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    Golf Psychology: When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work
    Golf Psychology: When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work
    Golf Psychology: When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work
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    Golf Psychology: When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work

    By Jonathan Adler

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    In this book there are practical exercises, psychological ideas and interesting stories to help you to;

    •Play your best golf when it matters
    •Stop getting so frustrated when you play
    •Develop a calm and equanimous mind
    •Understand how anxiety affects your game
    •Improve your concentration
    •Stop doubting your ability
    •Develop trust and confidence
    •Discover how you get in your own way
    •Strike the ball like you do in practice
    •Overcome anxiety
    •Chip it stiff
    •Develop confidence and feel on the putting green
    •Learn to concentrate under pressure

    What do you do when positive thinking stops working? Really, I’m serious. If you have ever tried being really positive while playing golf, you may have experienced some success but what do you do when you start playing poorly? It is very hard to keep positive when you have no idea where the ball is going. I tried the positive thinking route myself and when things got tough the only explanation for my poor performance was that I was not being positive enough. There had to be more to it than that I thought, so I went about trying to discover the truth about how our mind gets in the way of good performance. What I found changed the way I played and coached golfers forever.

    What I am going to share with you has the ability to do the same for your game. You have the opportunity to really understand what is causing your golf to be erratic. You can stop riding the roller coaster of emotions, from frustration to disbelief and back, and develop a way of thinking and playing that provides you with a calm confidence in your ability to play to your potential. By adopting this new way of practicing and playing you can find another level of performance that is not defined by your past levels but reaches new heights. Calm and confident, focused and enjoyable golf.

    I am sharing my techniques with you having practiced them with golfers of all abilities for the last ten years. While it must be stressed that these techniques will not appeal to everyone, the benefits of their use are universal and you need only bring an open mind, patience and persistence and you are bound to get good results. I have worked with amateurs who have struggled with the yips and the shanks and helped them overcome them using these techniques. I have worked with professionals who were not making their fair share of putts and they have turned their putting around to go on and win repeatedly. For the long game and the short game these techniques help you to overcome your doubts and play to your potential.

    The key skill that you will learn to improve is the skill that underpins peak performance in every walk of life, relaxed concentration. Golfers and golf commentators often talk about focusing well and good concentration, but there is little information about how to improve and perfect relaxed concentration, a skill that all agree is a prerequisite for good golf.

    This is not popular golf psychology. I will not encourage you to sit in a chair, close your eyes & imagine yourself playing really well. If you want the positive thinking route then don’t buy this book. I only deal with reality. In fact it has been said that my techniques are so simple that you actually think much less on the golf course & play better. Does that sound good to you?

    I am not going to give you 20 free bonuses if you buy today, nor am I going to offer you money back guarantees. There are no guarantees but I promise you that if you are patient & practice these simple exercises with an open mind you will get the benefits. You will also have direct access to me. Call or email me with any questions along the way.

    Are you ready to uncover your potential?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJonathan Adler
    Release dateFeb 14, 2013
    ISBN9781301794973
    Golf Psychology: When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work
    Author

    Jonathan Adler

    My coaching style is very practical, with the emphasis on self discovery for the golfers I work with. Most of our work is done with the players swinging a golf club on the range or putting on the practice green.My job as Performance Coach is to get my clients playing their best golf when it matters.My goal is to enable you to learn for yourself what works and what doesn't work with regard to focusing your mind well. As well as being a Performance Coach to some great golfers I consider myself to be a student of the game of golf. I have been coaching golfers of all abilities for seventeen years, from Touring Pro's to Amateurs. If you are struggling on the golf course then contact me, I can help you.to play your best golf when it matters.

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      Golf Psychology - Jonathan Adler

      Golf Psychology

      When Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work

      Jonathan Adler

      Copyright 2012 Jonathan Adler

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever including Internet usage, without written permission of the author.

      License Notes: This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Dedications and Thanks

      Thanks to all of my coaches and teachers, especially Curly Martin, Gill & Kerin Webb, The Extraordinary Golf Team, S.N. Goenka and Timothy Gallwey. I am also truly grateful to my friends and especially to my family. Your love and support have been invaluable.

      I dedicate this book to my late brother Steven.

      I love you Stevie. x

      Contents

      Introduction

      Pitfalls

      My Story

      Golf Myths

      Attitude

      Your Mind & Thinking

      Practicing with Relaxed Concentration

      Sharpening the Mind away from the Course

      Playing under Pressure

      When Things Go Wrong

      Golf Goals

      The End / Beginning

      INTRODUCTION

      What do you do when positive thinking stops working? Really, I’m serious. If you have ever tried being really positive while playing golf, you may have experienced some success but what do you do when you start playing poorly? It is very hard to keep positive when you have no idea where the ball is going. I tried the positive thinking route myself and when things got tough the only explanation for my poor performance was that I was not being positive enough. There had to be more to it than that I thought, so I went about trying to discover the truth about how our mind gets in the way of good performance. What I found changed the way I played and coached golfers forever.

      What I am going to share with you has the ability to do the same for your game. You have the opportunity to really understand what is causing your golf to be erratic. You can stop riding the roller coaster of emotions, from frustration to disbelief and back, and develop a way of thinking and playing that provides you with a calm confidence in your ability to play to your potential. By adopting this new way of practicing and playing you can find another level of performance that is not defined by your past levels but reaches new heights. Calm and confident, focused and enjoyable golf.

      There will be no quick fixes. You must give these techniques a fair trial. Do not be too quick too judge the results as you explore this new way of experiencing and playing the game of golf. Keep an open mind and after you have practiced and played you will begin to see the fruits of your patience and commitment. You can develop your mental ability and your golfing ability through simple exercises. It is no exaggeration to say that you can take your game to a new level, overcome any obstacles and play your best golf when it matters.

      I am sharing my techniques with you having practiced them with golfers of all abilities for the last ten years. While it must be stressed that these techniques will not appeal to everyone, the benefits of their use are universal and you need only bring an open mind, patience and persistence and you are bound to get good results. I have worked with amateurs who have struggled with the yips and the shanks and helped them overcome them using these techniques. I have worked with professionals who were not making their fair share of putts and they have turned their putting around to go on and win repeatedly. For the long game and the short game these techniques help you to overcome your doubts and play to your potential.

      Within this book you will find all the information you need to overcome many of golf’s problems. You will learn how to let go of fear and anxiety while you play the game. Discover what self-doubt does to your game and learn how to overcome it. With practice you can develop a calm, balanced mind for golf, a mind that is not constantly worried about the score, a mind that is not swinging from one mood to another. You can stop feeling angry and frustrated by seeing for yourself how you are sabotaging your chances.

      The exercises within are designed to help you to practice and play with a level of consistency and concentration that is often missing in most golfers. You will discover how to keep that same feeling of enjoyment that you have during a friendly game and take it to a competitive environment. You can make your practice more focused and enjoyable, experience what letting go and learning from enjoyment feels like, overcome any fears or phobias that you experience during a round of golf.

      The key skill that you will learn to improve is the skill that underpins peak performance in every walk of life, relaxed concentration. Golfers and golf commentators often talk about focusing well and good concentration, but there is little information about how to improve and perfect relaxed concentration, a skill that all agree is a prerequisite for good golf.

      This is not popular golf psychology. I will not encourage you to sit in a chair, close your eyes and imagine yourself playing really well. If you want the positive thinking route then don’t buy this book. I only deal with reality. In fact it has been said that my techniques are so simple that you actually think much less on the golf course and play better. Does that sound good to you?

      I am not going to give you 20 free bonuses if you buy today, nor am I going to offer you money back guarantees. There are no guarantees but I promise you that if you are patient and practice these simple exercises with an open mind you will get the benefits. You will also have direct access to me. Call me or email me with any questions along the way. Are you ready to uncover your potential?

      As you read this book, if there are any parts that you absolutely disagree with then leave this part, don’t let it spoil your enjoyment of the rest of the book. We all have different views on golf and life so there are bound to be occasions where we disagree. Simply leave this part and read on with an open mind.

      This reminds me of a story.

      An Enjoyable Treat

      A mother had made a lovely bowl of rice pudding with dried fruits for her son. When the son came to eat the pudding he took one mouthful and turned to his mother disgusted, pointing to a black seed in the pudding.I am not eating this pudding. What is that?

      "That is a cardamom pod, it adds a nice flavour"

      "I don’t like it and I am not eating any of the pudding", said the son.

      "Just try it, you might enjoy it" said his mother, but the son refused to eat any of the pudding as he was not used to this particular flavour.

      "No problem, I will take it out then", his mother replied, and finally the son sat and ate the pudding and enjoyed it.

      So don’t throw away the whole book if one small part is not acceptable. Leave it to one side and enjoy the rest!

      PITFALLS

      It is true that everyone can benefit from the techniques and stories within this book but not everyone will. Why?

      Time – Are you willing to give the time to these techniques? Unfortunately a lot of golfers want to improve without putting in the effort. That’s how the positive thinking brigade took over golf psychology, it promised results for little or no effort. I am saying the opposite. You must be prepared to practice the techniques in order to get the benefits.

      Patience – As I said before do not be too quick to judge your experience. Give the techniques a fair trial. Practice with patience and be in no rush to get immediate results. This way your mind will remain calm and the results will come quicker. I know, it is a paradox, the less you crave the result the quicker it will show up. Golf is full of paradoxes.

      Simplicity – Some golfers are under the impression that developing a strong mind needs to be a complicated process full of different things to do before during and after each shot. My coaching encourages you to develop a simple approach that works for you. So because the techniques are simple ‘intelligent’ golfers sometimes dismiss them. This is the reason

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