http://golf-mental-training.com/help-with-some-things-to-keep-in-mind-during-a-golf-swing/ Less than 1% of golfers actually take the time to learn how to use their mind........ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://golf-mental-training.com/help-with-some-things-to-keep-in-mind-during-a-golf-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-182 CH Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:07:31 +0000 #comment-182 Dr. Bob Rotella (amazing golf author) has a great analogy that applies to all swing thoughts. A basketball player shooting a free throw is, at least mentally, very similar to a golf swing. There are no defenders in his face, and all he must do to succeed is replicate a motion that he has practiced thousands of times. Before he shoots, does he stand at the line and think about his wrist angle at the point of release? Not if he wants to make it! He gets his head out of the way with a sound, repeatable pre-shot routine, checks his target and fires away. If you want to put it in one phrase, all you need to do is "train it and trust it." Spend some time on the range, and I'm sure someone of your skill level will start grooving those long irons after a few hours of practice. Once you get out on the course, don't think about all the times you've botched those tough long iron shots, think about how you were knocking down those flags on the range, and fire away! Dr. Bob Rotella (amazing golf author) has a great analogy that applies to all swing thoughts. A basketball player shooting a free throw is, at least mentally, very similar to a golf swing. There are no defenders in his face, and all he must do to succeed is replicate a motion that he has practiced thousands of times. Before he shoots, does he stand at the line and think about his wrist angle at the point of release? Not if he wants to make it! He gets his head out of the way with a sound, repeatable pre-shot routine, checks his target and fires away. If you want to put it in one phrase, all you need to do is "train it and trust it." Spend some time on the range, and I’m sure someone of your skill level will start grooving those long irons after a few hours of practice. Once you get out on the course, don’t think about all the times you’ve botched those tough long iron shots, think about how you were knocking down those flags on the range, and fire away!

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