The basic principles of playing golf are a world apart than other sporting activities. Take baseball e.g.. . . When you are up at bat to make your swing, role is to strike the ball as it’s tossed to you. Put simply, golf is made around your reaction towards what someone else is doing. You can’t make your move until the pitcher throws the ball to you. In golf, however, you are the boss. You are in charge of making every move. The ball just sits there, waiting for you to make your shot. You are 100% in charge of every play that happens. You cannot blame a bad play on a pitch, another teammate, or any other excuse. This is what makes golf so difficult, and yet so challenging and fun to play. And along with that, you have people watching you, all in complete silence. And you also though that golf was supposed to be stress- free? A Good State of mind Goes A Long Way In Sport Golf requires that you focus and think about every shot you take. Of course in our comparative analysis of the sport of baseball, those players have to think about the mechanics of their game too, but they have little time to really focus and concentrate on what they are doing, as opposed to golf. They are conscious of the pitcher and also the person at bat, but everything else is impulse. Golf requires a lot of attention to what you are doing that any type of negative thoughts or worries can have a dramatic effect on the quality of your game. Doubt can easily seep into your mind, particularly if you are still a beginner. Once such things happen, your body tenses up, you may get nervous, jittery, and the the next thing you know your ball has landed in the rough. Consider it you should be the comparative of stage fright. Sure, playing golf can be this difficult. How can you prevent bad thoughts and feelings from occuring while playing on the course? As usual, fortunately, the answer is tremendously easy, but tough to learn. All you have to do is take action, and do so faster than your mind can start to consider any negative consequences of making a bad swing. That’s the thing about playing golf – you will literally think your way into a slump. Endure the basics and concentrate on simple movements that are repetitive. Keep your body loose and as you will be preparing for your shot, shift the weight of your body from foot to foot, back and forth. Wiggle your club a bit and just loosen up, enjoy yourself, and stop worrying about anything negative. Just learning how to play a stress- free game can be the most difficult lesson you learn in golfing.