Persuasive Essay On Playing Golf

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Playing golf can build confidence (Hall par. 2). One of the most well known PGA legend Jack Nicklaus’ once said, "go to the movies" before you swings. (Hill). And I know it sounds weird but he meant imagine that the ball ended up where you visualized landed. Also work on control your nerves let your nerves take over yourself is a bad feeling. You already have in your mind that you are going to fail, so you rush your shot to get it over with and you end up making a bad takeaway or not making a full backswing. Remember to slow down and you are competing with yourself, not everyone else. A golfer builds confidence by recognizing the improvement he's making in his game, not comparing himself to better players. If your average score continues to …show more content…

While you are playing your mind runs wild imagining every conceivable negative comment everyone is thinking about you and your ability.

Caring about the opinions of others is a heavy weight to lug around as you move from shot to shot, yet many golfers concern themselves with the judgments of other people.

With any positive compliment you receive, you believe that you are good at golfing but one negative comment can decimate your confidence and ruin your performance.

You become trapped in a habitual state of seeking approval and hypothesizing about the possible thoughts of others.

The fear of disappointing others becomes so strong that you no longer play golf for yourself but for the approval of others.

This negative mentality causes you to play a cautious game instead of going for your shots and never produces positive performance.

If you do not view yourself in a positive light, see your strengths as a golfer or believe in your abilities, you may to try to receive those positive emotions from other people, which usually never happen! It is a negative and self-perpetuating cycle that keeps you trapped in a negative mentality that inhibits your

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