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Newsletter - Issue 48 Date 03/07/08
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Golf Tip : Serving Two Masters
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If anyone has a golf question that they would like 
answered, please email your question to: 
teachingpro@bataviacc.com and I'll do my best to answer 
it in an upcoming newsletter.

To develop a great mental game it's critical to realize that your mental state 
affects the chemistry of your brain which in turn affects your ability to perform. 
Then, it's just a matter of reprogramming your mind to optimize your chemistry 
so you can play in the zone."

The following tip is from Michael Anthony's "The Mental Keys to Improve 
Your Golf" 

"Serving Two Masters"

I do a lot of consulting with golfers who desire to lower their scores. Some 
are trying to break 100, some are preparing to make their mark on the 
professional tours, and others are somewhere in between. 

Even though there is a huge difference in the natural talent and mechanical 
skills within this wide range of golfers, there is a common denominator that 
allows me to help all of them. All golfers, including Tiger Woods, experience 
a certain degree of negative emotions, which adversely affect their brain's 
chemistry and performance.

All I have to do to help a golfer shoot lower scores at any level is show them 
how to reduce their negative emotions and increase their positive emotions. 
It is almost like magic and works every time if you use “The Mental Keys."

The more you learn to master your emotions, the better you will play at any 
level. The more you master your mechanics, the lower you will score. It doesn't 
get any simpler than that. 

In golf most negative emotions originate from concern of the outcome. The key 
to controlling your emotions is to realize that you can not serve two masters 
and be effective. You can choose to be process oriented or remain concerned 
with the outcome. 

The only function that the outcome has is to give you direction and feedback 
to make the necessary adjustments to improve your mechanical and mental 
games. If you train your mind to focus solely on the process of improving and 
do the work required to improve, it is only a matter of time until you achieve 
your desired outcome of lower scores. 

If you insist on serving two masters by being concerned with the outcome 
while you are trying to improve the process, you greatly diminish your chances 
for success.