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Many people go
to the doctor only when they feel sick. Similarly, folks go
to the Teaching Professional when their game gets sick.
It’s as if you suddenly forget how to play; it leaves you,
and none of your old, trusty swing-thoughts seem to work.
This process is usually gradual, a little alignment problem
here, swinging too hard there, then developing a few
compensations along the way that work for a while, and
suddenly you can’t get it air-born. You lose trust in what
used to be automatic.
There’s a way out. Anne Mulcahy, CEO of Xerox, quotes a
Texas business leader who has a simple solution for when the
wheels come off. “When everything gets really complicated
and you feel overwhelmed, think about it this way: Let's
imagine you have a cow that fell into a ditch. You’ve got to
do three things. First, get the cow out of the ditch.
Second, find out how the cow got in the ditch. Third, make
sure the cow doesn’t go into the ditch again”.
To get the cow out of the ditch, stop working so much on
your swing, and instead learn to play again. Let the target
re-teach you how to swing. Research By Dr. Gabriel Wolf on
where athletes place their attention, concludes pretty
clearly that focus on the target produces better and more
consistent results than focus on the body.
The brilliant instructor Mike Hebron, states the
same conclusion, that sometimes just playing can produce
flawless technique, not the other way around!
Doing that one-pointedly for a while should get the cow out.
Then, set up regular check -ups with the golf doctor, to
make sure old Bessie doesn’t fall in again! |
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