I use psychology in many ways on the golf course to become successful.

Visualization is the most powerful tool available to achieve peak performance on the golf

course. No matter how many tournaments I have played in throughout my lifetime I still nervous every time I step onto the first tee box. Visualization has helped me overcome the jitters on the first tee to allow me to start off my round with a good shot. I then proceed to use psychology throughout my round of golf. I constantly talk to myself on the golf course to keep a positive attitude and reassure me that if I do hit

The most achieving part of psychology in my golf game is when I achieve being in “the zone”. At this point in my round I feel like I am relinquishing my mind’s conscious control over my body and allowing my body to access its instructions from the near-perfect golfing 'blueprint' within my subconscious. The weird part about being in the zone is that it doesn't feel like you are actually responsible for the amazing shots you are hitting. Everything feels effortless, smooth, easy, relaxed and absolutely nothing wrong can happen to you. It is an amazing feeling being in the zone, but it is rarely achieved. One of the most memorable times that I remember being in the zone, I was in a national golf tournament in Alabama, and I actually picked up a speeding ticket on the way to the golf tournament because I was already running late to my starting tee time. We’ll once I arrived I had to go straight to the first tee to make my tee time, meaning I didn’t have anytime to get loose on the driving range and even practice my putting. Therefore, I was expecting to play a horrible round, because the speeding ticket was still on my mind, and I wasn’t really even thinking about playing golf. But that is when you achieve “the zone”, when you stop

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