Here we are 3 weeks into the Level 2 program and the weather is really testing our resolve. It is challenging for everyone to find the stars to align to find good weather and your calendar be free to play or practice.
My latest three podcasts have been focused on how the subconscious really is the gate-keeper to you playing your best golf. The latest link for the podcast can be found on the PDP App channel that I posted there today. Since the weather is not cooperating with practice time or play it is even MORE important to work on our game mentally and get a leg up on your competition. If you have been listening to the latest podcasts I am encouraging you to get into the habit of Mental Rehearsal for play; beyond the pre-shot routine. The reason I am dripping these tidbits to you is to help you shape your Self Image of who you are as a golfer to a better version of you. Your mental Self Image you have of yourself when in meditation or day dreaming or just mentally rehearsing playing the course or mentally rehearsing your practice session is literally changing your subconscious mind to create a new Self Image of yourself. You probably are not really aware of this but it is happening. In today's podcast I mentioned your subconscious mind is most affected by the most recent thoughts and emotions. Thoughts and emotions are what drive the subconscious mind. What the conscious mind feeds it, the subconscious will really not dispute it. Thus the Self Image you are working on now with all this rain is literally like hitting buckets of balls or playing 9 holes or 18. By taking the time to mentally rehearse your shots you will face at your favorite course the next time you play it you basically are playing the course at your home while it is raining outside. In today's podcast I mentioned to be very specific about your mental rehearsal. Imagine not only the shot from each tee box or fairway or the putt you face and also bring into your imagination the sounds, smells and feels of the course. It is slightly like self hypnosis; which is programming the subconscious mind also. These Mental Rehearsals are creating the NEW YOU! These rehearsals are creating the Self Image you are giving to your subconscious. With the rain coming these next 2-3 days I would really encourage you to get more into Mental Rehearsal. These rehearsals could be you on a range, on your favorite course. The rehearsal does not give you a Get Out of Jail card from Monopoly so you do not have to work at the skill of your craft as a golfer. The physical skill is always needed to be honed and monitored and improved. That is being a human, living in the physical reality. But as you know from Dr. Joe Dispenzas books your mind is really a big part in shaping the reality you see every day of your life. So this Self Image is really important to first understand and embrace. Then create the better image of your performance step by step. Mental rehearsal should involve adverse conditions because we all know we are going to face adverse situations. The real test mentally for most golfers is how are you going to react to those adverse situations. In Level one you worked at optimism and not pessimism, opportunity with a challenge verses you are in the trees and your hole is over. Now here in Level 2 you can see more and more how the subconscious mind can be programmed intentionally in your favor! The Self Image you had before of the victim of a bad shot or the victim of a double bogey in the middle of 2 par holes was very detrimental to your advancing to reaching the higher level of the shelf in front of you that you face. If there are 10 shelves in front of you and you are on shelf 4 and want to be shelf 5 or 6 then what would that Self Image be doing on the course? What kind of shots would you make? Where would your tee shots be landing? How many one putts would that player on shelf 6 have or how many up and down saves from off the green? The ball is your court, what are you going to do about it? Who is the new improved version of you? What Self Image are you projecting? As I mentioned in today's podcast your subconscious mind is most effected by your latest thoughts and emotions. The past situations you had are still there but you can override those with mental rehearsal and a better Self Image. It takes time and effort to do it so just take it step by step. Here is where you journal things and this journal is also setting the subconscious to see the new image of you. It helps to read back in your journal to see the old you and then see the new you. When you see the newer version of you in the journal you are validating your work and also making it easier to see yourself get to higher shelves on the wall in front of you. The new better image of you is creating better shots, bringing you better feelings, better emotions. If you wait for the rain to leave you are wasting time that you could have improved your game just through these mental suggestions I am unfolding to you. The time taken to work at it does not have to be a lot, so take what time you can with it. Make it real and feel and sense you are on the range or the course. Build the new you image by image. Your golf game is like watching a movie of yourself playing. Why not write the script of the movie in YOUR favor with your new Self Image?
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