Comments on: Mastering Your Golf Mind

By: John Eaton

John Eaton — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:28:06 +0000

Hi Cameron going out for a practice round tomorrow friday with all your swing tips in back of mind let you know how i go !

By: Why the simple approach to golf is the better way.

Why the simple approach to golf is the better way. — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:08:43 +0000

[...] arise when you make a mistake and Pesky wants to assert his power. The normal thing (what you’re probably doing now) is to think and [...]

By: How to stop choking on the golf course

How to stop choking on the golf course — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:14:50 +0000

[...] is a Pesky thing. Keep him at bay and you’ll reap the rewards of all your hard work and earlier stellar [...]

By: How I learned to play golf

How I learned to play golf — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:33:00 +0000

[...] recently named that little annoying voice in your head Pesky. I’ve learned that he is never going to go away. He wants to feel wanted and he really wants [...]

By: How I would rebuild my golf game | by Cameron Strachan

How I would rebuild my golf game | by Cameron Strachan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:50:47 +0000

[...] for confidence – Confidence doesn’t just happen. I don’t think you can wish for it and you certainly can’t [...]

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:29:28 +0000

Hey Guys

Just a note to let you know my progress is going in the right direction. It has been a slow process and many is the time I have wanted to go back to my old technical self but things are starting to fall in place. My scores are improving, my putting is back to being solid but my ball striking is really good.

Stay the path.

By: Grayden Provis

Grayden Provis — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:38:46 +0000

“Poor old Lukey’s done it for 30 years”
I know how he feels!

By: Steady

Steady — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:23:20 +0000

Well done Grayden. I couldn’t have said it better myself. It takes a lot of balls to trust. It is simple but pesky often tries to take over. I’ve been playing golf for 15 years, however I got stuck on the golf merry go round. Poor old Lukey’s done it for 30 years. I understand the frustration and anxiety associated with wanting to play great golf. Just remember you are more than a swing. Golf is a package made up of swing. short game and mental approach. It’s going auto that unlocks all of it for you.
Cheers Steady

By: Grayden Provis

Grayden Provis — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:49:42 +0000

Hi Cameron

I re-read this article and got even more out of it the second time through.

Especially this:

“Only those that are prepared to break free from the fear……can experience something remarkable. “Remarkable golf is different. It’s hard to put it into words. Yes it takes discipline – but it requires a level of courage that can’t be bought”

To a non-golfer all this talk of fear and courage must sound strange. What fear? What courage? It hardly requires “courage” to hit a ball does it? Facing a pace attack on a rock hard pitch and risking getting your head knocked off requires courage but hitting a golf ball?

But of course there’s different types of courage. I’ve been amazed at how much courage it takes to TRULY play automatic golf. You can SORT of play automatic – and yes, you get some results. But having been on this journey for a little while now I’m starting to fully appreciate what you’re saying above. To TRULY let go and just 100% TRUST is incredibly difficult. I reckon its like the trapeze artist needing to overcome his fear of letting go of the bar and trusting that his mate will catch him. He knows there’s a safety net and he can’t really get hurt but its still incredibly difficult to let go of the bar at first.

Anyway I’ve seen enough in my relatively brief journey in automatic golf to know that its worth conquering this fear. The little glimpses I’ve had of where TRUE automatic can take me are very exciting and compel me to keep going. And I must say its great having blokes like Steady and Lukey around who are much further down the track. I hope we can all get to play together some time! Thanks for the article, its a ripper.

Grayden

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:37:52 +0000

Cameron – an excellent account that goes a long way to explaining why I ended up with only 37 points last Monday when I was on track to have at least 40! I too have read the IGofG and also the IGofTennis many years ago, but had forgotten the concepts. Probably Pesky telling me that I didn’t really need to worry about them?!

I have been attempting to play automatically for over a year now, and in general, it works. Now I have a better understanding of why I am not able to do it for the WHOLE round.

Must go – due on the (wet) tee in a couple of hours. Looking forward to playing with Flair.