| What would it be like if you could get control of | | | | desired behaviour. Think carefully how you would |
| your nerves when stepping onto the 1st tee or | | | | like to feel, think and behave in the situation you |
| on any other shot or time you need that nerve | | | | are changing. If it is 1st tee nerves perhaps you |
| control? Welcome to my IDC - Image Driven | | | | see yourself feeling calm and confident with |
| Conditioning - Series. | | | | complete control over your nerves. Make a bold |
| Would you play better, more confident Golf? | | | | full colour still image that represents this fantastic |
| Would you enjoy playing the game more? If you | | | | you. Now shrink this image down tiny and place it |
| had that control now what would it mean to you? | | | | in another corner of your vision. You now have a |
| The Visual Swish is a powerful NLP for Golf | | | | blank internal field of view with two small dots in |
| (Neuro Linguistic Programming) tool to break down | | | | the corners representing the unwanted condition |
| negative anchors and install positive self image | | | | and the new desirable condition. |
| states for improved mental and physical | | | | 3. Now, still with your eyes closed, I want you to |
| performance. | | | | enlarge the picture of your unwanted behaviour |
| Here is the Visual Swish technique for golf | | | | so that it fills your entire field of view, bright and |
| process. Either read and learn the process or | | | | full colour. You may begin to feel the nerves or |
| have another person work with you to read and | | | | feelings associated with this image, and it is OK if |
| guide you through the steps. You should be in a | | | | you just feel good more and more. |
| quiet place where you will not be disturbed, | | | | 4. Now, Very Quickly in less than a second |
| preferably seated in a comfortable position. This is | | | | expand the image of the new desirable behaviour |
| an EYES CLOSED exercise which is why you | | | | and feelings and let this new image of you |
| must learn the steps or have someone read | | | | completely block out the old behaviour image. You |
| them out to you as you complete each exercise. | | | | may now begin experiencing the good feelings |
| | | | associated with this new you. |
| 1. Identify the unwanted behaviour, such as | | | | 5. Hold the image of the new you, acting and |
| nerves on the 1st tee or at any other time. Make | | | | feeling the way you want to, big and filling your |
| a visual image in your mind that represents | | | | entire mind for a few seconds and then OPEN |
| yourself in that nervous state. The image should | | | | YOUR EYES. This is called breaking state as you |
| be like a still photo in full colour. You could see | | | | look around the room, think of something |
| yourself on the tee, or perhaps it is a face view | | | | completely unrelated and come back to normal |
| of yourself with nervous tension in your face | | | | thus ending the swish cycle. |
| muscles. Think about this and get a visualisation | | | | It is now very important to repeat these 5 steps |
| that is a good representation of you experiencing | | | | at least 6 times, increasing the speed each time. |
| this unwanted emotion, feelings, behaviour. Now | | | | Repeat the process once or twice a day until you |
| shrink this image down into a tiny dot or square in | | | | are achieving the results you want on the golf |
| the corner of your internal view. Your internal | | | | course. |
| view should now be blank other than this tiny | | | | Have fun and please feel free to let me know |
| spot in a corner that is the waiting image. | | | | how you get on or ask any questions. |
| 2. Now create a visual representation of your | | | | |