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a season. If was to push you to highlight the
adapt. By adopting either a positive or
negative mindset (something that many
main difference above, you would likely note
that the first situation is positive, leading to
golfers do), you encourage a black and
white, all or nothing, appraisal of
the intended outcome, whereas the second
starts negatively, focuses on avoidance, and
performance. You limit your ability to adapt.
produces a poor shot. Clearly, I’m trying to
Doing so can cause you to question your
ability, enjoyment, or love for the game. To
highlight that positive thinking is far better
for your golf game, than negative, right?
choose your approach as either positive or
negative is, fundamentally, unhelpful.
In a word, no, and if that is the message you
have taken so far, then I challenge you to
So, rather than focusing on being positive, or
reconsider. Because if you don’t you may
trying to avoid being negative, you are
better served to pay attention to ‘helpful’ or
well be encouraging, developing, or refining
a thinking process that is limiting your
‘unhelpful’ thoughts, as this thinking pattern
can underpin what you want to do. Our
ability to adapt your mindset out on the
course.
brain is built and structured in such a way
that means you are better served whilst
Golf is full of variety, and given that no two
playing to ‘activate’ helpful thoughts by
consciously choosing to focus on aspect of
shots experienced are the same, there is a
clear need to possess an ability to adapt to
your game that support your ability to
perform the shot that you intend to.
each situation presented. Be it our swing,
our approach, or our mindset, we must