14-Jun-2006
== Power Programming Bi-Weekly Newsletter ==
In this issue:
1. ) Success Stories from the counselors office
2. ) Book News
3. ) Feature article: Golf’s Crazy Mental Side
4. ) Guest article: Pool Safety and Drowning: Parent’s, wake-up and watch your kid
5. ) Ask the expert
6. ) Free offer
7. ) Quote of the Week
Well, the nice weather is finally here and father’s day is only 4 days away, which means family fun at the local pool or beach and maybe even a Father’s Day round of golf. So today I’m going to steer-away from weight-loss. I’ve got two articles that will interest you, my feature article that will talk about golf and its crazy mental side, and the guest article that will talk about pool safety.
1. SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE
(To protect confidentiality, the name used in the following example is not real)
A young man began seeing me for weight-loss a couple of weeks ago. As it turns out, his biggest problem, unbeknownst him, is that he drinks about 10 cans of soda a day. He was pretty “wowed” when I told him about the extra 1400 calories and 100 teaspoons of sugar a day or 9800 calories and 700 teaspoons of sugar a week he was taking in. He hadn’t realized it.
During our first power programming session, the only thing I focused on was this soda drinking habit. After he drifted into his trance state, I had him imagine drinking icy bottles of water. I had him imagine that every time he sees or thinks about a can of soda that it would make him feel very uncomfortable and that he would want water.
The following week, he returned for his next visit. Here’s what unfolded: He drank 0 sodas, zilch, not one. Instead, he told me that he drank more water than he has ever drunk in his life and he felt great. Talk about change. Soon he will most definitely reap the rewards of weight-loss.
Remember, to order your weight-loss CD, go to http://www.fatproofstore.com/.
2. BOOK NEWS
Well, I’m just waiting to hear back from my publisher (Harbor Press), as they are going though the manuscript one last time. Then the cover design will be created, a marketing play devised and galleys will be sent to reviewers.
3. FEATURE ARTICLE: Golf’s Crazy Mental Side
Golf’s Crazy Mental Side
Fathers Day is just around the corner and the first thing that comes to my mind is golf. If you happen to have a husband who is a golfer what can I say, you’re stuck. From my personal perspective, the best thing you can get your golf-a-holic husband or father is something golf related. My Lessons For The Mind Golf CD is the perfect golf gift. To order one, go to http://www.fatproof.net/golf.
Today’s article focuses on; you guessed it, golf and that much talked about mental part. Golf, like any sport, is 90% mental. The top PGA players work just as hard on their mental game as they do on their swing. Having a strong golf mind is called being in “the zone”, and even weekend hackers have been “in the zone” at one time or another. The difference between them and the pro’s is that the pro’s are locked in “the zone” a lot more than amateurs because they work at it. Let’s discuss some of the important mental components of golf. If you work on these things, you will see an improvement in your scores.
1. Swing Thoughts
A swing thought is any swing related thought that invades a golfers mind upon addressing the ball, such as the back swing, foot position or follow through. How many times have you addressed the ball and said to yourself, “ah, now I know what I’m doing wrong; I have to shorten my backswing or, I’m not turning my shoulders enough, or I’m coming through the ball too quickly? In other words, how many times have you actually worked on your swing during a round of golf?
Whenever a swing thought such as these sneaks its way into a golfers mind, the one thing the golfer is not focusing on is the most important thing of all—the shot itself. Recently, Tiger Woods was asked what he’s thinking as he’s about to take a shot. Innocently, this is what he said: “Where I want the ball to go. What else would I be thinking?”
Ben Hogan, another one of the golf greats said, “If I have two swing thoughts I have no chance of hitting a good shot; if I have one swing thought maybe I’ll hit a good shot; if I have no swing thoughts then I can play like Ben Hogan. The key here is to leave your swing thoughts at the range. Trust your swing when you’re out on the course, imagine where you want the ball to go and take a hack at it. That’s it.
2. Shot Thoughts
Let’s say you have to carry a shot over a lake. This can be nerve racking for any golfer because the last thing you want to do is top the ball and watch it nose-dive into the lake. Now, weekend duffers can go a whole round without topping a single ball but when a lake stands in their way, guess what happens? That’s right, they top the darn thing. Why? It has everything to do with what they’re thinking. As they’re addressing the ball, they’re probably saying to themselves, “I better not hit this shot in the lake.” Automatically, whenever you say something like this to yourself, the mind will produce an image of the ball nose-diving into the lake. This is how the mind works. Focusing on what you do “not” want to do automatically creates images of just that. Focus on what you want to do and you’ll see improvement.
3. Letting go of bad shots
Most high handicappers have a problem shaking off a bad shot they’ve just hit. And guess what happens? They wind-up taking their frustrations with them to the next shot. This is a golden ticket to hitting a bad shot again, and again, and again. So the next time you duff a ball or hit one fat or deposit it into a lake, forget about it. Let it go. If you don’t, you’re never going to be able to concentrate effectively on the shots that lay ahead.
4. Relax
Ok, this is probably the most important part of a golf swing. The majority of the time, a golfer has no idea how his body feels. He has no idea that there may be tension in his shoulders, arm and legs. He has no idea that the two food putt he just missed has got him so upset that tension is invading his muscles. Why is this a problem? Because tension screws-up a golf swing. The first thing I teach all of my golf clients is to take a couple of deep breaths before every shot and imagine tension and stress melting away; imagine feeling smooth and relaxed.
In summary, the mind is more important than your R7 driver, your pro V1 golf balls and even the swing itself. The key is to have what I call a pre-shot mental routine before every shot. Make sure the body and mind are relaxed; make sure there are no swing thoughts or negative thoughts about bad shot you’ve hit; visualize the shot you want to hit; and finally, take your swing. Practice these techniques and you will get “in the zone.”
4. GUEST ARTICLE
Click here to learn about pool safety and drowning. http://ezinearticles.com/?Pool-Safety-and-Drowning----Parents,-Wake-Up-and-Watch-Your-Kids&id=214183.
5. ASK THE EXPERT
If you have any questions or would like to post comments about the success you’ve had from the power programming CD, please go to my discussion board at http://www.fatproof.net/disc.htm.
6. Fathers Day is coming and my power programming golf CD makes the perfect gift for the golfer dad. You can purchase one at http://www.fatproofstore.com.
7. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
Thomas Jefferson
