Hundreds of thousands of golfers have tried the traditional
golf psychology (positive thinking) methods to improve their golf scores.
Some of them have had some success - some of the time.
But from speaking with thousands of golfers, it seems that for most of
you it has been an exercise in frustration and a waste of time.
I'll let you in on a little secret - the traditional approach to positive
thinking can indeed be frustrating and often is a complete waste of time.
It's not that you weren't doing it correctly or often enough, or that
positive thinking and affirmations have no value, it's simply that you
were missing a major piece of the puzzle.
You were practicing DENIAL. And a part of you knew it.
As they say - "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt".
You were essentially denying the part of you that knew what you were affirming,
such as
"I consistently hit 90% of greens in regulation" simply was
not true.
Even as you were repeating your affirmation over and over again, part
of you whispered "bull****".
I call that part of you the "inner critic".
And let's face it; the inner critic may have a point.
After all, it may be a fact that in the past year, you averaged only 30%
greens in regulation.
The inner critic is the voice of all negative emotions on the course -
fear, doubt, anger, embarrassment, etc. It can even be an underlying cause
of physical symptoms such as tension, sweaty palms, and a variety of aches
and pains.
The Renegade Mindset Techniques (RMT) for Golf System deals specifically
with recognizing and eliminating the inner critic. RMT is a sports-specific
form of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), the most popular method in
the emerging world of Energy Psychology.
Instead of denying its existence, and allowing it to subtly sabotage our
best efforts at improvement, we focus our attention on it and "clear
it" with the simple yet powerful RMT protocols.
Once the negative thought or belief is acknowledged and cleared, a positive
affirmation can more effectively take hold in your conscious and subconscious
mind. You will have eliminated its competition, and therefore it will
be easier to accept.
The RMT for Golf routines always begin with recognition of the negative
issue.
Then you will focus on that particular issue while "tapping"
to eliminate it.
DO NOT be concerned about "being negative"!
Remember, it is the acknowledgement and clearing of the negative that
is the key.
With the negative feeling/emotion cleared, THEN you can install the positive
substitution with ease.
Stephen Ladd is a Golf Mental Performance
Coach pioneering breakthrough energy psychology techniques, and the creator
of Renegade Mindset Techniques for Golf. Visit the Renegade
Golf Psychology Performance Center for free reports, videos, newsletters
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