{"id":1181,"date":"2013-02-27T18:17:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T18:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/?p=1181"},"modified":"2013-02-27T18:17:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T18:17:36","slug":"practice-on-the-golf-range-to-develop-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/practice-on-the-golf-range-to-develop-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice on the golf range to develop confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>\u201cHow can I develop the confidence to believe and trust that I am a better golfer than how I am currently playing?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Confidence develops when you hit a particular shot successfully many times and you know you are capable of doing it again.\u00a0To develop confidence in your game requires quality practice.\u00a0Here are seven steps to practice on the range for improving your confidence:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Practice to overcome your weaknesses<\/span>.\u00a0This will make your game stronger.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Take a lesson so you know what to practice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Think about what you are practicing.<\/span> Don\u2019t just hit balls randomly on the<br \/>\nrange. Have a plan, pick specific targets, and use your pre-shot routine.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Practice trouble shots<\/span> that you might have to hit, such as hitting out of a divot.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Practice the way you will play<\/span>. Practice playing while on the practice<br \/>\ntee. Hit the shots in the same sequence that you would on the golf course.\u00a0 Go<br \/>\nout on the golf course when it isn\u2019t crowded and practice hitting those same<br \/>\nshots from different positions until you enjoy hitting them.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Use positive self-talk<\/span> to reinforce what you are doing well. Harvey Penick said, <em>\u201cConfidence is a form of positive thinking.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reinforce every good shot<\/span> by feeling the wonder of it in your heart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Learn how to play on automatic pilot \u201cin the zone\u201d for your peak performances. Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.positivementalimagery.com\">Joan <\/a>at <a href=\"mailto:pmi4@bellsouth.net\">pmi4@bellsouth.net<\/a> or 828.696.2547 for a complimentary 15-minute consultation. Learn what is missing in your game so you can achieve the success you desire. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Improve your golf game in the off-season by listening to PMI self-hypnosis CDs in the privacy of your own home. Order today at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmi4.com\/cart\">http:\/\/www.pmi4.com\/cart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHow can I develop the confidence to believe and trust that I am a better golfer than how I am currently playing?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Confidence develops when you hit a particular shot successfully many times and you know you are capable of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/practice-on-the-golf-range-to-develop-confidence\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"pjgm-metanav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minute-mental-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1181"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1193,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1181\/revisions\/1193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}