How Do You Approach Putting Mentally Like Jack Nicklaus?
More than amateur golfers, pros like Jack Nicklaus will tell you that when it comes to putting the mental is everything. Jack Nicklaus has spent decades perfecting his mental game precisely so he can sink putt after putt, and move past the putts he misses. To mentally approach putting like golf superstar Jack Nicklaus follow these steps. Start forgetting your putts. Most golfers spend a full week after their Sunday game regretting all the putts that went a little screwy. Even the puts that were actually good putts but didn’t hit the hole get put down in the “screw up” column. Jack Nicklaus, one of the greatest putters in the game, has a very effective tendency to forget not only bad but simply missed putts. Do the same to approach putting like golf’s great Golden Bear. Focus on your good putts. Nicklaus, like so many other successful golfers and other kinds of people, focuses on what went well. Visualizing good putts allows Nicklaus to mentally reinforce the behaviors, both in terms of
