| If You Want The Power Of The Mental Game Of | | | | at inappropriate times. It's all too easy for most |
| Golf To Help You Shoot Lower Scores, You Better | | | | players to start second guessing themselves for the |
| Practice It. | | | | slightest reason, normally a bad swing. Not surprising I |
| Have you practiced your mental game at the range | | | | suppose when you consider that virtually no-one |
| lately? So many people seem to agree that their golf, | | | | bothers practicing their mental game at the range. |
| whatever the level they are playing at relies hugely | | | | For example do you go to the range with the sole |
| on their states of mind. Maybe some like to feel | | | | intention of: |
| confident while others want to be able to control | | | | · Practicing your pre-shot routine |
| their nerves. Certain groups of golfers say they play | | | | · Strengthening your visualisation routines |
| their best when they have freedom from mechanics | | | | · Practice the ability to remain completely in the |
| while others need to be happy off the course at | | | | present and allow no outside interference |
| home or work (preferably both?) before they can | | | | · Strengthen your ability to shut down internal |
| relax and play their best golf. | | | | voices that interfere with your swing |
| Whatever it is for you, I don't know, but you do. | | | | · Have people distract you so you can get mentally |
| The common thing is that it is some form of the | | | | stronger and more disciplined |
| "mental state of the player" which has a dramatic | | | | · Be aware of your whole vision (peripheral) and |
| effect on the players ability to perform. Have you | | | | then zero in, laser like to a target |
| ever wondered how you can go from hitting it well | | | | · Work on full commitment to each shot |
| one day to struggling to his a cow's backside with a | | | | · Put a bad swing behind you and swing with full |
| banjo the next? | | | | confidence on the next |
| The one thing I can assure you is that you cannot | | | | There are so many valuable mental toughness |
| lose your swing from one day to the next although I | | | | techniques that could make a huge difference to |
| do hear this from golfers quite often. "I can't find my | | | | your game if you would just learn and practice them. |
| swing, I've lost it today! Yesterday I was all over the | | | | Let me ask you a question. If you do not actively |
| pins!" | | | | practice mental game techniques and your mental |
| Lose a swing? Do these golfers lose their ability to tie | | | | toughness programs, can you expect them to be |
| their own shoe laces as often as they lose their | | | | strong? Will they come to your rescue when |
| swing? I don't think so. | | | | something goes wrong on the course if you have |
| What happens is that they unwittingly interfere with | | | | never practiced them? |
| their natural ability to swing the club but the swing | | | | If you were well schooled in mental toughness |
| they had yesterday, last week or the month before | | | | techniques and you spent time to practice your mind |
| is still there, hidden, suppressed and interfered with | | | | Power, how much better do you think you would |
| by other emotions or the conscious use of thought | | | | play? |