How to Reduce Pressure in Golf

Video Transcript

"In this segment I'm going to talk about how the hammer swing can reduce pressure. Because golf is disappointment, loneliness, and pain! "I've been playing many years, I'm hardly sane! I rarely enjoy a round of golf! Usually experience grief! My mind aches! My body cringes! I can't get..." I'm sorry, sorry. You can get frustrated playing golf after hitting a bad shot or several bad shots. But the hammer swing can reduce that frustration. Because, you know realistically how difficult it is. If there really was a nail here and you really had a hammer, and you took a little swing, would it be hard to hit this nail straight in? Yes. How about from here? Yes. You get a carpenter right here and tell him to bring that hammer back this far and swing hard and hit that nail straight in. He'd go, "What are you, nuts?" The more you practice, the better you get. And it helps to visualize. But, you know deep down inside that this is difficult. Normally we have this crazy idea that golf is easy because we hit one great shot every six months. But, this gives us a realistic picture that golf is difficult. And that reduces pressure and tension. Because you can visualize that nail and say to yourself, "OK, what are the chances. I don't know the chances of me hitting that nail in straight or not but I'm going to visualize it. I'm going to try my best." But if it doesn't go straight, that's because it's really difficult. And you will have less tension, less frustration, because realistically you know how tough it is. Golf can be disappointing. But, with the hammer swing it can reduce pressure and give you a better chance of being successful."