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