Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

5 Keys

To My

Game

[ BYRORY MCILROY ]

In association with

TOUR TIPS

Photography:

Getty Images

5

Believeinyourself

I’maggressiveandI maybetakeon

someshotsI shouldn’t–sometimes

itworksoutandsometimesit

doesn’t.Butitisasignofapositive

mindsetandthat’sanicemessage

toyoungpeople.Believein

yourself,bepositiveand

back yourself.

2

Consistentfoundations

Youneedconstantsinyourgolf

swing.Forme,theyareset-up,

gripandposture–the

fundamentals.Ifyoucankeep

thosethingsthesame,it

makeseverythingelse a

little easier.

3

Howtopractise

Therehavetobetechnicalpartsto

yourpractice,butthenyouhaveto

getawayfromthatandputyourself

underpressure.Themoreyoucan

simulatewhatit’sgoingtobelike

onthegolfcourseonthe

range,thebetteryouare

going to perform.

4

Free-wheel

Ifpeoplewentouttherewith

confidenceinthemselves,didn’thave

doubtsaboutwhatshottheyweregoing

tohit–“Ohh,I don’twanttohititleftinto

thesetrees”–andtheyblockedallthat

out,itisamazingthedifferencethat

canmake.Ifyoucanfree-wheelas

muchasyoucan,that’swhen

results will start to show.

1
Finishwell
Myfinishandmybalancewere
drilledintomebymydadatanearly
age.“Holdyourfinish,holdyour
finish,”he’dsay.Ifyouhaveagood
finishposition,itmeanseverything
that’scomebeforeithasbeenin
sync,inbalanceandithas
worked well.