| If you don't think that your un-conscious mind has | | | | woods? Think about what thoughts travel through |
| a huge bearing on your golf then you will clearly | | | | your mind for a moment. Congratulations you |
| not be concerned about the commands you | | | | have just experienced your unconscious running a |
| knowingly and more importantly, un-knowingly | | | | program called "Hit this ball out of bounds." |
| send to it, will you? Underestimate the vast | | | | "But I don't want it to go OB and I was thinking |
| power of your mind which runs automatically at | | | | NOT to hit it out of bounds!" I hear you say. |
| your golfing peril! | | | | Unfortunately this does not work, as your ball |
| Think about this. When last did you try to control | | | | flying out of bounds will testify to. |
| your own digestive system and remove energy | | | | Here is another KEY INFORMATION TO |
| from the food to distribute around your body? | | | | REMEMBER. Your unconscious mind WILL NOT |
| When last did you control the PH Acid/Alkaline | | | | PROCESS NEGATIVES FOR YOU IN A POSITIVE |
| levels in your blood by consciously using body | | | | MANNER. In other words if you say "Don't hit it |
| resources to neutralise too much acids? How | | | | out of bounds" your unconscious will run images |
| about controlling the functions of your liver or | | | | of it going out of bounds and interpret that as the |
| kidneys? No? I didn't think so. | | | | command, ignoring the "Don't" bit. |
| Now tell me that your unconscious mind will have | | | | If I say "Don't think of a pink elephant" you have |
| no bearing on how you play golf. If you think | | | | just run an image of a pink elephant. In other |
| about hitting your drive out of bounds and then | | | | words you have done exactly what you didn't |
| you do it for real, congratulate yourself on a | | | | want to do. You cannot, NOT think of what it is |
| perfect performance. That's right I did say its | | | | you don't want to think about! Whoa! Keep it |
| perfect and here's why. Your unconscious mind | | | | simple - think about what you want to happen |
| (or sub-conscious if you prefer) IS IMAGE | | | | and not what you don't want to happen. |
| DRIVEN. I have highlighted this because it is crucial | | | | REMEMBER: |
| you really remember this... YOUR UNCONSCIOUS | | | | Your mind is image driven. Your unconscious mind |
| MIND IS IMAGE DRIVEN. | | | | will deliver what the images it processes suggest, |
| Even if you are not consciously aware of the | | | | negative or positive. If you process images of a |
| images, I can still assure you that it is happening. | | | | negative event (Hit it in the water/bunker/OB) |
| If you think about doing something, images are | | | | your mind takes this as an image driven |
| flashing through your mind. Think about driving a | | | | command. Your unconscious does not process the |
| car to the golf course. What images do you | | | | "Don't" part, only the images of the event. What |
| notice? They will be images of you, the car, parts | | | | you think about, you get more of. |
| of the journey and the arrival, golf course, | | | | Think about WHAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN! The |
| perhaps even Teeing off? You have just | | | | positive shot staying down the fairway, rolling out |
| experienced your unconscious running the | | | | and stopping in the perfect place. Let your mind |
| program called - "Get me to the golf course, I | | | | run those images then hold the image of your |
| want to Tee off and play." | | | | target in your mind and swing away. You cannot |
| When you think about hitting it Out of bounds, | | | | not think so you best consciously think about |
| what images go through your mind? Do you | | | | what you want so your unconscious mind will |
| imagine the feeling of a bad shot and see the arc | | | | work with you to deliver great results more |
| of the ball going where you don't want it to? Can | | | | often. Have faith, keep practicing Positive Image |
| you hear the ball clattering around in the OB | | | | Driven Thinking and you will get better and better. |