Golf Tips: Embrace Your Nerves

How many times have you stood on the first tee in a tournament, or even just a regular round of golf, and felt a little woozy?  Stomach churning... butterflies... shakes. Perhaps you should consider having less coffee before the round? Just kidding. Nerves are a part of golf we all have to deal with.  Any golf partner or person giving out advice who tells you not to be nervous is not realistic. Nerves are good.  They show that we are highly focused and aware of the gravity of the situation.  The anxiety we feel helps us stay focused. Once we realize it is okay to be nervous, those nerves will not hurt our games like they did before.  Once we face the nerves, we can control them and work doing so into our pre-shot routines by taking a deep breath and relaxing before pulling the trigger. Relax.  Take a deep breath. Focus. Pull the trigger.