My “Let It Go” reminder below led me to remark on the second tee yesterday — to my buddies — that I was not only committing to letting every shot go; but more surprisingly, I also said that I imagined it would be like “every swing is a celebration!” It was one of those good feeling thoughts that just came bubbling up from within. (I LOVE those.)
Combined with my increased use of The Quick Coherence Technique from Heart Math (there’s a little Holiday golf tip gift for you if you haven’t experimented with this technique, and thanks for Kris Moe‘s e-newsletter for the link), my “let it go consciousness” led to a two-under-my-personal-par 91 (despite a loss of focus, physical let down triple bogie on both of the last two holes.) My current index is 17.4, so I’m a 21 handicap at Stonetree.
Over all, I drove the ball more consistently. I had a better feel around the greens and felt especially good about my short irons (putting a number of approach shots quite close to the hole and hitting the green on the par 3 #8 less than a foot from the hole.) For the most part, I just felt more comfortable with my swing. My “let it go” focus also helped me have more fun; and we all know (don’t we?) that the more fun you’re having, the better you are going to play.
So here’s wishing you much joy and fun (an ecstatic feeling of celebration in every swing and every action), both on the course and off, throughout the New Year. May all of us fully embrace both the joy of golfing and the joy of being alive.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI just came across this blog. Very impressive and great layout! Looks like you believe the same as me, the key is to be RELAXED!
I tell my students all the time to “let it go”. But your life analogy is right on.
I like the thought of just “Let it GO”
I wrote a series of tips for fellow golfers some time ago and they were based on the idea of practising, but not practising just for the sake of it.
Instead it was focussed on targets and reaching them to give you an ongoing reduction in your handicap.
I would like to share one of these drills with you guys so you can see how this works.
Are you a good putter? Well you will be after this next golf instruction drill and mental technique.
Better putting is all about feel and touch and this in itself is difficult to practice.
If you could putt just by touch and feel do you think your putting would be more consistent. You bet it will and i am going to tell you exactly how you can do this.
You need to do this drill with a friend and take turns each to try it out.
You can also add a little competition between both of you to make it even more interesting.
You need to set up a point on the green to putt from which is ten yards from your target.
Now your target is not a hole but a grid.
You need to set up 5 zones, each of them a yard wide.
So the first zone will be between 10 and 11 yards from you
the second zone will be between 11 and 12 yards from you
the third zone will be between 12 and 13 yards from you
the fourth zone will be between 13 and 14 yards from you
the fifth zone will be between 14 and 15 yards from you
You can set up these zones by placing a series of tee pegs in the ground.
Now you need to take ten balls and place them down ten yards from your first zone whilst your friend stands at the end of the last zone.
Now here is where it gets interesting.
When you make your backswing on the putt, your friend will shout out one,two,three,four or five.
Now you have already started your backswing so you have no time to adjust and must hit the ball to the correct zone by touch and feel.
This drill will really help you because as you get used to it you will concentrate on your stroke more than visualising the distance.
This drill will do two key things to improve and get you putting for dough.
1. When you are playing for real you will be able to judge distance much easier based on your practice with this drill and using your feel for the putt.
2. In your mind you will have so much confidence with your stroke that this will relate into more two putts and a lowering of your overall score.
Have great fun with this and enjoy your golf practice
Richard
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