Think big picture

“DO NOT fix anything on the course while playing" was Steady's advice on a golf blog I subscribe to (www.cameronstrachan.com)

I’ve found this to be crucial if you want LONG TERM improvement. Lets face it we only tinker during the round because we’re so “round-focussed”. Forget the round. Think of the big picture. Golf improvement is like a share market graph. It has humps and bumps but OVERALL it steadily climbs. Thats the sort of curve WE’RE on. Just as you wouldn’t ditch all your shares when they hit a downward glitch, so we shouldn’t mess with our swing and routine when it hits a bump. The “bumps” are actually necessary when you think about it. Its how your body learns stuff. The body is like one of those cars that tunes itself the more you drive it. Trust it (your body, not your car!). It figures it out. All you have to do is give it a solid frame of reference to work in. That frame of reference is the "automatic golf" routine you should be using (see Cameron's Betagolf.com to learn how). Get out of your body’s way and let it do what it does best WITHOUT YOUR HELP. Most of all, ditch the FEAR. As long as you have that you’re smothering your natural learning system and your doomed to NEVER be any better. Let go. Live a little. What’s the worst that can happen? Somebody dies? I doubt it. Learn how to throw a golf club straight (see Fred Shoemaker or Betagolf to learn this critical skill). When you can do that you’re swinging “right”. Then just get out of the way and “enjoy the ride” as Steady says.