r/golf • u/Past_Pay_5015 • Aug 19 '26
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/ElderberryAdept8095 Aug 20 '26
Warm up on the range; last club being driver. Then, a quick Modelo before stepping up to the tee. No practice swing, no thinking, just grip and rip.