{"id":743,"date":"2010-09-01T03:04:11","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T07:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livegolflessons.com\/?p=743"},"modified":"2011-03-03T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T20:00:35","slug":"the-mind-of-a-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livegolflessons.com\/?p=743","title":{"rendered":"The Mind of A Golfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE MIND IN GOLF?<\/span><\/h2>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Truly we are seeing the power of the mind unfold in front of us. \u00a0It does not matter what your capabilities are or at what level you play golf, the mind is going to control the outcome! \u00a0Before I get to the point I want to make I have some questions for you. \u00a0Do you have a favorite club in your bag that you “love”<\/em> to hit? \u00a0One that almost every time you pull it out of the bag you hit it well, you look for a reason to hit it? \u00a0You say to yourself, “I know this is probably the wrong club to use but I can just ease up a little and get the job done,” and you do? \u00a0 Do you try everything in your power not<\/strong><\/em> to hit the ball into the watery grave left or over the picked fence that defines the out of bounds right, inadvertently doing so? \u00a0Have you spent the whole round hitting the ball left to right only to hit a draw when the “trouble”<\/em><\/strong> is left? WHY<\/strong> do you do that? \u00a0Why<\/em> can you hit a draw when the trouble<\/em> is left? \u00a0Why can you do anything<\/em> you want with the “favorite” club, whenever<\/em> you want? \u00a0The answer my friends is in the “Power of the Mind”<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Golf, as has been said for ions, is a game played between the ears. <\/span>The problem is that most do not want to commit to the power of the mind or admit that they are weak in the mind.<\/span> <\/span> The golfing mind that is. \u00a0The game is simple . . . hit a ball with a stick, a ball that is not moving, may I add, to a target and eventually into a hole that is almost three times larger than the ball. \u00a0Many of you have played other sports, control businesses, done things that in life are tougher than hitting a ball off of a tee or rolling a ball on the ground into a hole. Heck, you have even hit the ball into the hole from off the tee or even from the fairway or just off the green, only to say, “That was easy”. \u00a0Why, on some days is golf easy?<\/p>\n

“Golf is easy”<\/em><\/strong>! \u00a0There you go, I said it. \u00a0And golf is hard<\/em>! \u00a0Point Blank<\/em>! \u00a0Harder than any other sport you athletes have played before. \u00a0Hard because you cannot get mad and do better; easy because you stop thinking and play. \u00a0Hard because there is too much time to think, to doubt; easy because you stop thinking. \u00a0Hard because the ball is just sitting there waiting to be hit; easy because the ball is just sitting there waiting to be hit. \u00a0Hard because you “try” not to mess up; easy because you do not think<\/em> you will mess up. \u00a0Golf is a battle between you and your mind. \u00a0A battle between trying to be perfect and being good enough. \u00a0A battle between what you know you can do and what you are afraid you might<\/strong> do. \u00a0Hard because you have to deal with what happens and not with what you wanted to happen. \u00a0Easy because of the shots you pull off when you did not think you would, but knew you could. \u00a0That is why you play the game. \u00a0That is why you come back.<\/p>\n

As I was saying before, we are seeing the power of the mind unfold before us in the golfing life of one Eldrick Tont Woods, “Tiger”. \u00a0This man is, in his sport, the equivalent of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer to name a few. Tiger is an icon in his sport, the best of the best at what he does, “Invincible<\/em>” in his own mind.<\/p>\n

The greats of their time, in their sport, believed they were invincible and so did their competition. \u00a0I believe Tiger thought that, believed it in every aspect of his life whether it was golf, business or other. \u00a0He was trained to be “Tiger” and no one could beat him at anything he did. \u00a0Well, the rest of his competition had fallen into the same belief, as did the foes of the before mentioned greats. \u00a0All believed that they would win, would get it done, would not fail as did the competition. \u00a0So, the minds of the competition of Tiger and the others, created a doubt that they could overcome the greatness of the icons they were competing against. \u00a0They began to put unnecessary pressure on themselves and fell to the way side. \u00a0The competition could not reach the same level of controlled confidence in the mind, that the best of the best possessed and they lost the mental battle.<\/p>\n

My thought is, in the mind of Tiger, he felt that he could do whatever he wanted, when he wanted and get the result he wanted. \u00a0This led him down the road he has currently found himself on. \u00a0He found out that he is not invincible in one aspect of his life which led to him to being vulnerable in his own mind. \u00a0Weak in his own mind, a strong mind so carefully orchestrated and built. \u00a0He still possesses the physical skills to play golf as he did before, he just does not believe he is invincible any longer nor do his competitors. \u00a0His vulnerability in life led to his losses in business and now on the golf course. \u00a0Sure it is easy to say he is going through tough times and it is true, but I am here to teach you how to control your mind to get the results you want. \u00a0I believe that Tigers mental game is not a by product of the media but a by product of his realization that he cannot<\/em> do whatever he wants. \u00a0He learned that in life and business and the rest of the golfing world is seeing the results of a fragile mind, a doubtful mind, a mind that is lacking in confidence. \u00a0Which has subsequently created a surge in confidence in the minds of his competitors, a confidence that was lacking, until now! \u00a0Now they see the vulnerability and have a peaceful mental confidence\u00a0which allows them to believe, in their own mind, they can<\/strong><\/em> win.<\/p>\n

I bring this topic to you because for years I believed that the tour players would step their game up and challenge Tiger, they did not. \u00a0Not because of a lack of effort but because they did not believe they could do what was needed. \u00a0They believed they had to play perfect to have any chance at all, they put pressure on themselves, on their own psyche. \u00a0The best know they only have to play their game to win, everybody else thinks they have to play above and beyond to win. \u00a0Now the mind of Tiger believes it is beatable and so does the competition. \u00a0Tiger was trained to be “Tiger,” second to none, never chasing. \u00a0He was never trained to come from behind. \u00a0He was trained to be out in front, never looking back, seeing the objective with nothing in the way. \u00a0He now has to learn to be something he was never trained to be, second best. \u00a0Now when he looks at his goal it is littered with obstacles. \u00a0 \u00a0He is part of the pack not the leader anymore. \u00a0He, in his own mind, is no longer Tiger Woods. \u00a0His mind sees it and his competition believes it. \u00a0Tiger must now learn how to do something he has never been trained to do, not be Tiger Woods.<\/p>\n

Once the mind looses focus or focuses on things that are not pertinent to the task at hand, the results are not what is desired. \u00a0You must first believe you are going to do what it is you want to do, so what you see happening, happens. \u00a0In golf \u00a0and in “others”.<\/p>\n

I want to bring to the table a debate I found myself in the other day that I could not comprehend. \u00a0I would like your opinions regarding this thought. \u00a0It was brought to my attention that Tiger is not loosing because of any other reason than business. \u00a0The comment was that Tiger is loosing on purpose! \u00a0He is “throwing” tournaments so when he comes back, it will be more dramatic, which will in turn allow him to get more sponsors then he ever had before. \u00a0Tiger is taking a dive<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

What do you think<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Believe<\/strong><\/em> it in your mind and. . .<\/p>\n

“Golf Your Way<\/em>“!<\/p>\n

JB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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