On any given day, our golf game could be a grind or a smooth day of excitement. Most of the time, amateurs wait for the shoe to drop if they are having a great round and then proclaim it was what they expected. This self fulfilling prophecy is the bane of most golf games. I know that in my younger days, I had this black cloud hanging over my head if I was creating a great round of golf. It seemed as if I was hoping for failure in order to fell the sensation of being correct. What a foolish way to approach my golf game! As my game matured, I found that my mental focus on success was better suited for my game and the gloom and doom focus diminished into nothingness. To be fair, from time to time, I still hit the pothole of negativity, but it is usually short and easily reversible. Because of this mental change, my game strengthened and became more consistent. All because I changed the activity within the six inches of real estate between my ears.

I have mentioned before that I believe in the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction is explained like this: It is a philosophy that suggests that positive thoughts and feelings attract positive outcomes, while negative thoughts and feelings attract negative outcomes. It’s based on the idea that “like attracts like”. I have found that is approach to my life works on and off the golf course. I now try to use this philosophy everyday as I approach the daily activities.

On the golf course, it is a matter of choosing my target and positively focusing on hitting the shot. I do not allow negative thoughts to enter my shot processes and it works very well for my game. For me, it is a matter of thinking about what I want to happen all the time.

If you are a golfer, regardless of your skill level, it is important to frame your golf shot around the results and not about what bad could happen. This approach to shot making is how I improved my game…..drastically. I cannot stress enough about thinking positively regardless of the results. We all hit poor shots, the trick is to keep a positive mental attitude as your baseline in order to improve our golf game over the long haul.

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!