Mind
Training For Golf - Golf
Tip No.27
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Your
Best Golf May Appear
At The Most Unusual Times
Clicking
into 'the zone' on the golf
course can happen when you
least expect it, and often
at times when you actually
may not be expecting to play
well at
all! I
will explain why in a moment.
An
example of this might be if
you are playing in the morning,
but feeling a little under
the weather after
an extremely late night the
night before - and yet to your
surprise you find you are hitting
shots you normally
can't make when
you are feeling great!
Other
times great
golf can
occur is when playing at
a time when you are somewhat
distracted by something -
such as not
feeling particularly well, or
having been running
late to
get to golf, or if you have
some pressing personal
or business problems
which are distracting you
from concentrating
fully upon
your golf. (Yes, I will explain why shortly!).
Of course, great golf won't
always happen at these times
- ironically these very times
can also bring out the very
worst in
a golfer's performance as
well! The point is that 'the
Zone' can strike at any of
these times, or at any time
at all without notice - hence
its mysterious reputation
and the regularly-pondered
question "Why
am I playing so well?!".
Another
time that can very
surprisingly deliver
excellent golf is when you've
had an absolutely
disastrous first
nine holes, where you became
so frustrated that you virtually gave
up and
just started going
through the motions! This
very act of 'mentally surrendering'
can often, to the golfer's
surprise, click them into the
zone.
Sadly,
when this happens, it is usually
directly followed by the golfer
trying to analyse
why this
brilliant golf is suddenly
happening, and beginning to
consciously 'try' again instead
of allowing their strokes to
flow on automatic
pilot. These
two aspects - 'analysis' and
'trying' - are the very two
culprits which are responsible
for chasing
'the zone' away!
This
happens because during these
times when we do not
expect to
play well, we mentally go
into 'surrender' mode, where
we literally are trying
less. This
is not to
say that you have necessarily given
up completely (though
this can happen at times!)
but it is enough to signal
to your conscious mind to disconnect
from your shotmaking -
which immediately allows
your all-powerful subconscious
(your control center of movement)
the ability to fully co-ordinate
your swing - without the
usual constant
and inept instructions from
the weaker conscious mind.
Result:
Smooth, effortless swings hit on auto-pilot, and
with great results.
Which
is exactly why the 'zone' is
often so fleeting - because
as soon as we begin to analyse
our swing or try
too hard again,
it instantly re-engages the
conscious mind again, and the
great results simply disappear
immediately.
So
if you are ever having a particularly
bad day, try emotionally
disconnecting from
your golf a little (something
I call the Law of Detachment
which is: 'we can have anything
we want as soon as we don't need it').
As soon as you detach and
relax a little, it allows your
subconscious to do its job
properly - and your standard
of golf will lift immediately.
This
is definitely worth practicing
each time you are on the course,
as it is pure joy to play in
the zone - and
this is one of the ways to
get there. Best of luck and
may the Zone be with you!
"The
Mind controls the body,
and the mind is unlimited".
The best of success, Craig Townsend
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