It’s about 50/50 for me but it’s actually psychological. If I tell myself and/or say it out loud, it helps me focus to actually do the thing.

My favorite story of this was when I was playing like shit, was on a 200yd par 3 with crazy late afternoon winds on a hole along the ocean. Wind was going left to right and slightly in our face.

I’d been slicing my driver like crazy and decide to hit the craziest shot of my life. I grab my driver and aim directly towards the ocean and into the wind. My buddies confused, I say watch this I’m about about to fade this 80 yards…I nut my driver about as well as I can hit it, wind catches it, knocks it down and starts literally bringing in back and to the right. Landed on the green about 15ft away from the pin.

Best shot I’ve ever hit in my life. Oh and yes, missed the birdie and took a 3ft gimmie for par.