The Psychology of Golf and the Perfect Swing
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The Perfect Golf Swing
Many serious golfers are obsessive about developing the perfect golf swing without paying attention to the psychology of golf. They spend hours upon hours at the driving range and may also spend a significant amount of time watching instructional videos or reading books so that they can get the edge that they are seeking. What they miss developing is the mental aspect of their golf game. Knowledge of the psychology of golf can help you to perfect your swing. You can gain the edge you're looking for with your golf game if you spend some time working on your mindset.
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The Psychology of Golf
Remember how in the movie "Happy Gilmore" that Adam Sandler's character would picture himself in his "happy place" to ease his stress about his game? It is often a mind over matter but in psychology we learn that the subconscious mind is more powerful than the conscious mind. Hiding in the subconscious mind are all the limiting beliefs that you have about yourself and negative memories of perceived failures you've experienced - all of which can negatively impact your game. There is a way to work with the subconscious mind that will allow you to release the struggle in trying to push away any negative thoughts, beliefs or distractions despite your efforts to control your thoughts the Happy Gilmore way. Less Stress, More Confidence
Imagine if you were able to automatically feel more confident and relaxed on the golf course. As soon as you step onto the course, you are no longer distracted by negative emotions or limiting beliefs about your ability to play a great game. Your enjoyment of the game increases and rather than having to visit your "happy place" as you step up to the tee, you are there already. All the of the technical training you've received from golf swing videos, training with golf pros and golf mentor friends just kicks in automatically for you without you having to remember all of the tips you've received. You play your game with confidence and experience what it's like to be "in the zone" more often.
How to Develop a Mindset for Success
You may be familiar with mental training techniques such as NLP or neural linguistic programming which is very effective at over-riding any negative mental programming by helping your brain to develop new neural pathways about success before it evens happens. Another technique known as Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT can help you to permanently release the negative emotional charge that is associated with any memories of failure thereby enabling the "success rehearsals" that you perform before your game to have way more impact. Not only will you be able to develop a new mindset of success with these techniques, you will feel more relaxed and confident in all areas of your life.
The Best Training for the Psychology of Golf
So, where can you go to get cutting edge training on these techniques for the Psychology of Golf so that you can permanently enhance all of the technical skills you've been working on? The best teacher that I know that offers mental training for golf using these cutting edge techniques is Stephen Ladd. With Stephen's program Renegade Mindset Techniques for Golf, you will learn:*Why most golfers NEVER reach their true potential! (Here's a hint: hard work has nothing to do with this!)
*Why practice does NOT make perfect
*How to improve any specific area of your game... in 45 seconds
*The amazingly simple strategies developed by a Stanford Engineer to help war veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)... and how to use these same tools to shave strokes off your game... Instantly!
*Why traditional positive thinking actually hurts your game... and what to do instead
*How to eliminate tension on the tee box... especially the dreaded first tee... automatically
*And so much more...
What Kind of Mental Training Tools Do You Use?
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Joan4
Jun 17, 2009 @ 8:30 am | delete
- Golf is definitely a head game -- and a great game for practicing all of these energy techniques. Thanks to you, I am learning to use Zpoint effectively.
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BlissNow
Jun 15, 2009 @ 9:35 am | delete
- I use EFT, ZPoint (my personal favorite), ETHOS, NLP, and Brain Gym.
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mukunda22
Jun 15, 2009 @ 8:55 am | delete
- Interesting to view golf as a psychology--although any sport can be viewed the same way!!
Good job!!
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