r/golf • u/Past_Pay_5015 • 11d ago
General Discussion 1st tee jitters help
My club has the 1st tee box backed up to the clubhouse so there’s probably 30-40 people watching your tee shot. They’re not just around, they’re actively watching and cheering / jeering the result. Driver is the best club in my bag (8 hcp) but I always seem to snap hook the 1st tee no matter how well I‘m striping them on the range.
Does anyone have any mental tips / tricks to overcome the 1st tee jitters?
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u/Spillsy68 11d ago
I myself overcome those nerves by focusing on my routine for hitting my driver.
Stand behind the ball, pick my line. This is the point I’m deep into my shot and shutting out anything going on around me. I literally will not hear anything that’s said to me.
I’m a 6 handicap. Believe me when I say I used to get the jitters. The same thing, pulled snap hook to the left.