#1 - A common mental error

Just as the thought of turning the page or opening a door effects your arm and hand movement, thoughts have an effect upon your swing.

Thoughts are things.

They are as real as something physical which can be measured. Your golf swing reflects your mental blue print.

You can avoid being confused and frustrated after hitting a poor shot, by reflecting back and asking yourself:

Did I have a target?

Was my intention to move the ball from Point A to Point B by just putting a good swing on it? Or was I doing or thinking something else? The something else you could have been thinking about is endless. Two common ones are: correcting the last shot and not doing something, like not slicing.

Remember, no crime is committed without intention. If you didn't have a target, you can't judge the shot. The shot is only good or bad in relation to the intended target.

No target, no error!

However, to your golfing friends your swing appears as a physical error. Buying into their advice is a sure road to confusion and frustration if the real cause was internal.

In addition, your notion of how to swing could be based upon a wrong premise. This is a much deeper problem and is best solved with the help of a golf professional.

In summary, check out your mental blue print of the golf swing, because small errors in thought produce large physical errors.

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