You Are An Athlete

Amateur golfers often find themselves playing the role of athlete, mental coach, swing coach, short game coach, and more when it comes to their golf games. That’s a lot of hats to wear and if it feels a little overwhelming at times, it should.

There’s a reason that many, if not most, of the top athletes in any sport, including golf, have a team of people around them to make them better. It is not the athlete’s job to know every intricacy of his technique — that is what coaches are for. It is the athlete’s job to develop his talent and technique through the guidance of his coach.

Along the way, he will certainly develop more in-depth knowledge of proper golf technique and hopefully gain an understanding of that technique to the degree necessary to properly execute the movements. But that is where the line usually stops in most sports. But not in golf.

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Golfers, as obsessive as we tend to be, tend to fall more into the role of a “self-coached” athlete rather than just being an athlete. Golfers tend to strive to know every single inch of the swing mechanics, thinking that will make them a better athlete.

Sadly, the opposite is often true — they become “coaches,” and at that point they are no longer dedicated athletes, which is how all golfers need to think of themselves. If you are serious about your golf game, stop trying to wear so many hats and stop trying to understand the golf swing like a mad scientist.

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