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When approaching a golf shot, it’s important to have a visual image of the shot you’d like to hit. Regardless of your playing ability, you probably have a certain golf hole at a certain golf course that you seem to hit consistently well — whether it’s your approach shot to the green or your driver in the fairway.

The hole I visualize is at a course I used to play, Lakeside Golf Course in Beverly, Ohio. It was the No. 4 hole, a dogleg right par 4. On the right side of the tee box were a row of pine trees, and you had no other choice but to hit a nice cut shot to get to the fairway. But for some reason on that hole, regardless if the ball cut or not, I always seemed to make a good, solid swing and good contact with the golf ball.

To this day, on each and every shot, I close my mind and visualize myself standing on that tee box, hitting that golf shot. I’m always amazed at the comfort this gives me, regardless of the difficulty of the hole, because my mind’s eye only sees myself hitting that shot on the No. 4 hole.

The next time you’re on the golf course, think about a golf hole you’ve played consistently well and see it with your mind’s eye. Recall what it feels like, and let that be your guide. When you come to daunting holes, you’ll be more relaxed, and you’ll more than likely hit the shot as you visualized it.