If anyone remembers, Nick Faldo was the number one player in the world for a long time. A lot of credit was given to David Leadbetter for getting Nick’s swing in order, but I for one have always doubted that the golf swing made the golfer.
Nick had another secret and without it, he never would have been able to make the swing work. What’s his secret? To find out, simply listen to his commentary when he’s covering golf. Specifically, listen to his comments concerning the mind in golf. He talks about visualization, feel, staying in the present, and not letting the brain get in the way.
OK, what’s the connection? Nick Faldo’s real golf secret was his mind. It was also Hogan’s secret… and Tiger’s secret. Starting to see a pattern here?
The simple fact is that nothing happens in the body until it first happens in the mind. Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods and Ben Hogan all used their minds in a way that allowed them to have complete control over their body movement. Nick used what was considered to be a technically perfect swing. Although other PGA golfers have used this same golf swing, none have been able to repeat Faldo’s success. The difference is in the mind.
Tiger has won multiple times… with three different golf swings, AND with a “broken” left leg! How? A super-focused mind.
How about Ben Hogan… A flat swing, weak grip, yet incredible accuracy. His secret, contrary to all other theories, was how he used his mind to create his swing and use it to control his movement in spite of intense pain from his near-death accident.
So how does all of this information about the golf swing relate to a focused mind? It’s not what these famous golfers were thinking… As I said before, it was and is HOW they use the mind.
This is where golf psychology fails because it deals with what you think. Golf Swing Control works because it shows golfers how to use the mind. But for many who have the instruction course, it’s not evident right away. GSC is not a mental game course AND it’s not an instruction course about the golf swing.
NO, Golf Swing Control addresses both the mind and the golf swing, because it’s the only way to gain real CONTROL over your golf game. Hence the name of the instruction course. Funny, it was the only name that fit, and even though it probably didn’t help sales with a name like Golf Swing Control, no other name would work… But I digress.
So if you really want to improve your golf game, spend time in your mind. It’s not what you think, but how you think. It’s using visualization, getting in touch with feel and using the mind in such a way that thinking doesn’t get in the way of playing golf.
After all, it worked for three of the best…
Think about it.
Tracy
Tags: Ben Hogan, golf mental game, golf swing, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods
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Russ Griffith
1108 days ago
I am one of those people that have a so called good swing but I can not hit the ball consistently. I think that maybe you are right, it is the way I am using my mind. I am going to try a drifferent approach.
Chris
1154 days ago
This is a very interesting post to me.
I have purchased Golf Swing Control last winter and have integrated it into my game. Honestly, I attribute it to pulling me out of swing though jail that caused my handicap soar from 11 to 16 over a 2 year period.
This is relevant to me because when I watch golf on TV I try to look for things that golfers do that align with Tracys approach and what I am working on. Of course you cannot watch golf on TV without listening to Nick Faldo. If you listen to his commentary you will also notice that in addition to his mental game comments his physical game comments also align with Tracy’s principals of the golf swing. Has anyone heard Nick say that while chest turns the arms must stay connected to the chest? Sound familar?
DW
1158 days ago
As a great fan of Nick Faldo and David Leadbetter; there is no question in my mind that David clearly helped Nick develop a consistent, relaible swing (that looks good years later!)
But Tracy’s comment is also spot on. The greats in any sport have an ability to focus and visualize that is way above average.
In addition to their concentration, there is an acceptence of the result–one shot at a time.
All of which is easy to say and very hard to do!
Mike
1159 days ago
Right from the off we are told that we live in a causal world – that is the effect is preceded by the cause. The brain however gets this back to front. We imagine the effect we want and this triggers the cause, i.e. the action. When precise feedback provides the means by which a quick compare and contrast between the real and imagined effect (outcome) occurs, valuable insight results. I have been using the methods detailed in Golf Swing Control for a number of years now and, to put it simply, they work.
Mike