For members only, Golf Smarter Number 370 published on February 12, 2013.

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Knowledge is confidence.

And if you stand over a shot and don't have the knowledge of how to hit that shot,

well, how much confidence are you going to have? And without confidence, good luck to you.

So golf is all about confidence. Oh, trust and confidence. I can't tell you how much better I do

when I walk up to a bunker going, oh, I love this shot. When I walk in going, yeah, I own this one,

the outcome always seems to...

Look at the levels of fear.

On the range or at the bunker at the range, probably not that bad, hitting balls down there,

not that bad, go play golf.

Different story.

Now tournament, yet another level.

I think the tension rises and fear rises with every one of them and those that can conquer that trust

or knowledge or fear in those areas will do better. If you're scared to death when you go to the

golf course, it makes it very difficult. Look at the tour. They're all really, really good players.

What separates somebody from number 90 to number 10? I think it's the mental part. They've all

got the shots.

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