{"id":47640,"date":"2026-05-25T22:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/?p=47640"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:34:52","slug":"5-mental-game-lessons-from-tennis-that-will-lower-your-golf-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/5-mental-game-lessons-from-tennis-that-will-lower-your-golf-score\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Mental Game Lessons from Tennis That Will Lower Your Golf Score"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golf and tennis look nothing alike. Different equipment, different courts, different scoring. But ask any serious player in either sport what separates good from great, and you\u2019ll get the same answer: the mental game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These mental game tips have come from tennis coaching &#8211; a game where every point is a new psychological war. Adapt them for your golf game and see how it goes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/5-mental-game-lessons-from-tennis-that-will-lower-your-golf-score\/#1_The_Pre-Shot_Routine_Is_Everything\" >1. The Pre-Shot Routine Is Everything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/5-mental-game-lessons-from-tennis-that-will-lower-your-golf-score\/#2_One_Shot_at_a_Time_%E2%80%94_Literally\" >2. One Shot at a Time \u2014 Literally<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/5-mental-game-lessons-from-tennis-that-will-lower-your-golf-score\/#3_Reset_After_Every_Bad_Hole\" >3. Reset After Every Bad Hole<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/5-mental-game-lessons-from-tennis-that-will-lower-your-golf-score\/#4_Pressure_Reveals_Your_Default_Habits\" >4. Pressure Reveals Your Default Habits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/5-mental-game-lessons-from-tennis-that-will-lower-your-golf-score\/#5_Consistency_Is_the_Real_Skill\" >5. Consistency Is the Real Skill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_Pre-Shot_Routine_Is_Everything\"><\/span><b>1. The Pre-Shot Routine Is Everything<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the best tennis players have a set pre-point ritual before any serve and return. All of them will bounce the ball for a certain number of times, breathe in, choose a target, and signal their brain to switch from thinking mode to execution mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golf already understands this better than most sports. But many amateur golfers rush their pre-shot routine under pressure \u2014 or abandon it entirely on a bad hole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mental game tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Make your pre-shot routine an absolute constant, particularly when faced with the holes where you feel the most pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_One_Shot_at_a_Time_%E2%80%94_Literally\"><\/span><b>2. One Shot at a Time \u2014 Literally<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennis players cannot think about the previous game or the next set. The ball is coming at them in seconds. They must be completely present on this point, right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golf offers more time between shots, which would sound like a benefit, but is typically not. More time affords you a longer opportunity to dwell on the shot you just shaked and worry about the hole ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mental game tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With each shot &#8211; great or terrible &#8211; take 10 seconds to really experience it and then completely let it go. Clear your head before walking up to the next shot.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Reset_After_Every_Bad_Hole\"><\/span><b>3. Reset After Every Bad Hole<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In tennis, a player can lose a set 6-0 and still win the match. The best players treat each set as a fresh start. They don\u2019t carry the weight of a bad set into the next one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golf works the same way. A double bogey on hole 4 doesn\u2019t have to affect hole 5 \u2014 unless you let it. The players who score well over 18 holes are the ones who reset fastest after mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mental game tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Develop a physical reset cue between holes. A deep breath, a specific phrase, or even a change of grip. Use it every time after a bad hole to signal a fresh start.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Pressure_Reveals_Your_Default_Habits\"><\/span><b>4. Pressure Reveals Your Default Habits<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In tennis, pressure doesn\u2019t create problems \u2014 it reveals them. Whatever technical or mental weakness exists in a player\u2019s game will surface in a tiebreak. This is why elite players train under simulated pressure constantly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s the same in golf. Your stroke on the 18th hole with a match on the line will revert to your default habit, good or bad. The only way to be effective when pressure is on is to embed good habits so they become automatic via practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mental game tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Practise your most important shots under simulated pressure. Play games within practice rounds. Make the stakes feel real before they are.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Consistency_Is_the_Real_Skill\"><\/span><b>5. Consistency Is the Real Skill<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The greatest tennis players aren&#8217;t the ones with the most natural talent, but the ones who are the most consistent. These are players that make few unforced errors, consistently play their strategy, and maintain the same level throughout the entirety of long matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It almost goes without saying in the sport of golf that you are rewarded for consistency above almost everything else. Consistent fairways and consistent avoidance of large numbers and your standard shot will be the quick way to a lowered handicap more than trying to hit heroic shots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mental game tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Track your unforced errors per round \u2014 three-putts, penalty shots, and mis-hits on easy approach shots. Reducing these is the fastest route to a lower score.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a deeper dive into mental performance across racket sports, the team at Tennis Mindset has created a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tennismindset.org\/blogs\/tennis-padel-tips\/tennis-book-improve-tennis-lessons-mini-tennis-fitness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <b>free guide with 24 expert mental game tips<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 practical, immediately usable, and loved by players and coaches worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can explore the full<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tennismindset.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <b>Tennis Mindset performance system<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 covering mindset, drills, and training guides for tennis, padel, and pickleball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read About: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsagolf.com\/blogs\/what-makes-a-golf-course-layout-truly-great-vs-merely-difficult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">What Makes a Golf Course Layout Truly Great vs. Merely Difficult<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golf and tennis look nothing alike. Different equipment, different courts, different scoring. But ask any serious player in either sport what separates good from great, and you\u2019ll get the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Mental Game Lessons from Tennis That Will Lower Your Golf Score<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mental game tip: Track your unforced errors per round \u2014 three-putts, penalty shots, and mis-hits on easy approach shots\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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