{"id":58,"date":"2009-01-23T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=58"},"modified":"2025-06-16T04:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:42:31","slug":"golf-psychology-and-letting-go-of-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/golf-psychology-and-letting-go-of-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Psychology Video: Letting Go of Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/golf-composure-tiger.jpg\" alt=\"Composure in Golf\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/golf-composure-tiger.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/golf-composure-tiger-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keeping_Your_Composure_And_Letting_Go_of_Mistakes\"><\/span>Keeping Your Composure And Letting Go of Mistakes<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\/golf-psychology-and-letting-go-of-mistakes\/#Keeping_Your_Composure_And_Letting_Go_of_Mistakes\" >Keeping Your Composure And Letting Go of Mistakes<\/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\/golf-psychology-and-letting-go-of-mistakes\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/golf-psychology-and-letting-go-of-mistakes\/#Golfers_Mental_Edge\" >Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Do you get upset with poor shots and your frustration causes more mistakes that leads to a string of bogeys? Many of my students struggle with their composure after hitting bad shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hitting a bad shot is not what\u2019s costly to your score\u2026 A poor reaction to a bad shot is costly because it can lead to more mistakes \u2013 due to frustration \u2013 and then \u201criding the bogey train!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to let go of poor shots quickly so they don\u2019t compound into more bad shots. My new mental game program for golfers titled, \u201cThe Golfer\u2019s Mental Edge,\u201d will be available next Thursday. I wanted to share a few details\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the 8 CDs and a workbook, you\u2019re taken through my top 8 sessions I do with my personal golf students\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve also decided that the first 10 people to grab by new program will get my GMAP assessment and personal mental game plan prescription. 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