While considering the impact of the mental aspects of the game of golf, I’m reminded of a former brother-in-law of mine who had to be the ultimate poster child of frustration and emotional meltdown. He destroyed so many golf clubs that I eventually lost count. Regardless of the miscue, whether a missed putt, a shank, [...]
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Handle Fear on the Golf Course with Golf Psychology, Self Hypnosis and NLP
Posted by Administrator on August 23rd, 2010
Fear on the golf course can come in many shapes and sizes and it can result in a multitude of problems ranging from lack of enjoyment, through poor scoring and frustration to outright anger. Most golfers will have experienced fear on the golf course, either personally or from watching a playing partner. As an amateur [...]
Milton Erickson Learned to Walk as Tiger Woods Learns to Play Better Golf
Posted by Administrator on July 24th, 2010
Thinking further on my recent article about Tiger Woods apparently using an unorthodox form of anger management, to help him release bad shots, got me thinking. The way we learn anything useful in life tends to be on the basis of trial and error. We try something new and it works, we learn from it. [...]
The Emotional Impact of the Secrets of Hypnotic Golf
Posted by Administrator on July 18th, 2010
I’m reading a recent New Scientist article talking about the Five emotions you never knew you had and I’m starting to think about how our emotions influence our golf. And they’re influencing us every time we play. Now I’m sure that like the rest of us, you’re experiencing all sorts of emotions every minute of [...]
Test: What’s Your Golf Course IQ?
Posted by Administrator on June 26th, 2010
You’ll answer 18 questions roughly arranged from the first tee to the 18th green. Heads down, pencils up, let’s get started. 1.) Where are your golf clubs right now? • In my trunk (+3)• At home where I can find them (+5)• I have no idea (-3)• I use rentals (-5) 2.) In the last [...]
