In golf the mind is the one that takes control over all your movements. To be an exquisite player, you have to get control of your mind, before controlling the game. In the end, it is all about the second you make the shot. The golf shot is made of two parts. The first one is planning.
To effectively send the ball towards its target, you must consider all the variables that nature has in store for and make the most of them. This is where the uniqueness of the first golf shot stands. You need to ponder the wind speed and direction, lie, obstacles, temperature, hazards, even your own personality and skills before you make the hit. Still, not all is as simple as it may sound.
All things considered, it is very important for this first phase where you plan the shot, to be complete, and your decision to hit should be taken without trace of doubt. Then, you can move on. If you’re having any doubt about the shot you have planned, while standing there, your mind gets distracted and try to re-calculate another shot, meaning you now stand few chances of getting this shot right. So, as soon as you have clearly decided upon the shot and target, you should wait no more. Be precise and do not hesitate.
One swing is made up of two phases; the pre-shot and the swing. In the pre-shot you can still think of any small changes that must be made to the basic swing you have in your mind to make the best shot based on the conditions.
However, all these changes must be made without hesitation. Once you have done this, nothing stops you from making a couple of swings, just for practice and see for the swing feels like in your mind. This can also prove quite helpful in eliminating any doubt you may have about it.
Take this example: when you have to make shot, you may have a certain tendency to swing, so as not to finish your backswing. During these practice swings you can get, you can first program your swing picture, and then in the second practice swing, you can add the full turn of you lower back. You can even have your third practice swing so as to reinforce the previous swings.
You are now ready to swing, without any more doubts and incertitude. So, step right up and swing the same way as you have pictured it. The only problem at this point is that the human brain cannot be just shut down, whenever you don’t want it to function, and it is always looking for possible stimulus. So, the solution is to keep it busy. At this point, mental games can come to the rescue. The trick is to keep the mind occupied during the swing so that it doesn’t bring new pictures and distract your attention from the shot.
For everything we do, our mind can make pictures that we follow. So, all you have to do is picture yourself making the perfect swing, feel the right tempo for it, hold images of the impact and imagine the ball take the intended path. Now all you have to do is step up to the ball and re-wind this tape in your mind.
Cheers
Jedd.
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