Clearing your head

[richy]

Hi,

My head is a mess at the minute, so many different thoughts running through it causing my game to be a right mess. I feel like theres so much different info swirling around I can't swing the club confidently and its affecting every aspect of my game.

Because of all the different info I feel like I'm trying something new on every shot and there's simply no consistency.

How do I clear my head and follow the same swing sequence every time?

Thanks

 

[Imurg]

I don't know how, but for me this is the biggest killer of a golf swing.
Thinking..
I don't have too much of a problem clearing thoughts out but I know it's tricky.

 

[G_Mulligan]

give this a go.

Louis Oosthuizen uses a particular psychology trick. He has a small red dot on his glove visible at address. This reminds him to 'stop' when he starts thinking negatively or just thinking too much.

It will remind him every shot he hits to relax, breath, and concentrate on his one positive thought of the day, smooth, tempo, commit etc. then he just let's it go and swings.

Golf gives you so much time before a shot that all manner of things can come into your head. This is great for deciding on the best shot, judging the wind conditions, layout of the hole, but once correctly aligned and in posture, when it come to hitting the shot it is probably best for most people to treat it like football and just look once and shoot.

 

[Flarkey]

Some golfers use a clear key - a predefined preshot thought that takes away the "keep your head down, move the shoulder, smooth takeaway, god i hope i don't top this" thoughts that usually go through your head

you can have these links for free......

http://clearkeygolf.com/director.htm

http://www.ehow.com/video_5773484_golf-clear-keys.html



... but then again... is a clear key just something else to think about.....???

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Do you have a set pre-shot routine? This should be your key to focus on the shot and just trust it. If you've been having lessons or trying to self cure a problem then you can get a host of thoughts goign through your head. Trust me until about 3 years ago when the old heads on here told me the error of my ways I'd have 69335 different thoughts per shot and wondered why I put the work in on the range and couldn't play when I hit the course.

If you have been working on the game and have drills etc, the practice ground and the range is the place for them. Use them, improve your swing but once you hit the 1st tee, trust the work and go with the swing you'e been using. Don't switch even if you won't break 100. Stick to the same routine, focus on the one shot at hand and swing as you do at the range

 

[richy]

Do you have a set pre-shot routine? This should be your key to focus on the shot and just trust it. If you've been having lessons or trying to self cure a problem then you can get a host of thoughts goign through your head. Trust me until about 3 years ago when the old heads on here told me the error of my ways I'd have 69335 different thoughts per shot and wondered why I put the work in on the range and couldn't play when I hit the course.

If you have been working on the game and have drills etc, the practice ground and the range is the place for them. Use them, improve your swing but once you hit the 1st tee, trust the work and go with the swing you'e been using. Don't switch even if you won't break 100. Stick to the same routine, focus on the one shot at hand and swing as you do at the range

Cheers, I think is what I need to do. My problem is that when I hit a bad shot I try to change something instead of having the same swing.

 

[Latty08]

I have the same thing happing to me one shot good scores then play the next week like a ****

 

[sydney greenstreet]

Hi,

My head is a mess at the minute, so many different thoughts running through it causing my game to be a right mess. I feel like theres so much different info swirling around I can't swing the club confidently and its affecting every aspect of my game.

Because of all the different info I feel like I'm trying something new on every shot and there's simply no consistency.

How do I clear my head and follow the same swing sequence every time?

Thanks

I have started using tour tempo, works for my tempo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsaFXJl8an0

 

[AmandaJR]

Cheers, I think is what I need to do. My problem is that when I hit a bad shot I try to change something instead of having the same swing.

I've been told that if you hit the same undesired shot 3 times in the row then consider why and make changes (ideally on the range) but never after just one...

Check out The Inner Game by Tim Gallwey. My head was fit to bursting and my coach went through his "back-hit" drill for keeping the head quite through the swing and allowing your inner sub-conscious to do the job in hand. Basically you have to time the word "back" exactly at the top of your backswing and then "hit" exactly at impact. Your focus is on timing these correctly and then your conscious mind, which is thinking way too many things to actually carry them out, is occupied and shuts up and let's you get on with it!

I doubted its effectiveness but it was amazing.

I've also read the book "Dream On" and he uses a phrase which fits the timing of his swing to again keep his head quiet. Not tried it yet but worth considering...

Good luck.

 

[kid2]

Cheers, I think is what I need to do. My problem is that when I hit a bad shot I try to change something instead of having the same swing.

Get yourself a pre shot routine Richy.
And as Homer has said use the swing you bring to the course and trust what your working on.Even if that means hacking around....
I have a pre shot routine that i stick to with all my clubs and my achilles heel at the moment is my driving.
I hit my 3 wood very well and only take my driver out 4 times a round for our 4 par 5's.....

Today i hit it on all our holes bar the Par 3's for obvious reasons and i scratched 7 holes because of it and wayward drives....I was loosing all the bad drives to my right.
All high push fades.....
I kept to my routine and kept all my angles square......I could have opened my stance and gave those left to right shots room to move but that would have went against what im trying to teach myself......

The good drives were very good....Very straight with the odd one having a very slight draw.....
I just need to tap into what im doing right for thosee and try and apply it on every swing..

Its coming though...Patience.:thup: