Keeping Concentration

Right, admission time for me.  Towards the end of the round (last 4 or 5 holes!) I seem to lose focus and concentration. My swing appears to speed up, my body gets out of sync, and generally, I make silly mistakes and put myself in trouble, which tends to ruin the scorecard, and put myself in a bad mood!

What I would like to know, is what do you guys (and gals) do to keep the concentration going, and keeping yourself composed and in a regular rhythm.

Make sure you have an energy drink in your bag. In most cases it lack of fluids.

I like those previously stated like to carry a energy drink, but also i tend to find when i am sucking on a worthers original sweet it tends to calm me down and i take more time assesing my next shot ect. give it a try and see if it works for you too

I have found that a 1.5l/2l bottle of water does just as well as a energy drink. I also take a bit of pasta round as well to eat half way round.  Keeps your brain hydrated and keeps engery levels up as 3 hours into in a round, its not just the mental side that will start to wain.

There is some useful info here on hydration & nutrition http://www.englishgolfunion.org.uk/page.aspx?sitesectionid=492&sitesectiontitle=Nutrition+and+Hydration

It really is amazing that we ever produced golfers of the calibre of Henry Cotton and the like in days when hydration and nutrition were not on the menu.

I used to play 36 hole scratch events carrying my bag and never considered the idea of putting a bottle of water in the bag. Beggars belief how we used to perform to a much better standard in those days than we do now.