Feeling nervous on the first tee ?

Nervousness and tension are the feelings that we all experience when getting on to the first tee. Even the best players in the world experience these butterflies in their stomach. In fact they are more nervous than you as they playing for millions of dollars and most importantly for prestige in front of thousand of spectators week in and week out. It does not matter who you are or on what level you play, it is normal to feel a bit shaky and nervous staring down the first hole and all you see is hazards like water and bunkers. Nervousness causes tension in the muscles which will prevent you from having a relaxed and free swing.

To feel nervous is normal but we need to get rid of the tension in the muscles. The best and only way to relax the body and mind is to have a proper pre-shot routine. In the next few posts i will be explaining the following steps which will help you play more tension-free golf.

1. Breathing Technique
2. Focus on your target
3. Practice swing and visualization
4. Set Up and execution of the shot

Happy Golfing !

Adriaan Herman

Thanks for the tip that everyone can appreciate!

I am not sure if i am doing it correctly...but somehow somewhere....I read that if nervous...or to have a good tempo.......breathe out...and then whack..or putt...

been doing this ...and resulted in me being me today

Duvall, the trick is to make your opponent more nervous than u.......

Slinger: Alvin, today we play snakes hor....

Chipmunk: har, snakes again!!!

Slinger: dun worry, u won't be so sway lah....

Chipmunk: zhun Bo....

Slinger: zhun lah, last time 5 small make 1 big, today 3 small make 1 big snake.....

Chipmunk: ......


Cos the C&C going to jio you B&B soon..... Use this trick well

But dun say I teach u hor..... After all, he is my fav kaki

I got a better one for the chipmunk.....

"bro, i pity you for being slaughtered at SICC, should be very painful both inside and outside."

Nbz.... How the hell this topic end up toking abt me???

Haizzz... But I admit I do have those first tee jitters... Snakes or no snakes, Painful inside or outside... Time for those self claimed my FAVORITE kakis to give me some much needed morale boosting strokes right?

alvin7379 wrote:

Nbz.... How the hell this topic end up toking abt me???

Haizzz... But I admit I do have those first tee jitters... Snakes or no snakes, Painful inside or outside... Time for those self claimed my FAVORITE kakis to give me some much needed morale boosting strokes right?

Why do you think you are their favourite kaki????

I love to play snakes with the longness.



p.s great sharing though, Adrian.

Hi Golfers !

Today i will be talking about the first step in how to overcome tention on the first tee. Most amateur golfers just wan wack golf balls when they practice and forget to practice how to relax aswell. You will be amazed how much better you will strike the ball when you feel relaxed. Here is step one:

1. Breathing Technique

I have some students before asking me if they need to breath when they swing the club. I could not answer the question because the subconscious is in control of that. Do you think of breathing while you walking ?? Off course not !...so the more you can allow things to happen naturally and the less you think out of the conscious mind the better. But its easier said than done right !!

Breathing properly is the best way of relaxing the body and still the mind. Tension = Nervousness and here is how to create a proper breating technique to make you swing the club more freely :

- Make sure to breathe when doing warm-ups and stretching before teeing off. Inhale slowing through your nose counting to three and then exhale slowly out through your mouth counting to three. This slow 3/3 breathing technique will help you to relax your muscles and clear your mind. When your body and mind are relaxed the subconscious is more easily connected. This relaxation of the body further induces the subconscious to perform freely.

While doing the breathing technique, close your eyes and feel that every muscles in your body from your toes up to your neck is relaxed ( most importantly is the hands ) You are now relaxed and ready to tee off.

Next time you have a game on the course try breathing between shots and try not to think about the game. Remember when you had your best round before ? It happened naturally and you had fun between shots .It's impossible to concentrate for 4 hours non stop so try to switch off after every shot and switch back on when its your turn to play the shot. What i do in tournaments is i will take my clove off after every shot and that gives me the switch off feeling. Putting my clove back on when its my turn to play gives me the feeling of switching back on. Try It !!!

Hope this will help you guys !

Next post will be about how to FOCUS ON YOUR TARGET and how to eleminate that negative thoughts.

Happy Golfing !

Adriaan Herman

adriaanherman@yahoo.com

Great stuff Adriaan.

It's such simple common sense that we take breathing for granted. So much so that we underrate breathing as a tool to calm oneself.

Agree with Birdman it's common sense to use breathing as a calm-down tool.

I also read with interest that Adriaan uses the remove-glove approach to switch off after one shot, because I do that personally to take the mind off the last stroke - sort of asking the mind to think of something else other than the shot itself. It helps for me.

I play competitve sports before taking up golf so this breathing technique is not new to me. However, I tend to like a bit of tension in me cos it builds the adrenalin inside the body and I personally think it gives me the extra bit to play better. Not too much that you become rigid but enough to give u the extra kick which maybe enough to win you that wager ! Haha

i use the remove glove thingy too...

gloves on - think abt next shot

gloves off - TCSS n mindF

I talk to the caddie (if any) to relieve any tension.

Else, chit chat with my flightmate.

asahi wrote:

I talk to the caddie (if any) to relieve any tension.

Only if she's PRC or from Vietnam.

Whatever the language, I'm sure it works too. Or else there's always body.. er... I mean sign language.

Make a sign of the cross, pray and let it rip!

Works everytime

If it does rip, then let it R.I.P

asahi wrote:

I talk to the caddie (if any) to relieve any tension.

Else, chit chat with my flightmate.

Orrhhhh..... our next game I will remain silent throughout the 18holes.... drive u mad...

alvin7379 wrote:

asahi wrote:

I talk to the caddie (if any) to relieve any tension.

Else, chit chat with my flightmate.

Orrhhhh..... our next game I will remain silent throughout the 18holes.... drive u mad...

sicc bukit, u also bery silent.....

even though i tcss with u....

slinger wrote:

alvin7379 wrote:

asahi wrote:

I talk to the caddie (if any) to relieve any tension.

Else, chit chat with my flightmate.

Orrhhhh..... our next game I will remain silent throughout the 18holes.... drive u mad...

sicc bukit, u also bery silent.....

even though i tcss with u....

that... is a totally different story....

I usually rub my palms at the first tee box before I tee off to chase the jitters away ...

I just tell myself that taking a walk through the bushes/shrubs to look for my ball isn't too bad a way to warm up...

Technospaz wrote:

I just tell myself that taking a walk through the bushes/shrubs to look for my ball isn't too bad a way to warm up...

Don bluff..... I was wondering why the rain was yellow when I was just settling in to roost.

zhenxua wrote:

I usually rub my palms at the first tee box before I tee off to chase the jitters away ...

You rubbing the palms in glee at having pig friends' wagers on the line.
Hahaha

Birdman wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

I just tell myself that taking a walk through the bushes/shrubs to look for my ball isn't too bad a way to warm up...

Don bluff..... I was wondering why the rain was yellow when I was just settling in to roost.

I'm not sure I understand... but coming from Birdman, I've learned not to ask

zhenxua wrote:

I usually rub my palms at the first tee box before I tee off to chase the jitters away ...

Bro... way too much infor.... oh, your palms! Ahh...

asahi wrote:

zhenxua wrote:

I usually rub my palms at the first tee box before I tee off to chase the jitters away ...

You rubbing the palms in glee at having pig friends' wagers on the line.
Hahaha

did you notice Alvin rubbing his palms vigorously that day while looking at you with his trademark 淫笑?