Tracy Reed of Golf Swing Control fame has a blog post up at his blog. He has spent twenty plus years in a quest for a consistent golf game. (Don’t we all) He has now followed this into a rather unique solution. He suggests that you need to get the message into the subconscious mind where it becomes a matter of life or death. I suggest that you read his whole page and if you are so inclined sign up for his old newsletters so you can follow the process which led him to the conclusion.

We have been told for years to visualize the shot; “See in our minds eye the perfect shot, landing where it is supposed to, setting us up for the next one…” Tracy says no, that is all in the future, that happens after you have made the swing. If you concentrate on the activities after the swing you are ignoring the important part of the activity that has to occur first. That is the swing itself.

The swing is constituted of the set-up, the back-swing, the transition, and the down-swing and it is here that you should be concentrating your efforts. Seeing the perfect swing is the most critical activity you can perform. However all the conscious imaginings of perfect swing may not occur unless the subconscious mind is also intimately involved in the process of making the swing happen.

So how do you get your subconscious mind involved? First, think about what the subconscious mind controls. The subconscious mind is the part of our system that remembers to breathe, it is in charge of all of our autonomic functions,(I know another big word) heart-beat etcetera. Basically it is in charge of all our life and death functions. One of those functions is staying in balance.

Think about the very best, most incredible swing you ever performed. When you finished the swing you were certainly in balance. In fact throughout the swing, you never for a micro-second lost your balance. The subconscious mind is in control of your balance, by consciously setting up for the swing in a way that will give you an optimal chance to maintain your balance you are at least optimizing the chances to remain in balance throughout the swing.

Now, how about consistency? I remember last week connecting on my drive on #9 for a booming drive that left me standing with this awesome club held high finish.  Whoohoo! I went on to number 10 and hooked my drive way left. So much for setup; I thought I did it the same thing each time. Tracy has an excellent suggestion which I have not yet tried.

Make your subconscious mind participate in the process by training it to cooperate with your conscious mind. How? Go to the range and hit a bucket of balls with your eyes closed. Sounds crazy doesn’t it? But think about it. With your eyes closed you will have to rely on your sense of balance and feel and combine it with your conscious imagination. You are allowed to set up to the ball with your eyes open, but from the time you start your back-swing until you connect keep them closed.

Nuff for now, I am going to the range.   Check out his blog

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