Yep. I think they have 2 qualities that are beyond rare.
First, they have the ability in such they are not scared to go low. One of the best pieces of mental advise that I ever got was to learn to change your number. Everybody (whether they have admitted it to themselves or not) has a number in their head. If you sit back for a minute, close your eyes, and ask yourself honestly what you should shoot when you play a GOOD round of golf - a number will pop into your head. The worst thing you can do is lie to yourself about what that number is, because that is what you are competing against. Embrace it and learn to consistently beat it. What happens to most of us is when we see that we are beating that number, we get uncomfortable. We will find a way to come back to that number. But if you are honest and know what your stated battle is ahead of time, you can slowly start getting more comfy beating that number. That number then changes.
* The pros can feel comfortable when they are beating the hell outta their number, and it doesn't phase them. Impressive.
Second, they can come out of the zone - and still play good golf. Most of us have felt the zone at some point(s). However, getting into the zone is not the hard part. I get in the zone all the time on the course. Only problem is that zone will almost never last an entire 18 holes. The hardest thing in golf, imo, is once you come out of the zone (and you know it) re-focusing and playing good golf. In fact, most of my best rounds come without any zone - because I can just play steady golf the whole round. Nothing like saying I started off birdie, birdie, birdie, birdie; Had 6 birdies on the round; and still shot 2 over 74.
* The pros have the ability to get on a roll, come off it, and still finish with good solid golf. Amazing!
