{"id":1517,"date":"2014-01-24T02:20:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T02:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2014-01-24T02:20:52","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T02:20:52","slug":"use-mental-coping-skills-to-eliminate-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/use-mental-coping-skills-to-eliminate-tension\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Mental Coping Skills to Eliminate Tension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;\">When you don\u2019t trust yourself and your golf swing, your trust turns to doubt and that doubt creates tension. Tension is the most common physical cause of making mistakes in the golf swing. Eliminating tension needs to be a key part of your practice and playing routines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some days you will have more tension than others. To become relaxed you have to be aware of the feeling of tension when it surfaces. Following are Positive Mental Imagery CDs available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmi4.com\/cart\">www.pmi4.com\/cart<\/a> that will help you to relax, score lower and have more fun.<\/p>\n<p>Practice these mental coping skills to overcome tension:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Replace all negative thinking with positive thoughts &amp; images<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cSelf Hypnosis for Playing \u201cIn the Zone\u201d\u00a0 CD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Slow Down Your Breathing<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cProgressive Relaxation of the Mind &amp; Body\u201d\u00a0 <\/i>CD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Change your focus from conditions outside you to inside<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cConcentration for Consistent Golf\u201d\u00a0 <\/i>CD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Trust in your ability to make a smooth swing\/putt<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><i>\u201cConfident Putting for Lower Scores\u201d\u00a0 <\/i>CD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Replace your fears with empowering self-talk<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><i>\u201cFearless Golf\u201d\u00a0 <\/i>CD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Release all thoughts about the outcome of the game<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cRelease from Performance Anxiety\u201d\u00a0 <\/i>CD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Believe in your ability and your potential<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cConfidence to Win Golf Tournaments\u201d\u00a0 <\/i>CD<\/p>\n<p>Repetition is the key to mastering mental and physical skills. By listening to a CD repeatedly the positive suggestions and imagery will be anchored into your memory for easy access on the golf course.<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><i>Entrain Your Heart &amp; Brain for Peak Performances!<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you don\u2019t trust yourself and your golf swing, your trust turns to doubt and that doubt creates tension. Tension is the most common physical cause of making mistakes in the golf swing. Eliminating tension needs to be a key &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/use-mental-coping-skills-to-eliminate-tension\/\">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-1517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minute-mental-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517","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=1517"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1522,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions\/1522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}