| One of the most important techniques often | | | | be crippling in a game like golf, where every swing is |
| employed by successful professional golfers is | | | | so important. |
| visualisation. Since confidence plays such a key role in | | | | Others use positive reinforcement to help get across |
| the game of golf, these individuals work hard to | | | | the idea. They don't talk about what might happen if |
| envision success prior to each round and more | | | | they miss a shot. Instead, they say out loud where |
| importantly, prior to each shot. They can see their | | | | they are going to hit the ball and what they're going |
| tee shots flying straight down the middle of the | | | | to do with the shot shape. If they want to play a |
| fairway, they envision approach shots landing on the | | | | draw around the trees, they say as much. |
| green, and they can literally hear the ball dropping in | | | | This helps to properly visualize the shot you are |
| the hole on short putts | | | | trying to hit. Otherwise, you can be lost out on the |
| This helps these players make more confident | | | | course, with no direction and no attainable plan to |
| swings, which is an absolute key if you want to be | | | | speak of. |
| successful. Some players struggle with visualization, | | | | Hypnosis for golf is a relatively new thing, but many |
| though, so they need to employ certain visualisation | | | | players are finding that it's the best way to gain an |
| techniques to be more successful. | | | | edge in this way. |
| For many players, it can be helpful to pick an aiming | | | | You have undoubtedly hit good shots in your past, |
| point somewhere in the middle of the fairway. | | | | but it is human nature to remember the really |
| Visualisation is all about picking that spot, 'seeing' the | | | | devastating moments. Whether talking about a |
| flight of the ball and KNOWING that you are going to | | | | random hole where you have failed or perhaps a |
| hit it there. The problem for many is that they head | | | | shot with a certain club in your bag, you need to |
| to the first tee without an idea of where the ball is | | | | destroy the negative connotations. Proper |
| going. They can't envision success, because they | | | | visualisation comes from using the subconscious |
| have had many failures that constantly creep into | | | | techniques in order to gain focus and clarity. |
| their subconscious. | | | | This will open up possibilities that you probably have |
| As you might imagine, this lack of self-confidence can | | | | only dreamed about with your golf game. |