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People often can't get the job done with their golf swing because they don’t trust what they’re doing. When working on something new in your swing, give it time to sink in. I’ve learned while studying psychology that we have a short-term memory and a long-term memory. When we first acquire information, it is stored in our short-term memory. Later that information, when learned, is transferred to our long-term memory to be saved and retrieved for later use.

Many players have a hard time adjusting to change because they don’t give new information time enough to be transferred to their long-term memory. For example, players who naturally have a dramatic slice may continually struggle to correct the slice with no success. But if the player realizes that the slice is an advantage rather than a disadvantage, that’s when the player finally lets go and trusts that the ball will start down the left side of the fairway and slice back to the right. When players learn to play this shot effectively, they will become better because they have some control over the golf ball. But even more so, they begin to trust their swing.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s on the golf course or the driving range, you have to relax and trust that what you are doing will work. Give your brain time to interpret the information and find how it can work best for you.