Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Walk the Talk – Mental Game Golf Lesson
What goes through your mind when you are performing your golf shots? Most people I asked this question could not really remember or made something up that might not be necessarily true. The next time you are out try to focus on what is going through your mind while playing. This is difficult, because by actively trying to observe…
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We Don‘t Need No Score! – Mental Game Golf Lesson
When was the last time you played a complete round of golf without counting your score? For some people the answer to this question is “Never”. Some people might even ask themselves what the sense of that would be. After all, golf is about making the lowest score possible on 18 holes, right? Well, yes…
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Hang in There! How to Deal With Difficult Lies – Long Game Golf Lesson
Being able to hit the ball properly from different slopes is one of the things you are being confronted with every time you are on the course. Nevertheless most people neglect this part of their game and never dedicate any training time specifically to that area. The result is that they have to improvise most of the time…
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Target Area – Short Game Golf Lesson – Putting
You can draw a circle area around the golf hole of three feet. In this area you have a 97 to 100 percent chance of making the putt. If you move just two feet away, you are already at 75 percent. With this exponential fall off you see how important it is for you to place your shots…
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Step Into the Zone – Mental Game Golf Lesson
Some athletes talk about being in the zone when everything seems to be happening automatically. When every move they make is just right. For golf that mental state would be very hard to achieve, because a single round takes such a long time with long pauses in between shots. And most importantly, you are not reacting to…
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One Ball – Simple And Fun Golf Format
Today we will have fun with another match play variant. I do not know how your own experience is, but in match play I tend to play a lot better. Usually the overall scores seem to be better for me. I think it is due to the fact that match play takes away some of the long tail…
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