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Monitor Your Thoughts On The Course

Without knowing it, you could be sabotaging your performance on the golf course with negative thoughts.

How is this possible? Because it's your mind which controls your body, and your mind is programmed by your daily thoughts. On top of that, most of the time you may not even KNOW when you are thinking negative thoughts - because 90% of human thought becomes habitual, which means it can no longer be noticed by your conscious mind.

It is essential to begin noticing what you are thinking almost every moment you are on the course - especially after a bad shot, which is the number one time for thinking negative thoughts! One of the crucial reasons for removing negative thoughts is because they create powerful beliefs which can be very difficult to overcome (eg. the yips).

The first and most difficult step to conquering negative thoughts is to first of all notice them. That is the hardest part, because so many of them may be habitual. Negative thoughts appear not only in the form of thoughts, but also appear in our everyday speech and the words we use - so monitoring your speech and your thoughts for negative thoughts whilst on the golf course is essential. There is no way of removing negatives from your everyday thought pattern without this.

The second step is to remove them immediately upon discovering them. The simplest and easiest way I can explain (in this short tip) is to simply replace the negative thought with the exact opposite thought. For example, a golfer might hit a tee shot which they are unhappy with, and instantly they find themselves abusing themselves (ie. "how could you be so stupid" etc).

This is the perfect time to replace those thoughts (before the negative thought becomes emotional, and then it's too late) with something more positive - ie. "that's not the shot I was wanting to hit, but I'm not going to let it bother me, I'm going to focus upon hitting a great second shot".

Of course, if the second shot isn't so great, then it takes great willpower to continue doing this (!), but this is what MUST be done in order to break the habitual hold the negative thoughts can have on your thinking whilst on the course.

Once your mind is habitually thinking positive thoughts whilst on the course (and this can takes quite a while to achieve fully), you will see a dramatic improvement in your general standard of golf. This is no surprise, of course, as your mind is the control-centre of all movement - and of course your golf swing.

 

"The Mind controls the body, and the mind is unlimited".

The best of success, Craig Townsend

 
 

 

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*Special Article - The 4 Major Beliefs for Golfing Success

1. Access Your Sleeping Giant Within

2. The Yips - Why Practicing (alone) Will NOT Fix It

3. The Enormous Power Of Visualization ***

4. Monitor Your Thoughts On The Course

5. The Zone

6. Classic Danger Times On The Golf Course

7. Use Slow Motion Segments In Your Visualization for Technical Problems

8. Controlling Negative Thoughts On The Course

9. The Key To Lasting Concentration

10. Dwelling On Past Shots Can Help Your Game!

11. Using 'Damage Control' On The Golf Course

12. You Never Have The Luxury Of Thinking Cumulatively

13. Make Mental Training Part of Your Round

14. Practicing Great, But Struggling In Competition?

15. Your Greatest Enemy On the Course

16. Overcoming Uncontrollables

17. Achieving Consistency

18. Try Some Reverse Psychology On The Golf Course

19. Less Is More: Why Trying Hard Can Cause Errors

20. Discover Your Peak Emotional State

21. The Mental Differences - Between Excellent and Average Golfers

22. Control Outside Influences Using Your Mind

23. Accelerated Learning in Golf: Master New Changes Quickly

24. Overcome Golf Injuries Faster

25. Play Within Your Comfort Zone

26. Being In Control Whilst Letting Go

27. Your Best Golf May Appear At The Most Unusual Times

28. Never Hit A Shot When This Happens!

29. Rehearse For Competition Golf

30. Make 'Tunnel Vision' A Part Of Your Game

31. Keep Your Game Insulated From Your Playing Partner

32. How to Never Stop Improving

33. Classic Mental Mistakes To Avoid

34. How To Stay In 'The Zone' Once You Get There!

35. Improvement - By Avoiding Self-Induced Pressure

36. The Best Time For Good Golf - And 2 Modes of Thought To Avoid!

37. How to Gain More Distance In Your Shots

 

 

 


 

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