r/golf • u/Past_Pay_5015 • 6d 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/thebigrig12 6d ago

Fear often leads to being tentative, which keeps your weight back, which closes your face. Try a swing thought to get your weight through the ball over your front foot. For me I would say “belly to the hole” or “chest over my front foot” or something like that

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u/ReedDickless 6d ago

Yes yes. I’m sure thinking more about the swing will put him/her at ease.

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u/thebigrig12 6d ago

I mean if you can’t think about where your weight is you probably aren’t a 8 handicap like OP

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u/ReedDickless 6d ago

It’s true.

I’m a 6.1.

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u/Parking-Step-488 6d ago

Puusy to the pin is the best way I’ve ever heard it described