The Confidence Quotient: Setting Your Own Standard

Golf is the ultimate game of feel. Is technical skill or a feeling of confidence more important in playing a consistent game? Does one poor shot shatter your confidence? In this article, we look at the (unconscious) belief that perfection is a realistic goal. This attitude can quickly shatter one's confidence. What would happen if we adopted the notion, that a perfect shot is merely a happy accident? Adopting this belief, would allow you to stop beating yourself up and accept that your score is a reflection of the quality of mis-hits.