tense muscles is quick, jerky movement during the swing. Your body controls the swing, the mind controls the body, therefore a tense and racing mind will produce a tense and racing swing.

On the other hand, relaxation on the course allows you to do better. When you are relaxed, muscle tension will be reduced. Moreover, your blood pressure as well as your heart rate will become normal.. With this, you can now focus more on your goal, since your mind and body are working in harmony with each other. Yet, such relaxed state is difficult to maintain up to the very end.. Therefore, a relaxation excercise to improve relaxation when playing must be practiced.

There are several on course relaxation techniques that you can follow. One of which is the technique called clearing of the mind. You can do this by imagining that you are not in an area where all eyes are on you. Instead of focusing on what can pressure you, try to place yourself in an area where you can have a more relaxed feeling. Imagine that you are listening to soft music whilst having a nature trip. Feel that you are in mountainous area doing some sort of biking or hiking where you can only hear the chirping of the birds and no yells or screams. Such a mental state will then be transformed to your grip. You can now feel that your grip is just right. Not too tight or too lose. This will actually help you swing better, relaxed hands means relaxed shoulders and low tension in the rest of the body.

Another technique you can use between shots is to try and talk to your playing partners as much as possible. This allows your mind to be away from the game between shots.. This is important as it is impossible to concentrate fully for the 4-5 hours it takes for a game. Talk with your partners about sport, houses, gambling, anything! This will help you relax and will greatly improve your golf mental game.

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