How To Easily Visualize A Golf Shot

We hear it every single weekend about how Tigerparticulars of your new rims or how the interior is laid
Woods and Phil Mickelson are able to visualize a golfout? Where is it parked right now? Can you "see"
shot before they execute it. The player that reallyyourself opening up the door and sitting in the seat
became prevalent on the PGA Tour to be able toand turning the key and driving out? You get the
visualize a golf shot was Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus wouldpicture (haha). Again, get as picky and descriptive as
not swing until he had already seen the golf shot inyou can. Practice with items that you know very well
his mind form beginning to end in his mind. Some alsoand have good recall on these items.
say that this is where the slow pace of play cameSo now that we are the golf course how are we
from as well since many players were attempting togoing to visualize a golf shot? As we go through our
mock the best player in the world at that time.pre-shot routine, we will gather all pertinent
I have worked with all levels of players frominformation such as lie of the golf ball, wind direction,
beginner to professional and I have had many tell meobstacles in our landing area, etc. As we gather this
that they can not visualize a golf shot. This is simplyinformation, we will need to pick out a golf club that
Baloney!!! All of us can do it and need to do it if wewill allow us to hit the shot needed. Will we need a
would like to lower our scores. Some of us have todraw or a fade? Watch it! You are starting to
do it a little different than the others but being ablevisualize a golf shot. Once the proper club is chosen,
to visualize a golf shot can be accomplished verythen see yourself hit the golf ball from you swinging
quickly. Let me show you how:the club until the ball has finished rolling.
You can start at home or at work (if you are theOkay, some of you are still screaming that you can
boss). Look at a picture that you have on the wall.not visualize a golf shot. Here is the most simple way
Now close your eyes and explain the picture orto do it. Simply tell yourself, your caddy or the little
object in as much detail as possible. While your eyesguy on your shoulder what you are getting ready to
are closed zoom into the picture and zoom out todo. Many do not see this as visualization because you
make sure you can catch all of the details.are talking through the golf shot. Talking through the
Another way to improve how you visualize a golfshot that I am about to hit has helped me immensely
shot is to picture something outside such as your car.as I used to be one of the players who could not
What color is it? Is it clean? What about thevisualize a golf shot.