During the 1971 British Open, Tony Jacklin, after 48 holes of championship golf, lost to Lee Trevino. For instance, the following exercise helps you to stay confident in pressure-type situations. It augments flexibility and helps you to deal more easily with rapidly changing or unexpected conditions throughout the game. The next exercise facilitates better motor control and increases the development of a harmonious contraction-release pattern. The following exercise increases the ability to concentrate under pressure.
Every individual has a basic rhythm .
It regulates such things as gait, speech, or the golf swing, for that matter. Only when contracting and releasing tendencies are balanced, will a rhythmic movement occur. In golf, the free swing is evenly balanced, with the club swinging back and through like a pendulum changing direction at the same speed, neither cramped nor released. When contraction is predominant, a cramped or restricted movement will result that prevents the ball from taking its intended course. On the other hand, the overswing is too released and thus also fails to produce the desired result.