Adjust your accordingly

April 2nd, 2008

Adjust your mental game accordingly. Take more club, play the high-percentage shots, avoid disasters. Forget about par. As the Brits know, it changes with the weather. Watch your tempo. The tendency is to swing too fast in the wind and to lose your grip in the rain. Go back to the basics. Focus on making solid contact, even using three-quarter swings. Realize that hanging in there is often enough. Tom Watson and Lee Trevino have thrived on this.