How to
Regroup -- Quickly
By Michael Anthony
What do you do
when you start out slow or fast and your game falls apart? How do you regroup
quickly while you are playing a round of golf before it's too late and you end
up with a higher score than you are capable of shooting?
If you don't
have a plan for regrouping quickly, here are three questions that will help you
get back on track fast. First, ask yourself "What time is it?" The
answer is always NOW.
If you are
upset about previous bad shots, you are living in the past. If you have fear
about repeating past bad shots, you are living in the future. By asking
yourself "What time is it?" you are reminding yourself that you can
only play in the present, which is NOW. How well you perform in the present
determines how well you execute your next shot. So stop agonizing about the
past and worrying about the future and realize that NOW is the only time that
exists.
Once you are in
the present, ask yourself "Is my glass half full or half empty?"
Every shot has a probability of success of making the shot and a probability of
failure of not making the shot. If you are thinking about the probability of
missing your next shot, you are playing with a glass that is half empty. At
this point, start focusing totally on the probability of making your next shot
so you can play with a glass that is half full. See my previous tip "Half
full or half empty."
The final
question to ask yourself is "Do I believe?" This question has two
parts. One, do you believe that you can make the next shot if everything goes
right? Two, do you believe that everything can go right? No one is a fortune
teller and you don't know what will happen, but if you BELIEVE that you can
make the shot if everything goes right and BELIEVE that everything can go
right, you raise your chemistry and increase the probability of making your
next shot.
If you don't
BELIEVE, you are back at question one where you are not in the present or at
question two where your glass is half empty.
If this is the
case, make sure you have a talk with yourself and ask yourself these three
questions. What time is it? Is my glass half full? Do I believe? If your
answers are NOW, YES and YES, you will regroup very quickly. If not, old man
golf is going to have a field day and kick your butt.
Since it takes time to reprogram your tape, start asking yourself these questions NOW before your next round of golf when the battle begins on the six inch golf course between your ears. If you do, you will regroup quickly. It's your choice.
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