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Golf Is An Inside Game
Patrick Porter
I've worked with dozens of golfers who spend thousands of
dollars on new equipment and gadgets that promise to lower
their score. I have seen ebooks and online guru's claiming
that for $29 you can score under 80 any day of the week.
What these golf "experts" know is that there is a golf sucker
born every minute. Consistently scoring under 80 takes a combined
effort of physical practice and mental mastery. Trying to
do one without the other would be like trying to get out of
a sand trap with your driver. It's not impossible, but I think
even Tiger Woods would agree that it would likely be accomplished
through sheer luck.
So how do you lower your score?
First you need to actually see your swing on video. This is
what PGA pro Bobby Lopez recommends. He uses the latest software
from V1 Golf, a program that is outside the budget for most
golf professionals. The reason you need to see your swing
is simple; we have a mind's eye and we have an optic eye.
Seeing is believing!
Once you see your own swing-the good, the bad, and the ugly-you
get a whole new perspective. Combine this new mental awareness
with the advice of a highly skilled PGA instructor, and you
are well on your way to shaving points off your score.
Golfers Can Use the Mind's Eye
Once you know your correct swing and have physically practiced
it enough to hardwire it into your body, you can use your
mental screen to spend less practice time on the range.
With the help of your "head coach," you can use visualization
to repeat the new movements you learned. The number of repetitions
is critical to reprogramming your golf swing through the new
positioning and path. Unless you're a touring professional,
spending several hours a day on the practice range is impractical.
This is where mental rehearsal comes in. Five minutes of visualization
is equivalent to a half-hour of physical practice.
The one-two punch
When you combine the specialized drills created by Bobby Lopez,
and then use the "Mind Trip" processes to support the mental
and visual training, you've got everything you need to hardwire
your ultimate swing.
Without the mental training, most people tend to quickly revert
to old swing faults. It takes continual repetition to reprogram
a swing. Mental training allows golfers to replace many of
the repetitions needed at a golf driving range, saving them
money and commute time to the practice range.
Mental training helps golfers become more aware of themselves
and how they operate on the golf course. Golfers are known
for losing their temper, over-analyzing, and second-guessing
their club selection. Mental control over these issues translates
to lower golf scores.
The real hole in one
Golfers are known for carrying their golf troubles home with
them. The whole family suffers. Both golf and life will be
more enjoyable when the golfer learns to relax, correct swing
faults, and make better choices.
Copyright © 2005 Patrick K. Porter, Ph.D. and Bobby Lopez
Patrick K. Porter, Ph.D. of Discover
more about Using Your Mind In Golf and Bobby Lopez
of Free Swing Analysis
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