{"id":1137,"date":"2013-02-14T18:29:40","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T18:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2013-02-14T18:29:40","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T18:29:40","slug":"eliminate-negative-thoughts-on-the-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/eliminate-negative-thoughts-on-the-golf-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliminate negative thoughts on the golf course"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHow can I eliminate the negative thought that enters my mind when<\/em><\/strong>
\n I am getting ready to hit a shot?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Negative thoughts come up from your unconscious mind where everything you have ever heard, seen, felt, tasted, or smelled is recorded.\u00a0Your unconscious mind works like a computer, GIGO, garbage in, garbage out.\u00a0Your subconscious mind takes\u00a0all\u00a0information in literally, and records everything without judging or analyzing it.<\/p>\n

When you encounter a situation on the golf course, your computer mind will bring up an experience from your memory bank that is the same or nearly the same.\u00a0 For instance, if you are facing a difficult shot, and your computer mind brings up a negative emotional memory of a past shot that you missed on a similar looking hole, you will experience a negative thought.<\/p>\n

If you emotionalize missed shots by getting angry, the program becomes stronger in your permanent memory bank and will surface time and time again, thus causing a series of missed shots.\u00a0This is why it is so important to let go<\/em> of the energy associated with missed shots. To stock your memory bank with good shot memories, reinforce and record them with a positive feeling of elation and success.\u00a0 Look at the powerful energy that golfers record with\u00a0fist pumps.<\/p>\n

Play your golf game by choice, not by chance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The process to to release and replace a negative thought is:<\/p>\n