| How to Find 'The Zone' and then Stay There | | | | will-power, the further you move away from it. |
| Longer! You will only find it when you least expect | | | | Studying a role model saves enormous time, |
| it! | | | | money, and effort. Tiger Woods is a perfect |
| 'The Zone' is the Holy Grail of golf. It is the | | | | example of mastering 'The Zone'. When he was |
| magical mix of physical, emotional, and mental | | | | 13 he started to work with a psychologist called |
| balance. It is the natural home of peak | | | | Dr. Jay Brunza. Brunza coached him on techniques |
| performance. Every golfer would like to find the | | | | for relaxation, visualization and focusing, "with |
| zone more easily, and then learn to stay there | | | | hypnotic elements." Tiger was a willing pupil, and |
| longer. | | | | absorbed these tools to develop his awesome |
| You will almost certainly have experienced 'The | | | | mental powers. |
| Zone' many times, but like many people, you did | | | | This is a huge clue. Meditation and hypnosis are |
| not recognize it. Whenever you perform any task | | | | altered states of inward focus with few external |
| that you find deeply relaxing, engrossing, and | | | | stimuli - in other words 'The Zone'. We know that |
| entrancing you have entered the altered mental | | | | Tiger has been brought up as a Buddhist, that he |
| state known as 'The Zone'. Now you only need to | | | | meditates regularly, and that he has had some |
| recreate this altered state of mind on the golf | | | | training in hypnosis. |
| course more easily, and then learn to stay there | | | | If you have discovered your own ways to find |
| longer. | | | | 'The Zone' - excellent! If not, time spent |
| I will not pretend that finding 'The Zone' is easy. In | | | | researching meditation and hypnosis techniques will |
| Top coach Nick Bradley's words ''The Zone' is | | | | be critical to your continued development. Without |
| nearly impossible to recreate on a conscious level. | | | | question, your golf will improve as you develop |
| The more you try to enter this state, the more | | | | these new skills. Not only that but many other |
| elusive it becomes.' | | | | things will improve too, not least your confidence, |
| 'Less is More!' is the way I describe Nick's | | | | your communication skills, and your |
| observation. 'The Zone' lives in the right brain. The | | | | decision-making. |
| more you try to enter it using left brain logic and | | | | |