The one word that can wreak so much havoc on our lives and more importantly our golf games. If doubt were a person it would the Tom Brady of words. Doubt would be innocently just sitting on the bench, always ready to come in, and when he gets the chance to play he will dominate every aspect of the game until he gets injured or retires. You must agree that doubt isn’t nearly as good-looking as Tom Brady, but can be just as dominating. Let’s take a look at Graham Delaet, who just withdrew from the Memorial this past week, citing anxiety over his short game. If you were to take Graham’s anxiety and multiply it by everyone’s anxiety on Tour (not just add, I mean multiply or possibly square it), you would catch a small glimpse of what’s going on in my noggin as I stand over a chip shot with a tight lie that must carry a bunker . That anxiety is a form of doubt that even the best in the world can succumb to! We all do it at times in different forms, but it takes practice and sheer determination to injure or hopefully retire that doubt. How much work are you willing to put in to crush your doubts or calm your anxieties? What do you think?
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