Managing your Anger in Golf to Become Better

We all get angry, we can’t help it. In golf you have to learn to hide it and control it every time it happens. It can be a frustrating sport and there are many shots that will lead to you getting annoyed with yourself or things that are going on around you. Let it be known that Tiger Woods does have a very angry streak sometimes and we have seen that on the television, but he does have a 30-second rule with caddy Steve Williams. Tiger Woods is allowed 30 seconds to “get angry” with himself inside of him but after those 30 seconds he has to move on to the next shot and totally forget about the previous one. Here are some tips for cooling down on the course.

Do NOT throw your Golf Clubs

This is probably one of the worst things you can do in golf and throwing your golf disrespects the game, your partners you are playing with, the golf course you are playing on and most of all yourself. Throwing your golf clubs is blowing your top and not caring about anything and will instantly lead to worst shots and even worse, broken golf clubs that cost a lot of money!

Deep Breaths

Count to 10, breathe deep breaths to relax your body and get more oxygen flowing around your blood. Breathing fast and hard makes you play quicker and thus rushing your golf game which makes you make silly mistakes. Look in to the sky, look around you and clear your mind of any unwanted negative thoughts and the shot that has just happened.

Positive Thoughts

What have you done in this situation before? Think about your positive shots that you have hit and play positive golfing thoughts through your head. This may sound silly, but when I am playing golf, I attempt to become a professional golfer within myself and replay the amazing shots that I have seen the professionals do on the television.

Golfers are driven by determination to be the best they can be, hit the shot when demanded and strive to win every time they are competing, be it against friends or in a PGA event. You need to not let set backs get down and beat through them to be better the next time it happens. You need to be determined on your next shot to do the best you can, letting previous shots and the momentum of your round affect your game will lead to further penalties and overall a worse golf score.

What do you do to stop yourself getting angry in your golf game? Think about it.