{"id":5236,"date":"2016-04-21T19:26:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=5236"},"modified":"2025-06-10T06:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:58:05","slug":"your-mindset-for-playing-golf-in-the-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/your-mindset-for-playing-golf-in-the-wind\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Mindset for Playing Golf in the Wind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/coping-with-adverse-playing-conditions.jpg\" alt=\"Coping With Adverse Playing Conditions\" class=\"wp-image-5487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/coping-with-adverse-playing-conditions.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/coping-with-adverse-playing-conditions-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Playing_Well_When_Faced_With_Adverse_Conditions\"><\/span>Playing Well When Faced With Adverse Conditions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/your-mindset-for-playing-golf-in-the-wind\/#Playing_Well_When_Faced_With_Adverse_Conditions\" >Playing Well When Faced With Adverse Conditions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/your-mindset-for-playing-golf-in-the-wind\/#Golfers_Mental_Edge\" >Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>There are many challenging aspects to the game of golf and many are outside your control, such as weather, course conditions, your score and the leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is one uncontrollable factor that distracts or hurts golfers&#8217; <strong>mental game<\/strong>&#8230; wind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wind gusts and swirling winds affect both the flight of the ball and the path it travels as it rolls. You can do everything right and put a great swing on the ball but the wind often blows the ball in a different place than you intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>unpredictability<\/strong> of the wind frustrates and angers many golfers and increases the difficulty of each shot exponentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must stay above the weather in the golf course and not allow the wind to control your emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focusing on what you can control is a <strong>mental skill<\/strong> that you must develop to play great golf. The biggest thing you can control and your most powerful weapon against the wind is your mental attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the 2016 Masters Tournament, wind gusts caused many shots to veer off path and messed with some golfers mentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Round Three, the winds gusted up to 30 mph making playing conditions extremely difficult. Of the 57 players who played in Round Three, only five managed to shoot under par.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jordan Spieth, who had a <strong>performance collapse<\/strong> on the final day of the tournament, commented on the difficult playing conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPIETH<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;We were trying to adjust with ever-gusting and changing winds. It was just a really difficult day to score.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No golfer suffered the effects of the wind more than Billy Horschel. Horschel was facing an 8-foot putt for eagle on the 15th hole when the wind ruined his chances to move him to 1-under for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Horschel was surveying his putt, a gust of wind blew and Horschel watched helplessly as his ball rolled into the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Horschel had to go back to where he hit the third shot from, take a one-stroke penalty, and take a drop. Horschel was visibly frustrated as his would-be eagle became a bogey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HORSCHEL<\/strong>: <em>\u201cI knew that once the ball rolls, once it&#8217;s in play, if it starts rolling, you have to play it from where it finishes&#8230; I just wasn&#8217;t happy&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s an unfortunate situation where a big old gust came through, my ball was a foot or two from a false front, and it started rolling and the wind kept pushing it to the false front and it went in the water.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Horschel understood it was an unfortunate event that was uncontrollable and his positive attitude allowed him to re-focus quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HORSCHEL<\/strong>: <em>\u201cEveryone knows I&#8217;m an emotional guy. I&#8217;m just trying to learn as I get older to harness it a little bit. And, listen, it&#8217;s bad luck. It&#8217;s nobody&#8217;s fault for that happening&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The \u201cright\u201d attitude to cope with windy conditions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attitude is everything. You can\u2019t control the wind but you can control your attitude about the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cright\u201d attitude doesn\u2019t mean you like the wind; it just means you accept the wind as a potential added hazard on the golf course that affects every golfer on the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell yourself, \u201cIt is what it is\u201d and re-focus on the next shot and how you will play it. Arming yourself with the \u201cright\u201d attitude is your most effective weapon against bad weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Golfers_Mental_Edge\"><\/span>Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/golfers-mental-edge20.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Psychology CD\" class=\"wp-image-4169\" style=\"width:228px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the <em>big sign<\/em> that <strong>your mental game is the weak link<\/strong> in your golf game? When you can\u2019t play consistently as well as when you play a practice or casual round\u2013or your <strong>range game<\/strong> is way better than your game on the course. If you suffer from <strong>lack of focus, low self-confidence, poor composure or other mental game obstacles on the course<\/strong>, you can\u2019t reach your true potential in golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<em> Golfer\u2019s Mental Edge 2.0<\/em> Audio and Workbook program is ideal for any <strong>amateur, collegiate, junior, and tour professional golfer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Golf coaches and instructors<\/strong> would also be wise to teach \u201c<em>The Golfer\u2019s Mental Edge 2.0<\/em>\u201d principles to their players. 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