Visit bit.ly to learn more about training for a career in golf. Dr. Sarah Castillo, the Director of the Sports Psychology Program at National University, explains how sometimes it’s the little things that help you achieve your goals in golf. To discuss this golf tip with other golfers and share your own leave a comment below. We look forward to your feedback. ******************************************************** ******************************************************** Hi I’m Dr. Sarah Castillo and I’m the Director of the Sports Psychology Program at National University. I get a lot of questions about goal setting. Most of the time when people set goals though, they’re talking about outcome goals. So you might go out to the course and say, I want to shoot a 75 today, I want to shoot a 68. It’s a great goal and outcome goals are really useful for us but they’re not the whole story. If outcome goals are the only goals you’re setting, chances are you’re not going to achieve them every time. Think of it this way, if you decide one day to climb Mt. Everest, you wouldn’t just show up one day and start climbing. You’d have to do a lot of research, improve your physical fitness ability, find a good guide, make sure that you’re going during the right time of the year. There’s all sorts of factors that go into becoming successful at that particular climb. Back to golf, wanting to shoot that 75 is a great idea but there are little factors that go into that too. What things are you …

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Here’s a ball position drill that guarantees that you will have the correct ball position on all of you shots including putting and chipping. Essentially there are 2 ball positions, one with irons and putter and the other with woods. For irons, simply place your feet together with the ball positioned opposite your right toe. Then flare your left foot out towards the target approximately 20 degrees and take a small step to the right with your right foot. If you are playing a short iron such as an 8 iron through your wedges, your step to the right should be approximately 2 inches less than should width. This will have the ball located just forward of the centre of your stance. For all other irons and hybrids, you can repeat the same flare and step process but step to shoulder width when you place your right foot. This will place the ball below your heart which is where the bottom of your swing arc should be. The reason for the shorter step with the short irons is that the ball will be located just behind your heart, which will have the clubhead arriving to the ball on a slightly descending angle of approach. Chip shots For chip shots, you can place the ball off of your back toe and then flare your right foot 20 degrees towards your target but no step to the right is necessary. This will have the ball positioned back in your stance and allow you to keep your weight on your left side. This insures a steeper angle of approach of the clubhead to the ball which is important for …

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