‘MIKE PROBERT TALKS GOLF WC 10 NOVEMBER 2014

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Here on the Costa’s golf is one of the biggest leisure time activities for both tourists and resident alike and with this in mind we have secured the services of Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services to provide a weekly round up of local golfing events and topics and in conjunction with us at THE LEADER will provide discounted golf prices to all of our readers and run our golf competitions.

‘Emotional Intelligence’

The Ryder Cup has been and gone and yet again we gave the yanks another good spanking. Are our European golfers better than their players, probably not but the impact of team ‘spirit’ should never be underestimated and after the event the American golfing public and even some senior team members such as Phil Mickelson have turned on Captain Tom Watson. The mindset of all Americans is chasing the dollar on an individual basis and while they talk the talk about team spirit it is just not in their nature to practise it. Over recent years Dr Karl Morris of the European Tour has worked with various members of the European team on the philosophy of ‘emotional intelligence’ but just what is it?

Those of you who follow top-level golf will recognise the likes of former Open winner Darren Clarke as an exceptionally talented golfer but who is fiery and hot tempered. In essence at times his head used to come off after a few bad shots or bad breaks and this reflected in his score. The old adage that you should keep your head while others are losing theirs is a display of emotional intelligence or signifies your emotional IQ. Remember that high emotion out on the golf course usually reflects in high scores. We are not just talking here of the high emotions caused by bad shots but also but those caused by attempting to play like our ‘Rory’ after a few good pars. What you need to do is exactly the same as Captain Kirk in Star Trek and remain in the ‘Neutral Zone’ and don’t make your highs too high and your lows too low.

Here are five techniques which will help you to raise your emotional IQ:

a) Mentally draw a line 10 yards in front of your ball and as you pass it your last shot is over, finished, done and history.

b) Enjoy the time that you have between shots.

c) Fully exhale after each shot to clear the air and the mind.

d) Be aware of the tempo of your swing and walking pace and avoid doing both too fast, particularly after bad shots.

e) Hum or sing to yourself between shots because it slows down your active mind and helps put you back into neutral gear.

If you can practise emotional intelligence on the golf course and improve your emotional IQ you will the improvements in your score. Will it stop you hitting bad golf shots? The answer is no because golf is a difficult and complicated game but it will stop you hitting bad shots because of the way you think or due to the fact you lose your head on the golf course.

We at THE LEADER are committed to providing to our golfing readers affordable golf without the need to join a club or apply for a card but simply contact the number below to have instant access to discounted golf prices, many of which are exclusive to us.

Green Fees WC 10 November

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Deals of the week: €78 for 2 players and buggy at Vistabella on 11th & 12th November only and play Las Colinas for only €50 with buggies at €14 on 11th November only.

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Quotation of the week

“Ok I hear you” – President Barak Obama on losing control of the Senate and Congress in the USA.

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