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- Positive Reframing for Better Golf Performance - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Andrew FoggTwo stories have got me thinking about the power of positive framing for better golf performance and the increased enjoyment of this wonderful game. In NLP terms this is called Reframing. I was talking to an old golfing friend of mine about his round of golf. I'd like to stress that he's not a ...
Views: 1176 - Scientific Wrestling: A New Dawn for an Old Style - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from jake shannonThe Golden Age of Professional Wrestling is often thought of as the era of Frank Gotch, however the golden age, in terms of "technical" wrestling, occurred thereafter. During the early 20th Century, namely the period of the teens to the late 20's, many of the best professionals began to excel ...
Views: 1195 - Golf and Investing Lessons: Fundamentals - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Steve SelengutIs it luck or skill that gets us to the goals and objectives we set for ourselves--- gimmicks and software programs or practice and understanding? How many golfers are still using the putter they started with decades ago at a nine-hole cow pasture? How many of you are still bouncing between ...
Views: 1829(3 votes) - Balance Your Golf Mind and Body for Better Golf - Focus on Your Hara - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Andrew FoggMoving from the balance of my life to the balance of the golf swing, I was intrigued to read recently about how many people view this as a key element of a successful golf swing. Now you know that I never comment on the mechanics of the swing as I'm neither a golf professional nor a swing coach. ...
Views: 988 - Sports Camps for Summer Fun - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Will HauseKids Sports Camps Can Be a Great Summer Activity Summer is always an idle time for kids. Unless they are in a school district that has year-round classes, the summer months are a vast expanse of boredom and “nothing to do.” Sure, your kids would be happy to play video games all day, but is that ...
Views: 968 - Overcome the Yips - Putting Psychology with Golf Hypnosis and EFT - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggUsing Golf Hypnosis, NLP and EFT, with different clients on almost every aspect of the game of golf, from the putting psychology and the Yips through to concentration and lack of confidence, clients often go on to seeking help with their lives in general. With so many common factors, you could ...
Views: 2837 - The Fast Track to Better Golf in Your Unconscious - Slow Play Kills Your Golf Mind - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggHow long did your game of golf take this weekend? Maybe 3 hours or less if you played on a traditional Scottish championship course, 5 hours if you played a fourball around a more modern country club or even more if you played in a serious open amateur event. I remember playing in a two-ball at ...
Views: 1152 - Find Your Lost Golf Swing Hypnotically and Improve Your Golf Confidence - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggHave you ever heard golfers talk about losing their swing and their golf confidence during a round of golf? They were playing really quite well for a few holes and then suddenly they just seem lose it and hit a series of bad shots. Perhaps you've experienced this yourself. I certainly know that ...
Views: 995 - Mental Golf Practice to Improve Your Swing and Your Golf Performance - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggImagining yourself playing mental golf can be just as effective for your swing and golf performance as actually hitting shots on the range or playing a round of golf on the course. Golfers and other athletes have used mental imagery to complement their physical practice. Sometimes practicing ...
Views: 1329 - Use Your Golf Confidence and Play Golf to Win Like Jack Nicklaus - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggDo you play golf to win? What about when you're having a great round, playing confident golf and you only need a few pars to play under your handicap? Some of my best rounds came when I started scoring badly and just persevered. The further I got into the round, the better I found myself ...
Views: 1235 - Technically Perfect Golf Does Not Always Win Over Good Mental Golf - by Submitted on May 30, 2009 from Andrew FoggHave you noticed that the winners on the professional golf tours around the world aren't always technically or statistically the best players. They often don't even look like the best player over the four rounds the week they win. Now, I know that's a contradiction, because if they win the ...
Views: 1160 - The Top 10 Mental Golf Mistakes That Golfers Make - by Submitted on May 30, 2009 from Andrew FoggHere's a list of the top 10 mental mistakes that golfers are reported to make, together with suggestions as to how to address them with golf psychology. Number 1: Letting your internal dialogue run wild Get a good hypnotist to install a post-hypnotic suggestion that you go into a trance as you ...
Views: 1497 - Who is Using Golf Hypnosis for Golf Improvement? - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggSo who’s using hypnosis to improve their golf performance – apart from Tiger Woods and maybe Phil Mickelson? Well, taking first things first, it’s difficult to be sure who’s using hypnosis because most people who do don’t want to let on. Why’s that? Well firstly, they want to keep the ...
Views: 1350 - Golf Hypnosis Leads to Success Over the Inner Game - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggI'm just re-reading Timothy Gallwey's The Inner Game of Golf again after almost 25 years! It's fascinating and given my training in Hypnosis and NLP, I now see why it didn't work for me when I first worked with it. That insight may also help to explain that despite the plethora of tennis coaches ...
Views: 1122 - Golf Confidence Wins Over Narrow Fairways and Small Greens - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggDid you see the amazing performance and golf confidence exuded by Brian Gay in the Verizon Heritage this weekend? How can anyone thread their drives and approach shots down those narrow avenues of trees at Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head Island let alone consistently hit those tiny well ...
Views: 1290 - Rub of the Green and Anger Management at The Masters - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggI've already talked about how much I enjoyed last weekends 2009 Masters at Augusta. Now, as each day goes by, more detail is coming into my conscious mind. I hadn't realised how much I had learned about golf psychology from watching just one event on television. I don't know if you saw much of ...
Views: 883 - Flying Under the Golf Psychology Radar to Augusta - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggI was intrigued with the number of players claiming to be flying under the golf psychology radar or at least being reported as doing so in advance of the Masters last week. Let's start with the defending champion, Trevor Immelman. Now, no one really expected him to win last year, especially ...
Views: 940 - Better Sleep for Better Golf - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggHave you noticed how much better golf you play after a good night's sleep? Well I hadn't, but a couple of articles I read recently made me think about it more closely. And yes I think that's right. Now one of the beneficial side effects of almost every hypnotherapy session is that the client ...
Views: 826 - Self-Talk Your Way to Golf Improvement - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggHow much do you berate yourself when you play a bad shot at golf? If you’re a typical golfer the answer is pretty badly! In fact, you probably use language that you’d never use in public. It’s a good thing that you save the worst things for expression privately in your head. Just imagine how you ...
Views: 1281 - 5 Super Motivational Quotes to Inspire Any Athlete - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Michael LeeIf you’re looking for motivational quotes for athletes, you’re reading the right article. Of all the people in the world, athletes are the ones who seem to understand the concept of motivation more than anyone else. After all, they wake up each morning trying to beat their own records. ...
Views: 3757(2 votes) - Practice in Your Mind with Hypnosis for Better Golf - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Andrew FoggNow I'm confused about golf practice and just how much leads to better golf. More importantly, just how much is good for golf improvement? I'm confused because I keep getting contradictory advice from the books I'm reading, TV programs I'm viewing and the stuff I'm browsing on the web. As a ...
Views: 1427 - Athletes: The Fear Equation vs. the Win - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from Aryana HudsonA football quarterback running for the touch down either makes it through the tackles unscathed and scoring or gets ploughed out of the touch down. Two very different sets of wiring are possible for such an athlete. One is the adrenalin rush of the job the other is a completely different ...
Views: 1755(2 votes) - Golf Psychology Homework to Improve Golf Hypnosis - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Andrew FoggGiving my clients homework tasks to improve their golf and get the most effective results from golf hypnosis sessions is one of the keys to my success. It’s also something that I use to good effect with my clinical hypnotherapy clients as well. Homework can also be used very effectively with ...
Views: 880 - The Mind Golf Secrets the Golf Equipment Industry Does Not Want You to Hear - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Andrew FoggWhen people write about the top professionals, they tend to talk about the externally visible aspect of their game – their swing technique. Those same writers rarely tell you about the golf mind golf secrets of those same professionals. So what about Jack Nicklaus and 90% of golf in the ...
Views: 1086 - Hypnosis Not Analysis Paralysis to Improve Golf Success - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Andrew FoggYou do not improve your swing and achieve golf success through analysis paralysis. People who teach complex swing thoughts just clutter the conscious mind and block out the unconscious mental processes that just know how to swing the club to the best of a player's ability. Now don't get me ...
Views: 1112 - Golf Hypnosis as a Secret Weapon - Well Maybe Not - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Andrew FoggI just seem to keep coming across different versions of what I suspect are a series of articles about hypnosis as a secret weapon for golf and I disagree most strongly with that - now that's a surprise coming from me, the Golf Hypnotist! Well, I fully agree with the idea of golf hypnosis as a ...
Views: 847 - Anchoring Resources for Better Golf - An Experience with Self Hypnosis for Golf - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Andrew FoggNLP anchoring provides a very effective method for stacking and anchoring our past resources and positive experiences. We can call upon these resources whenever we need them for golfing excellence. The round of golf I played a few days after my first NLP course sums up my experience of using ...
Views: 804 - Golf and Investing: Tin Cup Lessons - by Submitted on May 22, 2009 from Steve SelengutBenjamin Graham was an economist, financial analyst, and professional value investor. He was one of the first to advise investors to look beyond the media hype and confusion to find undervalued stocks that would become part of a diversified portfolio. Roy McAvoy is a fictional professional ...
Views: 1966(2 votes) - 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: 4152 - 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: 1674 - 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: 1437 - 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: 2540 - Learning to Sail - Basic Rules and Regulations of Sailing - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Clive PetersonSailing on the seas or racing on water can be thrilling. Nevertheless, you should observe and follow specific rules and regulations to ensure safety of all at sea. Fundamental rules of sailing include: • International Maritime Organization has devised specific rules like International ...
Views: 2870 - Beginner Soccer Drills - Best Soccer Drills For Young Players - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from JD DeanDeveloping good technique is a must for any young soccer player that is just starting to play the game. There are several useful beginner soccer drills that you can teach kids that will help them to bring their game to the next level. It is extremely important for you to explain the drills ...
Views: 1387 - Golfing with COPD (Pulmonary Disease) - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Bob FormanAs if playing golf isn’t tough enough, imagine playing when you can’t breathe that well. That’s what people with COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease must face, but that shouldn’t deter their love for the game. COPD, according to the Mayo Clinic, is the overall term for a group of ...
Views: 2152 - A Therapeutic Metaphor for Golf Improvement - Not Really Golf Hypnosis - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Andrew FoggI was working with a client recently who wanted golf improvement without formal hypnosis for a destructive problem he had when playing golf. Let's call him Alan for the sake of client confidentiality. I've changed a few other details as well for the same reason. Alan's an enthusiast at ...
Views: 1549 - Handicapping for Casual Golfers - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Jay EvansGolf handicaps are used to make the game of golf more competitive for golfers with different skill levels. I was introduced to the game of golf by a friend who was an avid golfer and, of course, I was a beginner therefore there was no way I could even consider beating him in the game of golf. ...
Views: 2350 - Youth Sports Camps for Kids’ Fitness - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Will HauseSummer is always an idle time for kids. Unless they are in a school district that has year-round classes, the summer months are a vast expanse of boredom and “nothing to do.” Sure, you could let your kids play video games all day, but wouldn’t it be better for them (and you) if they had ...
Views: 1159 - Youth Soccer Camps for Girls - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Will HauseSoccer is a growing sport in the United States and it continues to be one of the most popular sports in the world. Both boys and girls can play soccer, and the sport is a favorite among children all over the country. During summer break, a soccer camp for your daughter might be a good way to ...
Views: 970 - Hang Time - Is There Such a Thing? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Tom BeagleIs there such a thing as "Hang Time"? The short answer is - it is a matter of science - "hang time" is not "real". Many people may not believe this, pointing to their favorite player and at the same time exclaim how he can stay in the air longer than anyone else. But, in reality, any basketball ...
Views: 5246 - Acupuncture for Sports Injuries - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Angie NgAcupuncture is a healing therapy that has developed and evolved over thousands of years. Generations of martial arts masters used this medicine to effectively and quickly treat injuries sustained during training or combat. Today, this traditional form of sports medicine has evolved into a ...
Views: 2103(1 vote) - Jeet Kun Do: The Martial Art Founded by Bruce Lee - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2010 from Su EricksenJeet Kune Do changes aspects of different styles to adapt to suit the abilities of the practitioner. Lee felt the dynamic property of Jeet Kun Do enabled the student to adapt to the constant changes of live combat. He believed that only in this situation could a practitioner deem a technique ...
Views: 1774 - How to Choose Custom Baseball Gloves? - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2009 from Mark AlterA custom baseball glove enables you to personalize your gear to increase your comfort level and also improve your performance in the game. You can pick these gloves from a number of makes. There are many companies that help you personalize your gear. Search online and you will find that there ...
Views: 2108 - A Different Approach to Improving Your Golf Score - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2009 from Jay EvansI love the game of golf. I love the thrill of sinking that imposable 30 foot putt, hitting a drive straight down the fairway, chipping up onto the green and landing near the hole or watching the ball leave the bunker and come to rest near the hole. I love being able to drive over the water ...
Views: 675 - 3 Most Important Football Skills for Positions on Offense and Defense - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Will HauseFootball is a familiar game around the world. This popular game is known by different names (say) soccer, fussball, futbol etc. With millions of fans, there are many opportunities for kids to to learn this game too. The Summer Camp is an excellent place to learn how to play flag football. ...
Views: 3691 - Get Real in Training - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2009 from Kerry SauveWhen we designed our Personal Safety and Self Defense courses, we were always looking for better ways to teach students to reduce their risk of becoming a victim of violent crime and be better prepared to protect themselves in case of an attack. This is no small task given the fact that in any ...
Views: 1138 - Tennis Psychology: Controlling Frustration on the Court - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from Patrick CohnDo you get frustrated when you are not playing up to your potential? Many tennis players experience frustration during a match. They may make the wrong decision on a shot, make an unforced error or lose a game when they’ve had the lead. These can all be sources of frustration for tennis ...
Views: 6676 - Tennis Psychology: Practice Confidence vs. Match Confidence - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from Patrick CohnDo you play tennis with a ton of confidence in practice, but have trouble taking your practice game to matches? If so, you are not alone. Many of my players are more comfortable in their practice routines than in matches. They lose trust in their strokes that worked well in practice. I recently ...
Views: 2191 - Tennis Mind Game: Tennis Confidence Checklist for Big Matches - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from Patrick CohnWhat does it truly mean to believe in yourself? When you believe in yourself, you have full confidence in your physical skills and ability to execute shots in tennis. My definition of self-confidence for tennis is how strongly you believe in your ability to execute a successful shot or win a ...
Views: 2423 - Tennis Confidence: How to Ride the Momentum Wave - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from Patrick CohnConfidence and momentum in tennis are close cousins. When you have momentum, you have confidence squared. Yes, momentum is a huge psychological advantage in any sport especially tennis. Players feel a sense of exhilaration when they have momentum on their side – it’s a huge boost to your mental ...
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