I think it’s fair to say the vast majority of club golfers head to the 1st tee with little or no confidence in themselves. Typically, any lingering self-belief is brittle at best, and tends to crumble at the first sign of trouble.
I believe there are two key reasons why we tend to play the game in this state.
The first is the way we practise golf. Golf remains the only sport where the training environment is not