How many swing thoughts do you take out on the course

[duncan mackie]

Ok, may have worded it badly.

Practice swings have a minor element of technical stuff in them, takeaway, transition etc, however when I stand over the ball my mind is as empty as I can make it.

I take one thought out with me on the course - don't try and think about the swing

Strangely, many people will list 10, and no 10 will be exactly that

ps what's a practice swing?

 

[guest100718]

Not si much a swing thought, but I make sure my practice swing is a rehersal of the swing i am about to make.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

None - grip it and rip it :thup:

 

[garyinderry]

Back swing path and exit point through the ball. Pretty much every time.

 

[Break90]

I take one thought out with me on the course - don't try and think about the swing

Strangely, many people will list 10, and no 10 will be exactly that

ps what's a practice swing?

It's the bit where my takeaway, tempo, follow through and visualisation are perfect and everything is perfect.

Closely followed by a uncoordinated thrash at the ball which generally goes somewhere other than where I intend it to

 

[HomerJSimpson]

From someone that three or four years ago had about 3592 different thoughts per shot going through my head I now play with none, or one specific one max. NGT (yes that again) is quite specific about RAF (rehearse, aim, flow) and that's what I go with. Get a great image in my head of me hitting the ideal shot and how will look and sound. Aim to hit the bullseye shot (dead centre) and Flow is about standing there and trusting yourself to do it without any negativity or technical thoughts

 

[louise_a]

Head down and follow through!

 

[tigertot]

 

[tigertot]

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Was given this by a coach recently as I was getting too mechanical.
He summed it up with the KISS principle.
Keep
It
Simple
Stupid
hit it, find it, hit it again.

 

[Wedgey]

No swing thoughts as such but have two swing 'feels'

feel the takeaway being smooth and feel my hips clearing on the downswing

 

[richart]

With my driver don't hit it OB, with my irons don't shank it.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I try not to have any at all but it doesn't always work out that way. Usually the more I think, the worse I play