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Ted Brasile, PGA Professional and Director of Golf Instruction at Golf Academy of America/Myrtle Beach. Ted credientials are the following: 1993 Carolinas PGA Teacher of the Year; 1998 Georgia PGA-North Chapter Teacher of the Year; 2003 Georgia PGA-East Chapter Teacher of the Year; GOLF Magazine Top 400 Teacher list every year since 1996; Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Fitness Instructor-Level 1; LAWS of Golf Certified Instructor-Level 1&2; Quarter Century Member PGA of America | Most golfers that I teach seem to be concerned with only trying to improve their game in one way-by trying to fix their swing. Your golf game really needs to be broken down into four areas for improvement: the long game, the short game, the course management game, and the mental game. Tour pros work on all four aspects of the game, hence the 25 percent theory. Most amateurs I see at the practice range work on only one aspect of their game, the full swing. But the management game and the mental game are just as important as the long and short game. For the advanced player, the mental game is by far the most important element of the four. For the beginner, hitting the golf ball is the most important aspect. The short game lowers your score more than anything else. I have seen players who managed the golf course and their personal strengths and weaknesses much better than others. Often a less gifted player can shoot lower scores by being mentally tough, alert, and making no management mistakes.
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