Positive Golf Tip - Watch Those Wandering Thoughts
Being aware of our thoughts is a valuable practice, both on and off the course. It helps us to catch those thoughts that are negative, critical, and expecting the worst and change them to thoughts that are positive, supportive, and expectant of good. I have learned first-hand the value of this practice to improve my golf game compared to when I wasn't aware and the negative thoughts ran rampant.
There is another practice related to this, and it is keeping our thoughts focused on the situation at hand. When we are practicing awareness of positive and negative thoughts, it also helps us to be aware if we are in tune with what is going on around us or we are letting distractions fill our mind. We have seen what happens to Tiger and other champions when their mental game is off and they aren't focused - errant shots, missed putts, and unfortunate mistakes. I had a first-hand experience with this over the weekend. On the 17th hole of the Spring Medal match at our club, I inadvertently marked my ball which was just off the green. Another player pointed it out immediately, noting that it was an infraction since my ball wasn't on the green. My mind had been filled with distracting thoughts, and I was immediately pulled back to the task at hand. The mistake cost me a penalty shot and missing third place by one stroke. It reminded me of the value of keeping our wandering thoughts (as well as our negative thoughts) in check on the course.
My wife pointed out that this was a good real-life Positive Golf lesson to pass along, so I humbly share it. Positive Golfers learn from an experience and move on rather than dwelling on the mistake and sinking into negativity. So, I'm off to the course again with my eyes and ears and mind in tune and wide open!
Onward and upward -
Rick Semple
Positive Golfer
Co-Founder,
TheHeartofGolf.com
http://www.TheHeartofGolf.com
Being aware of our thoughts is a valuable practice, both on and off the course. It helps us to catch those thoughts that are negative, critical, and expecting the worst and change them to thoughts that are positive, supportive, and expectant of good. I have learned first-hand the value of this practice to improve my golf game compared to when I wasn't aware and the negative thoughts ran rampant.
There is another practice related to this, and it is keeping our thoughts focused on the situation at hand. When we are practicing awareness of positive and negative thoughts, it also helps us to be aware if we are in tune with what is going on around us or we are letting distractions fill our mind. We have seen what happens to Tiger and other champions when their mental game is off and they aren't focused - errant shots, missed putts, and unfortunate mistakes. I had a first-hand experience with this over the weekend. On the 17th hole of the Spring Medal match at our club, I inadvertently marked my ball which was just off the green. Another player pointed it out immediately, noting that it was an infraction since my ball wasn't on the green. My mind had been filled with distracting thoughts, and I was immediately pulled back to the task at hand. The mistake cost me a penalty shot and missing third place by one stroke. It reminded me of the value of keeping our wandering thoughts (as well as our negative thoughts) in check on the course.
My wife pointed out that this was a good real-life Positive Golf lesson to pass along, so I humbly share it. Positive Golfers learn from an experience and move on rather than dwelling on the mistake and sinking into negativity. So, I'm off to the course again with my eyes and ears and mind in tune and wide open!
Onward and upward -
Rick Semple
Positive Golfer
Co-Founder,
TheHeartofGolf.com
http://www.TheHeartofGolf.com
posted by Rick Semple at 1:23 PM
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