Imagine that you are playing golf on a beautiful sunny day. While looking for your ball you run into a genie. In mystical stories, a genie is a magic spirit who serves the person who calls it forward. Genies are very much like your subconscious mind because they give you exactly what you ask for.
This genie is like all the other genies. He will give you three wishes for your golf game. Whatever you ask for, he will give to you. What three wishes do you desire for your golf game?
Your genie has granted your three wishes.
How long do you think it will take you to sabotage those three wishes?
Which part of your mind is playing the game of golf when you are in the zone?
Your subconscious mind. If you let go of control of thinking in your conscious mind and allow your subconscious mind to swing the club you will access your peak performances without the effort. Everyone knows how to do this because it is a form of daydreaming.
Golfers think they have to control all the aspects of the game. Their worries, judgments, criticism, and thoughts about themselves keep them focused in their ego centered conscious mind instead of allowing the subconscious mind to “Just Do It.”
How do I stay in this mental state where golf is so easy?
A 30-handicap woman played the front nine in one over par. At the turn she saw her husband and excitedly told him all about her extraordinary game. On the back nine she tried to duplicate her miraculous feat and shot 54. By thinking and analyzing, she took herself right out of the easy, trusting mode of playing.
“Staying in the present is the key to any golfer’s game. Once you start thinking about a shot you just messed up or what you have to do on the next nine to catch somebody, you’re lost.” — Paul Azinger
Staying in this mental state where you are calm, have a heightened sense of intuition, mental clarity, intensified concentration, and are totally focused on shot-making, requires that you stay in the present. Here are some mental keys to practice for staying in the zone for an entire round or successive rounds.
- Have a positive attitude at all times
- Trust your intuition & decisions
- See some good in every shot
- Stay in your desired arousal state
- Take deep breaths to relax and slow down your conscious mind
- Stay totally focused on the shot at hand
- Use your imagination to create the shot in your mind
- Be totally focused on your pre-shot routine
“When I’m in a zone, I don’t think about the shot or the wind or the distance or the gallery or anything. I just pull a club and swing.” — Mark Calcavecchia
Play “In the Zone” with Joan
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For more information about how to play “ín the zone” contact Joan at 828-696-2547 or visit the Positive Mental Imagery website at www.positivementalimagery.com
Learn to prepare your mind through relaxation, imagery and suggestion by listening to “Self-Hypnosis for Playing in the Zone.” CDs are available on the website for moving into the zone state for accessing your peak performances. www.pmi4.com/cart
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