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- Cool and Nonchalant on the Course with Golf Hypnosis - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Andrew FoggSo what makes so many of the world's top golfers look so nonchalant, especially during the last nine on Sunday, when they are really trying to win? Well, it obviously includes technical golfing skill, course management and an understanding of the physics of golf. However, when I first work on ...
Views: 1647 - Six Steps to Unconscious Putting with Golf Psychology - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Andrew FoggHave you forgotten how good a putter you are? Well, the older they get, the more golfers tend to forget how easy putting really is. They also forget how good they used to putt when they were younger and more carefree. You often hear the golf pundits on television talking about how some or other ...
Views: 2186(1 vote) - The Emotional Impact of the Secrets of Hypnotic Golf - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2010 from Andrew FoggI'm reading a recent New Scientist article talking about the Five emotions you never knew you had and I'm starting to think about how our emotions influence our golf. And they're influencing us every time we play. Now I'm sure that like the rest of us, you're experiencing all sorts of ...
Views: 1384(1 vote) - The Golf Psychology of New Year Resolutions - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Andrew FoggHave you made your New Years resolutions for your golf improvement - using golf psychology, perhaps? Well, even if you haven't, I'm sure that many of you are excited about starting fresh, turning your life around and in some cases doing something about playing better golf. That's fantastic! I ...
Views: 1050(1 vote) - Trust your Unconscious Golf Mind to Align Your Club for a Better Pre-Shot Routine - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggHow much is the accuracy of your golf shot influenced by club alignment at address and how much is down to your instinctive or unconscious golf ability? Now I'm not talking here about the complexity of aligning the various parts of your body when you address the ball. That's a subject for your ...
Views: 1305 - The Golf Psychology of Going on a Pre-Shot Routine Journey with your Right and Left Brain - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Andrew FoggAs a golf psychologist, I am especially interested in the importance of separating the conscious and unconscious elements of the pre-shot routine and the actual striking of the ball. In an ideal world, we should use our conscious rational mind, sometimes referred to as our Left Brain, for ...
Views: 1310 - Mental Foursomes Practice with Golf Hypnosis for Better Golf in your Mind's Eye - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Andrew FoggPracticing golf in your mind, mental golf if you like, is just as effective as playing golf and physical practice on the range, if you want to play better golf. As I've written many times before, it also works a lot better when accompanied by golf hypnosis and other golf psychology techniques. ...
Views: 1428 - Play Better Golf Psychology In The Now - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Andrew FoggOne of the key success factors for better golf psychology is learning to unconsciously play one shot at a time - in the moment, zone or now. This applies equally to every shot you play whether it's on the practice ground, in a friendly game or in the most important round of your golf career. ...
Views: 1339(1 vote) - See Yourself Putting Better and Enjoying Golf with Golf Psychology - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Andrew FoggThere were some amazing golf and putting psychology lessons on show with Phil Mickelson's stunning win at the Tour Championship at East Lake the other week. Yes I know Tiger won the FedEx Cup and the $10 million with an amazingly consistent series of results. But given Phil's year, both on and ...
Views: 1608(1 vote) - Hit the Reset Button for a Winning Golf Hypnosis Metaphor - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Andrew FoggThe ability to learn from your bad shots and release them from your mind is one of the keys to winning golf. You only have to look at the world's greatest ever golfers to see this. I don't ever recall seeing the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Nick Faldo dwelling for any length of time ...
Views: 1595(1 vote) - The Golf Psychology of Letting Everyone Else Complain while You Win - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Andrew FoggHow often do you hear your playing partners and other people at the golf course complaining about things beyond their control? Maybe you do it a bit yourself. I know I have from time to time, especially in the past. You know the sort of thing I mean. More importantly, have you ever thought about ...
Views: 1280(1 vote) - Visualise your Target for Better Unconscious Golf - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Andrew FoggAs a golf psychologist, I'm regularly asked by clients about what they should be thinking about in their golf mind when they're actually swinging the club or stroking a putt. Many of them will have some sort of pre-shot routine that prepares them to some degree for the shot they're about to ...
Views: 1045(2 votes) - Use Golf Psychology to Overcome Bad Luck and Play Well Despite It - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Andrew FoggWhat impact does luck have on your game of golf? By that I mean do you treat good luck and bad luck as two sides of the same coin? Statistically, our golfing luck is going to even out over the long term. If you keep tossing a coin, you may get long runs of heads or tails, but I'm sure that deep ...
Views: 2482 - The Golf Psychology of Self Hypnosis and Imagination for Winning Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Andrew FoggI felt so sad watching Sergio Garcia looking so miserable and failing to close out a much needed win in the Wyndham Championship at Greensboro on Sunday. It reminds me of how important our internal state is to good golf psychology and how we can use self-hypnosis to manage and control our state ...
Views: 1082(2 votes) - Finger Breathing for Self Hypnosis and Better Golf Psychology - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Andrew FoggI wouldn't be at all surprised if by now you've noticed that self-hypnosis is a key part of my overall approach to golf mind improvement. In fact, many of the golf psychology techniques that I talk about in my articles start off with the words "If you're familiar with a quick technique for ...
Views: 1519(2 votes) - Putting Psychology and Golf Hypnosis into Perspective at PGA Championship - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Andrew FoggPutting was clearly very difficult for all the players at Hazeltine in the 2009 PGA Championship, especially in terms of putting psychology. Now we all saw Tiger Woods missing a lot of mid-range putts that we'd normally expect him to see and I've already written about how those were the result ...
Views: 1425(1 vote) - Windy Golfers and Windy Golf Psychology Blown Away at the PGA Championship - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Andrew FoggSo, were you blown away by the golf at the 91st PGA Championship at Hazeltine this weekend? With 8 hours of TV coverage on Saturday and again on Sunday, I was just riveted to the screen and amazed by both the spectacle and the windy golf conditions. The TV commentators also contributed to the ...
Views: 1223(1 vote) - Let's Fine the Rules Official not the Player at the World Golf Championships - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Andrew FoggI know I'm on holiday this week, so that tells you how incensed I am about the goings on at the sixteenth hole at Firestone on Sunday with John Paramor's untimely and perhaps ill-considered intervention at a critical time in a thrilling title decider. Now you know from what I've written ...
Views: 988(1 vote) - Choking at Sunningdale without Golf Psychology and Self Hypnosis - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggSo who made it to Sunningdale to watch the Senior Open Championship last weekend? I know that one of the latest subscribers to my newsletter did and he tells me that he and his wife really enjoyed it? For me it was well worth the visit, especially as it's only 10 miles down the road from me the ...
Views: 1170(1 vote) - Play Unconscious Golf in The Zone or in a Trance-like Cocoon of Concentration - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggSo what is this golf mind and unconscious golf stuff that I'm always writing and talking about? And how does it actually work? These are questions I occasionally get asked by more sceptical golfers. Thankfully the vast majority of people I talk to either accept my explanations or trust me based ...
Views: 1411 - Golf Psychology Lessons from the Open Championship at Turnberry - Part 3 - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Andrew FoggIn parts one and two, I talked about the golf psychology lessons from the performance of veteran Tom Watson and young Ross Fisher at this year's Open Championship at Turnberry. As a 59 year old myself, I was overwhelmed by Tom's amazing performance and mental strength around one of the toughest ...
Views: 1141 - Golf Psychology Lessons from the Open Championship at Turnberry - Part 2 - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Andrew FoggIn part one, I talked about the golf psychology lessons from Tom Watson's amazing performance both on and off the course at this year's Open Championship at Turnberry. So what other golf psychology lessons can we learn from some of the other contenders? Now I know the valiant and expectant ...
Views: 1092 - Golf Psychology Lessons from the Open Championship at Turnberry - Part 1 - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Andrew FoggSo what golf psychology lessons can we learn from this year's Open Championship at Turnberry? I'm sure that many of you watching the last day unfold on the course shared my excitement at the ever changing scoreboard, the phenomenal shot making from all the players and the breathtaking and ...
Views: 1147(1 vote) - Handle Fear on the Golf Course with Golf Psychology, Self Hypnosis and NLP - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Andrew FoggFear on the golf course can come in many shapes and sizes and it can result in a multitude of problems ranging from lack of enjoyment, through poor scoring and frustration to outright anger. Most golfers will have experienced fear on the golf course, either personally or from watching a playing ...
Views: 1547 - Anchor Your Good Golf Shots with a Post Shot Routine Using NLP and Golf Hypnosis - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Andrew FoggI've been writing a lot lately about the negative and positive golf psychology of fear on the golf course. While I've been thinking all about golf fear consciously, it seems that my unconscious mind has been quietly working away on the question of how we actual do this "fear" thing in ...
Views: 2439(1 vote) - Channel Your First Tee Nerves into Unconscious Golf Resources for Better Golf - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Andrew FoggThere's a danger we treat fear completely as a bad thing in golf psychology. Now I know this goes against a lot of what I've been saying, but I'm talking here about the thin end of fear - nervousness. For many people, nervousness is the buzz of competition, whether we're competing with other ...
Views: 1304 - Utilise the Fear in Your Golf Mind to Hit More Greens and Fairways - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Andrew FoggHow can golf psychology help you in overcoming the fear you have about hitting a bad shot on the golf course? Many people interpret this as classic fear of someone suffering from the putting yips who's about to putt or the person suffering form the shanks and about to hit a short iron. But you ...
Views: 1165 - Grind Out a Winning Score Using Golf Psychology and Golf Hypnosis - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Andrew FoggHave you noticed how good some of the leading professionals are at grinding out a good score, even if they are swinging the club below their best or downright badly. It's interesting to note that the real greats like Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus always seem to be able to do this, however ...
Views: 1593 - Play Your Best with Golf Psychology Before Changing Your Unconscious Golf Swing - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Andrew FoggIf you have hit good golf shots at some time in your golfing life, you already have the unconscious golfing ability to repeat those shots and score well. So, how well could you score if you played to the best of your existing golfing ability? Well, you can if you get the very most out of that ...
Views: 1303 - Use your Unconscious Golf Mind to Protect your Golf Swing from Analysis Paralysis - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Andrew FoggIt's good to be back in the writing saddle and staring into my computer screen once more after a week's break. Seriously though, I'm glad to be back talking about analysis paralysis and unconscious golf - two of my favourite golf psychology topics. Concentrating on how you swing will often ...
Views: 1348 - Golf Psychology Plays a Part in Low Scoring - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggI was delighted to see Luke Donald doing so well in the first round of the Jack Nicklaus' Memorial tournament, with an opening 8-under par 64 to finish the day 3 shots clear of a very strong field. As a fellow member at Beaconsfield and someone who saw his golfing skills develop there, I'm ...
Views: 1258 - Golf Psychology Focus on Why You Play Rather Than How You Swing for Golf Enjoyment - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggImproving your golf enjoyment has more to do with the golf psychology of addressing the reasons why you play golf at all than with addressing all the things you're trying to fix in your golf swing. One theme that comes up a lot in my thoughts and in my writing is the idea that one of the main ...
Views: 1277 - How to Improve Your Mental Golf Approach Between Shots with Golf Psychology - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggIf I were to ask you what you do between shots during a round of golf, you'd probably think I was missing the point. After all, golf psychology and teaching should be all about helping you to hit better shots and putts during a round of golf or in practice, shouldn't it? This applies whether ...
Views: 1310 - Focus Your Golf Mind on Your Target Not the Hazard for Better Golf Scores - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggOne thing I've learned from golf psychology is how my unconscious mind automatically follows where my conscious mind leads. Have you ever noticed that if one of your playing partners warns you about a particularly difficult bunker or some hidden golf hazard on a hole, your ball seems to be ...
Views: 1165 - Better Putting in your Golf Mind - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggI hear that Darren Clarke's looking for putting improvement through golf psychology and working again with Bob Rotella. I know that Darren has worked in the past with Golf Psychologist Dr Karl Morris - after all, I've read Golf - The Mind Factor, the book they published together back in 2005. ...
Views: 1270 - Do You Enjoy Your Golf and Share That Enjoyment - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Andrew FoggDo you enjoy your golf and do the people around you share your enjoyment for golf? I suspect some of you are thinking, "This golf psychologist guy is barmy to ask that question. Doesn't everybody enjoy their golf?" Then again I suspect that when you really think about it, more of you ...
Views: 1267 - Learn to Play Better Golf the Same Way You Learned to Walk - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Andrew FoggI've been thinking further on my recent article about Tiger Woods apparently using an unorthodox form of anger management to help him release bad shots. The way we learn anything useful in life tends to be on the basis of trial and error. We try something new and it works - we learn from it. We ...
Views: 1118 - Better Golf is Unconscious Golf - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Andrew FoggNow I'm really looking forward to some unconscious golf at Doral over the weekend, but I’m not sure what sort of spectacle it’s going to be with players like Mike Weir allegedly “going unconscious” on the advice of Bob Rotella - doesn’t sound like a lot of action there. I talk a lot in my golf ...
Views: 1555 - Golf Hypnosis Wins at Bay Hill - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Andrew FoggI guess that like many of you out there, I was glued to the TV on Sunday watching Tiger Woods and his golf hypnosis prevail over Sean O'Hair in the last round of the Bay Hill Classic. It was great to see Tiger prevailing despite not producing a really outstanding last round. It was also great to ...
Views: 1115 - Positive Reframing for Better Golf Performance - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Andrew FoggTwo stories have got me thinking about the power of positive framing for better golf performance and the increased enjoyment of this wonderful game. In NLP terms this is called Reframing. I was talking to an old golfing friend of mine about his round of golf. I'd like to stress that he's not a ...
Views: 1135 - Balance Your Golf Mind and Body for Better Golf - Focus on Your Hara - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Andrew FoggMoving from the balance of my life to the balance of the golf swing, I was intrigued to read recently about how many people view this as a key element of a successful golf swing. Now you know that I never comment on the mechanics of the swing as I'm neither a golf professional nor a swing coach. ...
Views: 965 - Overcome the Yips - Putting Psychology with Golf Hypnosis and EFT - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggUsing Golf Hypnosis, NLP and EFT, with different clients on almost every aspect of the game of golf, from the putting psychology and the Yips through to concentration and lack of confidence, clients often go on to seeking help with their lives in general. With so many common factors, you could ...
Views: 2802 - The Fast Track to Better Golf in Your Unconscious - Slow Play Kills Your Golf Mind - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggHow long did your game of golf take this weekend? Maybe 3 hours or less if you played on a traditional Scottish championship course, 5 hours if you played a fourball around a more modern country club or even more if you played in a serious open amateur event. I remember playing in a two-ball at ...
Views: 1126 - Find Your Lost Golf Swing Hypnotically and Improve Your Golf Confidence - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggHave you ever heard golfers talk about losing their swing and their golf confidence during a round of golf? They were playing really quite well for a few holes and then suddenly they just seem lose it and hit a series of bad shots. Perhaps you've experienced this yourself. I certainly know that ...
Views: 969 - Mental Golf Practice to Improve Your Swing and Your Golf Performance - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggImagining yourself playing mental golf can be just as effective for your swing and golf performance as actually hitting shots on the range or playing a round of golf on the course. Golfers and other athletes have used mental imagery to complement their physical practice. Sometimes practicing ...
Views: 1301 - Use Your Golf Confidence and Play Golf to Win Like Jack Nicklaus - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggDo you play golf to win? What about when you're having a great round, playing confident golf and you only need a few pars to play under your handicap? Some of my best rounds came when I started scoring badly and just persevered. The further I got into the round, the better I found myself ...
Views: 1207 - Technically Perfect Golf Does Not Always Win Over Good Mental Golf - by Submitted on May 30, 2009 from Andrew FoggHave you noticed that the winners on the professional golf tours around the world aren't always technically or statistically the best players. They often don't even look like the best player over the four rounds the week they win. Now, I know that's a contradiction, because if they win the ...
Views: 1128 - The Top 10 Mental Golf Mistakes That Golfers Make - by Submitted on May 30, 2009 from Andrew FoggHere's a list of the top 10 mental mistakes that golfers are reported to make, together with suggestions as to how to address them with golf psychology. Number 1: Letting your internal dialogue run wild Get a good hypnotist to install a post-hypnotic suggestion that you go into a trance as you ...
Views: 1468 - Who is Using Golf Hypnosis for Golf Improvement? - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggSo who’s using hypnosis to improve their golf performance – apart from Tiger Woods and maybe Phil Mickelson? Well, taking first things first, it’s difficult to be sure who’s using hypnosis because most people who do don’t want to let on. Why’s that? Well firstly, they want to keep the ...
Views: 1317 - Golf Hypnosis Leads to Success Over the Inner Game - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Andrew FoggI'm just re-reading Timothy Gallwey's The Inner Game of Golf again after almost 25 years! It's fascinating and given my training in Hypnosis and NLP, I now see why it didn't work for me when I first worked with it. That insight may also help to explain that despite the plethora of tennis coaches ...
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