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- Learning Style is Important When Learning New Golf Skills - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteHOW WE TAKE IN INFORMATION AS INDIVIDUALS IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR SUCCESS WHEN LEARNING NEW SKILLS… The actual vocabulary we use is so important when it comes to the internal conversations we have or what I call our ‘self-talk’. The words we choose to use can have a profound impact on our ...
Views: 1442 - Golfing “In the Moment” - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteZen Proverb – ‘Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind’ The word Zen has become part of the English language, but what does it actually mean? It is much easier to answer ‘WHEN is Zen’ because it is all about being in the NOW! The whole point of Zen practice is to become fully aware ...
Views: 1350 - Visualise Your Way to Golf Success! - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteSee it … Do it! You probably have often heard me say that you create your own reality. How many times do you see a hazard as you are about to take a shot, and combined with your self-talk, you have already decided that is exactly where your ball is going to end up? Let’s imagine that you ...
Views: 1324 - Excellence in Golf Depends on Attitude - by Submitted on May 16, 2009 from Gail Smirthwaite‘Excellence is not a skill it is an attitude’. - Peter Jacobsen I have talked about attitude in a previous article and discussed being in the right state of mind and how to get into the ‘flow’. So does golfing excellence depend upon our attitude? Noun 1. excellence - the quality of ...
Views: 4120 - Achieving Consistency in Your Game of Golf - by Submitted on May 16, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteIt will probably comes as no surprise to you that over the course of my career I have spoken to many golfers about what bothers them the most about how they play golf. Many of you have filled in a mini-questionnaire on my website, and the answers that you have given help in creating many of the ...
Views: 1632 - Understand How Your Values Affect How You Play Golf - by Submitted on May 16, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteMy main purpose in helping you to understand your ‘Values’ is to bring awareness to you that the ‘values’ (or rules) by which you live your life will most likely be different to those of your playing partner. Your interpretation of say the value of ‘honesty’ is not necessarily how others see ...
Views: 1393 - Turn Off Negative Thinking to Improve Your Golf - by Submitted on May 16, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteI was so inspired when I read the following quote: ‘The weather is like golf – things can look bleak, then a break appears in the clouds and everything has changed.’ So why do we so often carry a bad shot in our minds with us to the next one and possibly the one after that; making sure that ...
Views: 2494 - Why Trust is a Key Element in Playing Golf - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteA good client wrote to me saying that her problem is not so much thinking negative thoughts but ‘thinking at all!’ How many of you can relate to that? She went onto say that if any sort of thought enters her head, even positive thoughts, she then starts trying too hard. If she just swings and ...
Views: 1218 - Self Talk Can Sabotage or Supercharge Your Golf Game - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Gail SmirthwaiteThis is all about that chitter chatter in your head when you are just about to play a shot! • How would it feel if you could turn it ‘OFF’? • How would it feel to have the ability to focus completely to the exclusion of everything else going on around you? Let’s take a look at this voice in ...
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