The Missing Golf Improvement Link - New PDF
This is a follow-up report to the Golf Improvement Exposé. And I have put this new PDF together because it appears as though a lot of golfers don’t really understand what it takes to consistently repeat their great golf shots. So please download and read this important report now and then comment on this blog about what you learn.
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Thanks for that! Never looked at golf improvement like that before. Very interesting insights. You are becoming my guru (grin).
Regards, Simon.
Fascinating read thank you Nick. Loved the tips. Going to try them today in my match. Keep them coming!
why do you keep talking about the perfect shot system when we can’t get it???? i want it now. how can i order it?
Hi Nick. Thanks for those tips. I need something to stop those unwanted thoughts sneaking in when setting up for a shot. Just trying to keep my mind on something else while I swing doesn’t work, but I’ll give your advice a shot. Thanks.
Nick-Man, thanks for the tip. In my last round I played, I found myself daydreaming between holes (unusual for me) and it was amazing the difference it makes when I get to the next hole. I usually am going after the yardage figures, pin placement, wind, etc, and get to the next hole so full of info, I can’t turn the inner voice off in time to quiet myself before the swing. This time — I just talked or daydreamed about anything/nothing at all. When I got to the next hole, the mere act of pulling the club out of the bag kicked my routine into gear and it’s all automatic after that. I gained maybe 5-6 “great” golf shots more than normal playing the round this way. It may not seem like a lot, but if I continue this practice, I will get better at it and produce 8-10 next time, maybe more!! That’s all I need to break my elusive score of 90 again (I’ve only broken 90 twice). You rock, my friend!! Oh yeah, congrats on the kid, too!!
Thanks, Nick. I think you may have something, there. My last time out, after standing behind my ball and imagining my shot, I simply shut my mind down for the rest of the shot. I started a little slowly, but about half way through the round, I got a birdie and 6 straight pars, which is pretty good for me. My playing partners were amazed. I was hitting some accurate irons, chipping close and even sunk a few nice putts. I hit a wedge from about 125 yards that landed 2 inches from the hole. Unfortunately, I ballooned up a little over the last few holes, but I can see the potential.
I can’t wait to find out more.
Very sound advice. Very much appreciated as a practical means of improving the mental approach to golf.
How do you keep coming up with this great stuff? Really impressed with your knowledge and generosity. Can’t wait to get my hands on a perfect shot system.
When are you going to let us get it? Can’t wait. Thanks Nick.
i agree with you 100%.when i am not thinking of any one thing specifically,as i approach my next shot i picture the ball taking off sailing through the air andpicking the spot where it is going to land.i have nothing else to bother me as its all done before ihit the ball.It doesnt always happen ,but when it does its fantastic!!!
Nick,
i hope you have uncovered the “secret”.. to give us mortals (amateurs) the pleasure of enjoying the game!!…
I cannot but agree to the significance of the moment (seconds/min) before you take your shot….being a snooker player i know the importance, and can explain why a pro still misses an easy shot, to day!!
Obviously..all this kicks in, after mastering the fundamental mechanics of striking the ball.
Thanks
Lez
Thanks for the great advice. keep it coming!! I am going to get a trigger together. Thanks again. Stu
That picture on page 3 is ME!! How can I stop that??
Mary J
I would very much like to order The Perfect Shot System. How can I do that? Price is no issue as I believe and trust you Nick. I’ll also sign your non-disclosure. Please let me know the relevant information. Thank you.
My best,
Simon Bellingham
i’m like a dog when I play golf HA HA. i constantly bark orders at myself. can’t wait to find out more about your perfect shot product. you got my attention which is hard thing to do HA HA
Could you elaborate on the 7 mental things needed to repeat great golf shots? Dying to know what they are. Resigned to the fact I’ll have to purchase your system to find out however.
I wish I had read your PDF before today. The tips in it would have come in very handy with my game today.
On the first hole I hit a lovely tee shot but could not switch off before the next shot. The result was a very tense 2nd shot that ended up in major trouble. This seemed to have a major influence on the rest of my round. The ladies I was playing with tried to give me some pointers all to no avail however. It was a horrible round. However that first tee shot was so nice. It gives me hope. You do too Nick. Please don’t disappoint me!
Audrey
Your suggestions make more sense than anything else I have read or tried! A few years ago I read a book that told me “if you think about anything other than golf, when you’re playing golf, you probably shouldn’t be playing golf”!
That made me feel guilty to even talk to my friends, or discuss the weather, the day, or the beauty of the course!
I quickly determined that I’m there playing golf to enjoy the game, enjoy my friends, the day and all of the things that being alive at that moment presents.
I wish I could remember the name of the book where I read that, but thankfully, that comment didn’t stick with me, as it would have ruined my enjoyment of the game!
Your idea of getting your subconcious to do the work and enjoy what you are doing is GREAT! Maybe the “Pros” need to “think” constantly and that’s what makes them a professional.
For me, I’ll take the relaxing routine of…. hit the ball …walk or ride to it…hit it again…and enjoy the day!
Nick, makes a lot of sense. I went out and played very relaxed last Wed. after a few beers and shot 43 in my league. I didn’t think about any shot and played great. I’m not saying to drink but it helped.
When I play in the morning after coffee things are a little different. I’ll just have to forget and try your way.
Thanks, Ron K
It’s the same as Beat The Boggie Man DVDs. It works, I have droped four strokes in a year, from a 14 - 10. You still need to practice on making a better swing.
Nick/ what I really appreciate about your articles is the simplicity of golf, both mental and physical, and how you strive for us hackers to seek the higher ground………you are a special teacher and always share your wonderful insights to facillitate our game/ thanks.
I believe relying on your subconscious to perform what it already knows how to do, by repeating a nursery rhyme or something similar (during the swing) was a technique I learned at Fred Shoemaker’s School for Extraordinary Golf over 15 years ago, and may have been discussed in one of his books. Club throwing, another fabulous technique, is also one of Fred’s mainstay’s for developing a great swing, and used as a “fine tune” adjustment when it starts to feel as if “things” are getting off track. Using EFT or BSFF as well, can work like “erasers”, removing some of those unwanted life “triggers” or “limiting beliefs” that may be contributing factors that are keeping one from playing their best golf.
While there may be great advice available for improving golf performance, the most difficult part can be learning to let go of “judging or the results”…and just let it happen. Trusting whether what you are selling will work or not is not the point. Being able to trust one’s self is…and, THAT has nothing to do with golf at all.
Kobi
Let me take a stab at at least a couple of the steps.
1) Accept yourself, no matter where you hit the ball this time, good or bad.
2) See in your minds eye exactly where you want the ball to go, flight path, roll, etc.
3) Feel the swing in your body.
4) Give yourself one final positive though such as “put a good stroke on it”, “lets sink this one”, etc.
Thanks Nick,I have managed to really improve the mechanics of my golf swing but still struggle from time to time with ’swing thoughts” when playing.
I will give your idea’s a go on the weekend and let you know how I got on.
Dear Nick,
I never thought about the mental process this way. Thank for the insight and the thought provoking idea of thinking mentally before and during great shots.
You are on to something great for golfers.
Tried your mechanical thought omission tip and it worked great. Since I am sporadic with my scores I can’t wait to get back out tomorrow and see if it’s the technique or just a blip in my scoring. Shot a 46 that could have been a 42. Hope for continued success with scores in the 30’s. May sign up for the Perfect Shot System just to continue my improvement.
Great site
Hey, it’s absoloutely correct my best rounds, 80ish are when i stck with my preshot routine and maintain focus. It takes a specia; effrt to accomplish this, and like Greg it gets derailed after a disappointing result either a poor shot or just a bad break.
This is really cool stuff your telling us. I tried it this weekend and it really does work . thanks for the tips. You are right on about turning off your subconsicous and just swing the club sayinga rhyme.
Thanks for your insights.
Like the PDF very much Nick. Thanks for the continued help and encouragement.
Everything you say makes great sense. I started off today bogey, par (#1 handicap hole), bogey, par and then the wheels fell off! I was thinking all the wrong thoughts and trying to “fix things” as I went along mixing in various swing visuals from the Open! I don’t need a better swing! I need your mental discipline. Thanks for the info. Deming
Gut!
I have been looking looking around for this kind of information. Will you post some more in future? I’ll be grateful if you will.
I like everyone else here believes in what you’re saying. I have always been a great range player, but stink on the course. I know deep down I have the abilities to shoot in the low 70’s or high 60’s but being inconsistent is too frustrating and killing me. I want your system…..where can I get it? Please help!!!!!!!
This makes a lot of sense and the timing is right on!
I played in my men’s club last night and my two worst shots of the 9 holes were when my mind was clutered with lots of thoughts, many of them negative, as I stood over the ball. My best shots came after going through my regular pre-shot routine and not having much of anything in my mind as I stood over the ball and took my swing.
Thanks Nick. You are absolutely correct. I’ve hit many good golf shots, and when I hit the bad ones it’s just a case of getting in my way by me! The quieter the conscious mind, the more you just let it happen, have led to my best rounds. Now, just need to learn to repeat that mindset, so I can repeat my good shots.
Nick,
Byron Nelson talked about playing golf with a “quiet mind”. I have always really liked that concept and it seems to be consistent with your approach. How do I acquire your course?
You are giving this stuff away for free! I’ve paid for golf instructions a lot worse than this. Cheers nick. Keep it coming. Great stuff. When do we get more info about the perfect shot course?
This is great stuff. Even though I don’t know the 7 secrets, I try to reach that brain off while swinging zone. I have a dedicated pre-shot routine, I like to chat about anything between shots with my playing partners except golf and try to relax my body with a practice swing before taking the actual swing. My great shots are comming more frequently now that I play more often, but I still have a long way to go to getting to that 90-95% great shots per round.
Sounds great. With my pre-swings, I swipe the grass and follow through with what feels like I just hit the ball perfectly….then, I start thinking what it was I did so well when I address the ball…..and I think and think and…woops!
When are you going to release to us your information on the “7″……..whats to focus on?
I’m waiting………..
I never really connected this until I read your comments. When I think back on all my great shots (and they are few and far between). I have been thinking about the target I am aiming at. No hows, now whys, no anything. Usually something like… I wonder how old that tree is? or What made that brown patch of grass brown? Or Why is that bunker sloped that direction? These thoughts have been followed immediately with ‘Whoa, what made that happen?’ I would jump back into mechanics analysis trying to figure out what made the shot good. Needless to say, there have never been two good shots in a row…. I’m going out tomorrow. I will give this a try.
My perfect swing I call “the underwater swing”. No faster back than forward, and done correctly gives you the perfect timeing for long straight and very accurate shots. However finding this swing even the next day after playing a scratch round is where I have really struggled. This mental link really makes sence and I’m sure it will help me relax and maintain my perfect swing each time I’m out enjoying this amazing game.
Richard.
Nick, Thanks again for those great insights!
When reading your article you mention 7 mental things.
If I can remember one of those thoughts in my pre-shot routine which lead me to great shots, was confidence, it was trust in my swing, in those ocassions I knew how to execute and I did, hit beatiful golf shots.
Now, one could think well then that’s it, just be confident and you’ll be a scrtach player but it doesn’t work that way, when I mention confidence its a mix of thought a physical sensation ,that leads me to execute perfectly the shot. The other thing was visualization. Look at the shot before it happens.
Im I right in these? o should I be looking for other mental routine before switch off the conscious swing thoughts
Luis
it is great technique. golfer is like machine and you should not thing everthing. we do by habit. swing also does not mean anything. i hit ball without any perfect swing .
biplab
Nick:
I have been struggling with my game these past few months. 2 yrs. ago I was starting to play in the mid 90’s (I am a 60 yr. old female). Then last year my husband passed away at 62 and it’s been a struggle getting back in the groove. So last year i never golfed and now it’s like starting all over. I’ve been golfing between 103 and 118. Ugh, not what I wanted.
I got so confused I didn’t know what was going on with my swing - needless to say , all I was doing was talkin to myself. I decided to take a couple of lesson & try to get my swing back, and at the same time I starting reading your e-mails on breaking 80. I have now had 2 lessons, and also read, print out and reread the info that you send (I have it all in a binder). Well last week I got my first “hole in one” - on a 86 yd. hole. My only decision was do I hit a hard 9 or a soft 8. I quickly decided on the 8, set up for the target. I took an easy swing, the ball landed on the green pin high and rolled about 6 ft. into the hole. Never thought I would have 1 of those. Yesterday I used the technique of repeating a poem or song after my pre-shot routine - I had some really good hits - long and down the middle. I shot a 103, but my putting was really off and I had 43 putts. So I think I played really well except for the putts. It just seems my confidence is building every day. Keep the info coming and thanks.
Nadeen
This is very interesting. Our mental attitude is powerfull. How much is your system?
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. IGGY
Looks Good
lots of tosh and obvious stuff out there, you are clear and insightful, how can I learn more about your system ?
dear jessie, baby steps
very interesting. So how do I obtain those 7 things to mentally attune myself to hit consistent golf shots.
It’s Tim Gallwey’s “Inner Game of Golf” repackaged. Distract “Self 1″ (that’s the voice inside your head telling you how terrible you are, where not to hit it, etc.) so “Self 2″ (your sub-concious) can hit the ball.
Excellent tips, exactly what happened to me this week end loaded with a lot of technical thoughts I missed most of my driver shots! until my daughter told me ‘dont think, just swing, as I do!
You are never told that in lessons.
Thanks
Walter Legrand
Paris France
I just read your .pdf and found it very interesting. I believe this to be 100% accurate! Only for the fact that, I just started playing golf this year and reluctantly joined a league at work. Now I have a HORIBLE handicap! Sometimes I concentrate on my swing so hard, that when I swing, I literally miss the ball! At that time I am so frustrated (imbarresed?)that I don’t even concentrate anymore and just swing (on my second shot) and believe it or not, that ball goes perfectly straight, and rite where I want it to go!!! (noob’s, y’all know what I’m talking about!)
I will practice your insightful information from your .pdf and use it as much as I can.
Thank you for the info!!!! GREAT STUFF!!!!
I have been useing a trigger ot get my golf swing started also i’ll sind a little song as I bring the club that way I have no thought in my mind just go ahead and sing away.
Nick,
Great. Put your advice into action last night in my weekly mid-week 4 ball with my buddies and shot my best round in years! It all made sense: I had been musing with one of my chums after last week’s game that the best shots were the ones where I didn’t think too much and just went up and hit it, but I hadn’t the confidence or belief that this was actually something that I could do “on purpose”. I hesitate to call this a “eureka” moment but, right now I’m just delighted!
Hi Nick, thanks for the great tip. My problem is taking too long for each shot. For i afraid that if i take any lesser “thinking time” to warn myself against certain actions , my bad habits are likely to crop up, e.g. i will probably “sway” both sides during my swing. i also keep reminding myself that i should initiate my downswing with my left arm dropping first… i guess you have a good point to development an unconscious mind during the shot, i will try it out and see how i fare for my next round. Thanks again.
iam enjoying your tips , is helping a lot
After reading your “Golf Improvement Exposé”, I mentally reviewed my last 2 rounds (86 & 84). Both rounds were spattered with “blow-up” holes that ruined otherwise good rounds. Most of the “blow-up” holes were initiated by one bad shot that led to more bad shots or even bad successive holes. I obviously never recovered “mentally” quickly enough from the first bad shot. When I analysed my “good” shots, all of them were the result of repeating my pre-shot routine and swinging with little or no “mind traffic”. This certainly supports the theory proffered in your Exposé. In upcoming rounds, I plan to practice your theory to the nth degree. I believe I can forecast the results.
So how do I obtain those 7 things to mentally prepare myself for more consistency?
Thanks for the continued help and encouragement.
I wish to download your three videos , undortunately I am not able to find the link which I saw on the net yesterday couldn’t download it sue to other work . I thought that I could download them for a fee of $ 12.95 or something.
thanks,
karthi
Nick,
this makes total sense. That would explain why when I am hitting balls on the range with my head phones on, I am continually hitting great shots. I guess I am now going to have to start thinking about music when i am on the course.
thanks for the in site. Keep it up.
Great Stuff Nick.
I am going to try this week focusing on what I did and try to remember how I made my great golf shot.
I will keep you posted.
Erika
Pretty cool post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say
that I have really liked reading your blog posts. Anyway
I’ll be subscribing to your blog and I hope you post again soon!