Tournament Week Preparation

Tournament week is here for The Shot Taker!! I will say that up to this point his preparation for success has been pretty good.  Now, you may have noticed that TST never mentioned spending any time at the range.  Well... there is a damned good reason for this.  He tends to get worse when he hits practice balls and loses his confidence.  Before you laugh....think about it.  The "average" guy goes to the range with a large bucket of balls and mindlessly hits ball after ball with no "purpose".  This is a perfect recipe for disaster and doubt to creep in your mind.  And when it gets in your mind..... YOU ARE SCREWED!   It is also "impossible" to diagnose your own swing faults and fix them yourself.... you need another set of eyes, or a video camera if you are going to fix anything. 

I know that TST will hit a few balls before each round to loosen up and work on timing and swing tempo.  Those will be his only goals.  The swing he has at the range will be the swing he takes to the course.  When he gets to the course it is time to "score", not fix his golf swing or worry about what is "not happening".  An "in the moment" mentality is all he will focus on and his pre-shot routine will carry him through this part.  After what happened at last week's British Open with a "red dot" on a golf glove, I think TST understands the importance of staying in the moment.

As far as his golf course Fendrich is concerned, he really needs to play to his strengths.  This is a short, flat track that can be a bit tight.  Since this course plays short, the smart players will plan their tee shots.  They will put a club in their hand that will leave them in the fairway with an approach shot that puts their favorite club in their hands.  They will NOT necessarily bomb every tee shot and hit it as close to the green as they can unless they have very strong short games.   This course is so short that it is an absolute disaster to give the tournament field a shot, by hitting an errant tee shot off the fairway and assuring yourself of a bogey. 

The Shot Takers goal on tournament day is to qualify and move on, not win the golf tournament and certainly not lose it.  Many players will eliminate themselves from the tournament by not properly analyzing the course as it relates to their personal games and talents. 

I know without a doubt that this is going to be a positive experience for TST.  Why, you ask...  Because he has prepared to succeed, has his gameplan intact and is confident in his routine!

Go Get It Done TST!

Coach
"The Shot Maker"