Comments on: Snedeker makes a common mental mistake to lose out on a shot at golf’s biggest purse http://www.golfstateofmind.com/blog/2009/09/15/snedeker-makes-a-common-mental-mistake-to-lose-out-on-a-shot-at-golfs-biggest-purse/ Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:36:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: David http://www.golfstateofmind.com/blog/2009/09/15/snedeker-makes-a-common-mental-mistake-to-lose-out-on-a-shot-at-golfs-biggest-purse/comment-page-1/#comment-101 David Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:23:26 +0000 http://www.golfstateofmind.com/?p=1627#comment-101 It is amazing how you can build the right shot thought and then ruin it by thinking of something negative at the very last minute. We never see Pros 4 putt, but on this occasion, Snedeker did the unthinkable. He putted like an amateur. It is amazing how you can build the right shot thought and then ruin it by thinking of something negative at the very last minute.

We never see Pros 4 putt, but on this occasion, Snedeker did the unthinkable. He putted like an amateur.

]]> By: Martin Woodbridge http://www.golfstateofmind.com/blog/2009/09/15/snedeker-makes-a-common-mental-mistake-to-lose-out-on-a-shot-at-golfs-biggest-purse/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Martin Woodbridge Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:10:53 +0000 http://www.golfstateofmind.com/?p=1627#comment-99 Well this is a classic example of how thinking of the result of an action can seriously impair performance. Being able to stay in the present and concentrating on the current shot are so important to reduce silly and costly mistakes! If some of the best players in the world need to continually improve their mental game, then this shows how all levels of golfer can improve from learning new psychological techniques such as these. Well this is a classic example of how thinking of the result of an action can seriously impair performance. Being able to stay in the present and concentrating on the current shot are so important to reduce silly and costly mistakes! If some of the best players in the world need to continually improve their mental game, then this shows how all levels of golfer can improve from learning new psychological techniques such as these.

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