IMPROVE
IMPROVE
7 TECHNIQUES THAT WILL
7 TECHNIQUES THAT WILL
YOUR GAME
YOUR GAM
How
can can
we we
enjoy
a game
that that
is full
of ups
and and
downs?
Check
out 7 out
techniques
we teach
How
enjoy
a game
is that
full
of full
ups
downs?
Check
7 techniques
we teach
How
can
we
enjoy
a
game
is
of
ups
and
downs?
Check
out
7
techniques
our students at GGGA to help them enjoy the experience of playing the game they love. we teach
our students
at GGGA
to help
them them
enjoy
the the
experience
of of
playing
the
our students
at GGGA
to help
enjoy
experience
playing
the game
game they
they love.
love.
1 1
2 2
3 3
FOCUS ON THE PRESENT Your reactions build your future actions. Let go of
FOCUS ON
ON THE PRESENT
PRESENT Your
FOCUS
Your reactions
reactions build
build your
your future
future actions.
actions. Let
Let go
go of
of
your bad shots
and focus THE
on your next shot!
your
bad
shots
and
focus
on
your
next
shot!
your bad shots and focus on your next shot!
AVOID SAYING THE WORD DON’T Try reframing your thoughts by focusing
AVOID
DON’T
your
AVOID
WORD
DON’T
Try reframing
reframing
your thoughts
thoughts by
by focusing
focusing
on where you
want SAYING
the ball to THE
land WORD
rather than
what Try
you
want to avoid.
on
where
you
want
the
ball
to
land
rather
than
what
you
want
to
avoid.
on where you want the ball to land rather than what you want to avoid.
BREATHING One of the ways to bring yourself back to the present is
BREATHING
One
to
BREATHING
One of
of the
the
ways
to bring
bring
yourself
back to
to the
the present
present is is
through breathing.
Find a rhythm
that ways
will help
you yourself
relax! back
through
breathing.
Find
a
rhythm
that
will
help
you
relax!
through breathing. Find a rhythm that will help you relax!
BODY LANGUAGE Your thoughts and feelings play a significant role in
BODY
Your
thoughts
feelings
play
a a significant
your behavior
and LANGUAGE
you
communicate
to the and
outside
world
through
BODY
LANGUAGE
Your them
thoughts
and
feelings
play
significant role
role in
in your
your
behavior
and
you
communicate
them
to
the
outside
world
through
your body language.
behavior and you communicate them to the outside world through your body
your
body language.
language.
THREE THINGS THAT YOU DID GOOD Some of the factors
THREE
THAT
YOU
DID self
GOOD
Some
of the
the factors
factors that fuel
that fuel confidence
are optimism
and
positive
talk. So
go of
THREE THINGS
THINGS
THAT
YOU
DID
GOOD
Some
that
fuel
confidence
and
positive
self
talk.
So go support yourself
ahead, support
yourself
and
be are
your optimism
number
one selftalk.
fan!
confidence
are
optimism
and
positive
So go
ahead,
ahead,
support
yourself
and
be
your
number
one
fan!
and be your number one fan.
SMILE Smiling diminishes the stress that we feel and
SMILE
Smiling
diminishes
the
stress
SMILE
Smiling
diminishes
the
stress that
that we
we feel
feel and
and produces more positive
produces more
positive
emotions
within
you.
produces
positive
emotions more
within
you. emotions within you.
BE BETTER Remember, you can always be better.
BETTER
you
Deliberate BE
practice
is key Remember,
to your success!
BE
BETTER
Remember,
you can
can always
always be
be better.
better. Deliberate practice is key to
Deliberate
practice
is
key
to
your
success!
your success!
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
“The mind
is your is greatest
“The mind
your greatest
weapon.
It’s the
weapon.
It’s greatest
the greatest
club in
your
club
in bag.”
your bag.”
– Steve Elkington, 1995 PGA Champion
– Steve Elkington, 1995 PGA Champion
“The mind is your
greatest weapon.
It’s the greatest
club in your bag.”
TRAIN
LIKE
A A
TRAIN
LIKE
CHAMPION
CHAMPION
-Steve Elkington,
1995 PGA Champion
TRAIN LIKE A CHAMPION
*Photo - Steven Miller Photography
*Photo - Steven Miller Photography