Practice Visualization

November 25, 2009 · Filed Under Golf Tips, Mental Golf · Comment 

It takes zero effort when visualizing upon your hearts desire, and your natural state of being. It’s completely natural and effortless when you simply allow yourself to be who you really are. The only thing in your own way is you. On the course if you let results get in the way, embarrassment issues get the best of you, believe you can’t, or any number of other foolish self-sabotaging, limited beliefs run your life then you will absolutely draw more of those unwanted experiences into your life on the golf course.

Instead visualize upon every shot, meditate and set intentions before every round, let joy be your new measure of success and let your imagination become your most familiar vibration. Focus upon what you want, upon what you prefer. Dream and you will gravitate towards the picture you are painting. Stop looking at “what is” and start looking at what you “prefer.”

“Imagine your ideal future. Your imagination is your preview to life’s coming attractions.”
—Albert Einstein

I invite you to visualize and imagine more and therefore look around less. Focus on what you prefer, visualize where you see the ball going. Most are looking around and responding to what they are seeing, i.e. bad shots, trouble on the course, embarrassment of looking bad, fear of playing bad, scared of losing, bogeys and worse, missed putts, all taking you on a downward spiral. Many do not like what they are seeing, which only draws more of those kinds of thoughts – I want that not…I don’t like that…I hate missing that putt…I suck. We get caught in the proverbial catch 22 and there is no place to run, and no place to hide. Visualization upon what you prefer helps pave the way in being your best.

Look, it takes zero effort to feel compassion for a loved one with a health issue. It takes zero effort to feel romantic with a loved one watching a romantic movie. It takes zero effort to play your best golf because it’s outrageously fun.

Therefore, instead of looking at “what is” turn your attention to “what you prefer.” Visualization is the key to playing your best golf. “I never stroked a putt that I hadn’t already made in my mind,” Jack Nicklaus. What’s that called? Visualization! Get yourself into that state of being and you will find yourself in The Zone more often than ever before. You will ultimately play better golf when you let it happen versus trying too hard to make it happen.

Jack Nicklaus pre-shot routine

1. I never hit a golf shot without having a sharp picture of it in my head.
2. First, I “see” where I want the ball to finish.
3. Then I “see” it going there, it’s trajectory and landing.
4. The next “scene” shows me making the swing that will turn the previous images into reality.

Simple Secret Reminder: The shot produces the swing, not the other way around. Most will have a hard time letting go of this trying to control the shot versus just letting it happen…naturally, less arduously, and with zero effort. Visualize, visualize, visualize!


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