Mind
Training For Golf - Special
Article
The 4
Major Beliefs For
Golfing Success
What
you believe is
by far the most important
thing when you are about
to tee off.
Of
course, your thoughts are also
important, but your beliefs
will actually determine
your results each
day you go out to play. This
is because the mind controls
the body - or more correctly,
the subconscious
controls all human body movement. The
subconscious also contains
your beliefs, which bears a
major effect upon each and
every stoke you play.
A
quick example of the power
of belief is back when the
'4 minute mile' used to be
considered completely impossible
- even doctors had written
articles saying this time
was not humanly possible.
And so when Roger Bannister
finally broke the record
in 1954, it was considered
that this record would never
be achieved again - yet in
the following 12 months,
32 other runners broke his
record, and now, in the present
day, this
'impossible' time is regularly
clocked at school sports
carnivals! In
the present day, Tiger Woods
is now challenging other
long-held beliefs about how
long a tee shot can be hit,
how many consecutive majors
can be won, etc.
Humans
only perform within
the boundaries which
they have given themselves -
and so it is important
to know what it is that
you believe when you are
on the golf course. Positive
or negative beliefs tend
to create 'recurring patterns'
in golf (eg. a classic
exacmple of a negative
belief is the 'yips') and
so I have come up with
what I regard as the 4
most important beliefs
to remember when you are
about to play a round -
these need to become instilled
into your mind so they
become your automatic attitude
to all rounds from now
on.
These
beliefs can transform your
performance without even
changing a single thing in
your practice -
as they create inner
change which
automatically create the outer changes
you desire. Of course, creating
these beliefs is the difficult
part which I leave up to
you - this is where your
own discipline must come
in.
Focus
upon one of these beliefs
each week,
and allow it to wash through
your mind regularly throughout
that entire week. Then, the
following week, focus upon
the 2nd belief, and then
the 3rd week on the third
belief, and so on - until
they become a normal part
of your everyday belief system
and mental attitude. If after
4 weeks you do not feel they
have become part of your
belief system, repeat this
4 week process again until
they are.
As soon as these begin to become your firm beliefs, you will begin to notice
a major shift forward in your results - and the birdies will flow from your
club much more easily.
Please note: These are purely thoughts you
need to think only - NOT to be spoken to others.
______________________________________________________________________________
New
Belief No. 1
I
AM ONLY HITTING ONE SHOT
- AND IT IS RIGHT 'HERE
AND NOW'
"Why did I ever worry about past shots or future holes?
From now on, there is only 'now' - and I only have to hit one
shot!".
In
successful golf, you only ever
hit one
shot. This
is followed by another 'one'
shot, followed by another,
etc. In golf, you do not have
the luxury of thinking cumulatively.
There is only now, and this one
ball -
the past is now gone, and the
future has not yet arrived.
Focus completely on the 'here
and now' - and never, ever allow
your mind to dwell upon past
shots or future holes.
New
Belief No. 2
NOTHING
CAN AFFECT ME TODAY
"I'm a machine today. Nothing can bother me, affect me
or stop me today - not the course, not the players, not the conditions, nothing! I'm
the master of my own thoughts today, and I'm completely in control
of my own thoughts, focus and concentration - and every thought
is going to be positive. I'm untouchable".
Never let your own (or anybody else's) thoughts or attitudes get in your way
- be an oasis of positive thought out on the course, remaining untouched
by negativity, regardless of the circumstances.
New
Belief No. 3
THESE
CONDITIONS ARE PERFECT
FOR ME TODAY!
"These
conditions are perfect for
me today! There's a fairway in
front of me, a hole to hit into,
and it's a great day for a brilliant
round!"
It
doesn't matter what the
conditions are -
this must be your attitude,
regardless of the course
or conditions. Every day
must be a perfect day to
play golf from now on. Never
allow conditions get in the
way of a great round.
New
Belief No. 4
I
HAVE NO LIMITS
"I feel great today and there's nothing I can't do on the course
today. I'm going to give this course a real shake - I've put in the practice,
so what's to stop me?
I know I'm able to make this shot - because at some time, somebody has
made this shot before me - so why not me, right now?".
You must know that there is absolutely nothing to ever stop you putting in
a great performance. Think of yourself as relaxed, focused, unlimited and relentless.
Don't
waste your time focusing upon
the obstacles - what
you focus upon, expands -
focus upon the goal instead,
and let everyone else worry
about the obstacles!
"The
Mind controls the body, and
the mind is unlimited".
The best of success, Craig Townsend
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