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First things first, I'm not an expert at the mind or anything and I'm pretty sure I haven't been playing this game as long as the majority. But I am playing with great confidence, even if the shanks showed up for a little bit on my round yesterday. With the help of Dr. Kilstein's product called "The Golfer's Mind", I'm just playing on autopilot.
I think some of you guys that are having trouble should just DO...not TRY. Don't TRY to become a better golfer, just DO it. Don't approach a shot thinking, "oh I hope I can pull this off" - just do it. Say something to yourself..Dr. Kilstein suggest telling yourself a joke or singing a song. What's been working for me lately, is taking deep breaths, and in my head saying one word : "Sepakbola", this a word that means nothing to anyone else, but means "soccer" (i used to play) in Indonesian. Basically, something like that.
Now as you approach the ball, target already set, say your word-joke-song, and ONLY look at the ball TWICE. Make sure to keep moving, take deep breaths until there is no more tension. Once, to address it - Second time, to hit it. What's in between this? Easy. Look at the target, envision your intendend ball path - tell yourself "I guarantee this ball will go straight and will roll/spin within 10 feet of the pin". Keep moving, breathing deeply, then glance at the ball and just GO, don't stare, GO. Go doesn't mean take 5 seconds to start your backswing, GO means swing smoothly back and smoothly through.
This has indulged my confidence, it shows confidence on the course to the other players and yourself. The only thing going through my head is "sepakbola" - it isn't..."oh ****, my backswing feels too fast - how am I going to re-route this". Nope...just GO. The tempo may seem fast, but if you think about it - you have a chance to think on a 5 second backswing - there is no thinking on a 1sec one, hence less problems will occur - because you'll just be letting go.
Again, I'm not an expert. I'm just feeling really great about this supposedly complicated game and thought I'd share how simple the mental game can change your overall performance. Of course bad shots will show up, they have for me, but I just let them roll off my back and think about the next shot. I welcome the mental challenge that bad shots cause, but it's really coming to the point where it's not a challenge anymore - just another oppurtunity to train my golfing mind.
Try it out and let me know what you guys think. Take care.
I think some of you guys that are having trouble should just DO...not TRY. Don't TRY to become a better golfer, just DO it. Don't approach a shot thinking, "oh I hope I can pull this off" - just do it. Say something to yourself..Dr. Kilstein suggest telling yourself a joke or singing a song. What's been working for me lately, is taking deep breaths, and in my head saying one word : "Sepakbola", this a word that means nothing to anyone else, but means "soccer" (i used to play) in Indonesian. Basically, something like that.
Now as you approach the ball, target already set, say your word-joke-song, and ONLY look at the ball TWICE. Make sure to keep moving, take deep breaths until there is no more tension. Once, to address it - Second time, to hit it. What's in between this? Easy. Look at the target, envision your intendend ball path - tell yourself "I guarantee this ball will go straight and will roll/spin within 10 feet of the pin". Keep moving, breathing deeply, then glance at the ball and just GO, don't stare, GO. Go doesn't mean take 5 seconds to start your backswing, GO means swing smoothly back and smoothly through.
This has indulged my confidence, it shows confidence on the course to the other players and yourself. The only thing going through my head is "sepakbola" - it isn't..."oh ****, my backswing feels too fast - how am I going to re-route this". Nope...just GO. The tempo may seem fast, but if you think about it - you have a chance to think on a 5 second backswing - there is no thinking on a 1sec one, hence less problems will occur - because you'll just be letting go.
Again, I'm not an expert. I'm just feeling really great about this supposedly complicated game and thought I'd share how simple the mental game can change your overall performance. Of course bad shots will show up, they have for me, but I just let them roll off my back and think about the next shot. I welcome the mental challenge that bad shots cause, but it's really coming to the point where it's not a challenge anymore - just another oppurtunity to train my golfing mind.
Try it out and let me know what you guys think. Take care.
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