The definition of mental toughness is the ability to handle adversity, and nothing puts your toughness to the test more than blowing up on a hole. Golf can be frustrating when a shot result (or a bad hole) doesn’t match our expectations.
The first thing you need to know is that all golfers hit poor shots and get bad breaks. How you react to these situations says a lot about your character.
Here are some tips on how to bounce back from a bad hole:
• Put the shot into perspective—it’s just a golf shot.
• Use whatever frustration you feel to refocus on the next shot.
• Remember the rounds when you hit poor shots and had bad holes, but still scored well.
• Shift your focus from outcome to process, and to what’s in your control (namely the next shot).
• Become aware of excess tension that creeps in when you get frustrated or angry. Take some breaths and begin to walk a little slower to relax yourself
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