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Mind
Training For
Golf - Golf
Tip No.16
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Overcoming
Uncontrollables
One
of the hazards
to guard against
during your round
includes using
up your valuable
mental energy
from your 'fuel
tank' through
worrying about
things beyond
your control. I
call this worrying
about 'uncontrollables'.
There
will always be
hundreds of elements
present within
the golf experience
which can never,
ever be 100% planned
for - to mention
just a few of these
intangibles:
*
the number
of players
at the 1st
tee (and on
the course)
*
the degrees
of wind, rain
or sun on the
day
* how well your playing partner plays on the day (and their subconscious affect upon
your game)
* the speed of the greens on the day
*
how you are feeling on
the day, physically
and mentally
*
the exact location of
your ball
if it has
landed amongst
the trees
(ie. whether
you will
have a relatively
flat lie
for your
next shot,
or if it
came to rest
between some
tree roots
in an unplayable
position)
*
etc
etc
etc
- ad
infinitum
These
situations are
all uncontrollables -
meaning that
they are all
things which
are simply beyond
your control while
you play your
round. Any mental
energy spent
focusing or worrying
about thoughts
such as these
is a complete
waste of your mental
energy tank.
This
energy must
be conserved
and used frugally,
to ensure that
your concentration
lasts for the
entire 18 holes, and
the way to
do this is
purely focus
upon what you need to
focus upon
during your
round, nothing
more, and nothing
less.
Players
who constantly
worry about uncontrollables
have their minds constantly
in motion, using
up mental energy
worrying about
unchangeable
situations (and
also situations
which may never
eventuate), and
these are the
players who lose
their concentration
on the back nine,
or maybe the
last 3-4 holes.
This happens
purely because
they have burned
up all their
mental fuel during
the first nine
(or so) holes.
Good
golfers use 'switch
on, switch
off' concentration - meaning
they 'switch
on and focus'
during their
shots, but
then switch
off and relax their
mind whilst
walking to
their next
shot - only
to 'switch
on' again to
size up the
situation. This
gives their
mind a much-needed
break between
shots, which
rejuvenates
the mind and
increases your
level of mental
endurance.
Be
watchful about
what you are
focusing upon
during your round,
because unless
it is something tangible which
you can possibly change, forget
it. Conserve
your concentration
(and your mental
fuel tank) and focus
only upon the
goals, not the
obstacles -
because whatever
you focus upon, expands. Make
sure your fuel
tank lasts the
entire eighteen
holes!
"The
Mind controls the body,
and the mind is unlimited".
The best of success, Craig Townsend
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