Hi James,

Wow, sorry to read that your golf performance was so far off the rails today.

Your question; “how does it happen?” is the eternal golfing question. “How do you go from hitting great golf shots on the range to something almost unrecognizable on the golf course?”

To be honest James I believe the hardest thing about golf is not struggling with an inconsistent golf game.

The game of golf is by its very nature is very unpredictable, which therefore makes it very difficult to be consistent at, and for that matter confident at.

I believe the hardest thing to develop is the mental discipline required to continually believe in your ability to produce better golf scores when everything around you says otherwise.

Some call it mental toughness, and some call it “a never give up attitude,” either way, it’s an absolute requirement that YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND PERSIST WITH YOUR ONGOING CHANGES.

Regardless of what one round or more suggests, you must stick to your changes until you come out the other side.

This is not ‘airy fairy’ stuff James, this is the edge that you’re looking for. The bottom line is mental discipline requires a day to day dedication to practicing your golf skills with precision and patience.

You WILL get better if you keep focusing on what you want from your golf game and not focusing on what you don’t want.

I can share this with you James because I have been in a similar situation, and at times I wondered what the heck I needed to do to break through, and then I discovered it…

…Keep pushing forward!

Regards Lawrie

As a man who has devoted his whole life to the most clear headed science, to the study of matter, I can tell you as a result of my research about atoms this much: There is no matter as such. All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particle of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together. We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind. This mind is the matrix of all matter. 
- German Physicist Max Planck

Instead of creating the same level of reality over and over, (eg. slice into the trees on the 15th) you can change the direction of your intention (mental force) and create an entirely different outcome. So instead of generating the same old negative thoughts about a particular aspect of your game, you simply focus your attention on what you want SPECIFICALLY, and practice it CONSISTENTLY, and you WILL generate a new and better reality for yourself.

So the number one key to golf confidence is to focus specifically and practice consistently. This means you decide exactly what you want to achieve with your game and then rehearse the outcome you desire over and over consciously. Eventually (well, it shouldn’t take you that long) your unconscious mind will accept the command and help you to generate the results you are striving for.

We’ll continue to explore this concept in my next post.

Lawrie Montague

Remember, Golf is ninety percent mental and ten percent mental…