11. Mental score card
New NLP focus on the good and positive things because our strong skills and our successes will bring us further than anything else. Not the least, a good round of golf. Using...
Category: Mental Strategies for Golfers
12. Filters for data collection
As a golf player it is essential that we can collect data. We need the data to make a good stroke. We need to know how our ball will react regarding lie,...
14. Fight-or-Flight (or freeze)
The Fight-or-Flight-or-Freeze response is not good for our game, and it is not even appropriate in golf. You may have seen a golfer where anxiety caused a bad shot which led to...
15. Why you must stay positive. The Starting Point.
Cognitive stress such as worrying, negative thoughts, anxiety, frustration etc. makes it difficult to concentrate and make decisions. Remembering and recalling information also becomes difficult if stress has taken over. 15.1. Illustration:...
16. Optimal excitement and anxiety management
Balance your level of tension or find the level that works for your golf game. You could call it tension management, excitement management or anxiety management. Performance in golf depends on many...
17. Swing thought, or no swing thought that’s the question
Many experts suggest that the actual golf swing and techniques are automatic when we are in the zone. The star formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher did his driving automatically when doing well...
18. Emotion management
You see it on the golf cause again and again. Many golfers have a hard time controlling their emotions. First, they get too anxious before the golf shot because they fear the...
19. Laugh and use your sense of humour
There is something very special about laughing. Look at pictures with laughing people. It makes you feel good. Science tells us that something very special happens to our brains when we laugh....
20. Pump up your good mental state, GDS and get it from 10% to 200%
Chapter 6.2 and exercise 1 was about the General Desired State, GDS. Go into the good mental state GDS and you will find yourself in good mental state that ensures that you...
21. Mental warm up before playing golf
Physical warm up before sports is a standard. Not everybody does it, but everybody knows it is important for good results. Body and muscles, become more agile, warm, and ready for the...