| When you head out to the course, do you tell yourself, “I want to break 80 today”? Or do you say, “I need to shoot 40 or better for the front nine”? If so, you may be setting yourself up for defeat before you get started.
If the number that you are focusing on is “80” – you may just shoot that. If you want to break 80, why not focus on 79 or 78 or even 77? Get the number “80” out of your head. If you have a halfway goal of 40 or better, change that to 38 or 37 or 36. Go out to the course with the thought of shooting 77. You can still miss that goal by as many as two strokes and break 80. But make sure you’ve convinced yourself that your goal is 77 otherwise you may fool yourself into an 81. |
The same logic holds true for breaking 90 or 100. Don’t get so focused on the number that that’s all you can think about. If that’s all you think about, you’ll probably shoot the number or more.
Looking for more tips on how to break 80 – see my publication, 79 tips to break 80 in golf.