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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
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Katie Dawkins

I Let Nerves Ruin My Golf Game For Years… Here’s What Changed

Two female golfers who have overcome nerves.

Throughout years of coaching I’ve met women who are simply terrified about setting foot on the golf course. For example, take my pupil Roz, a successful businesswoman in her own right and fearlessly confident in every aspect of her life. However, when it came to golf, a fear of making a fool of herself surfaced, it was like she’d been asked to walk the plank.

But as years have gone by and she’s had golf lessons with me, she’s realised she’s not jumping into shark infested waters. Something has changed. During a group lesson recently, Roz said to another woman who hasn’t ventured onto the golf course yet, “Don’t worry, I used to feel like you, but then a switch just went off in my head.”

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