We all know that golf is a mind game but sometimes you just need to flick the switch and turn those thoughts off for a while.
Imagine trying to hit a good shot after having to remember to get your feet in the correct position, and keep your eye on the ball, and get your hands and shoulders in the right position, and remember to hold the club correctly and not too tight - the list goes on and on but there is one thing for sure...
If you try to go through the whole list of actions you need to take for the perfect shot, you are never going to hit the golf ball well.
It's not possible to play well if all these thoughts are whirring through your mind just waiting to explode the moment you try to hit the ball.
There's just too much to think about all at once.
That tension makes you grasp the club all the harder and before you know it, your golf ball is sailing through the air on a curving trajectory that you couldn't reproduce if you tried.
There is a time when a blank mind will do you the world of good and that is just before you hit the ball.
This process is made easier through practice as the various actions become second nature and you don't need to think about what you are doing.
This is the importance of the repetitive nature of consistently hitting the same shots at the driving range or on the practice tee.
What your body can do on autopilot; will negate the need to think, when thinking will only get in the way.
All those things that you learned, either from a golf pro, or through instructional books and videos, needs to be acted upon but not thought about to the extent that you can't follow through effortlessly with your swing.
You need to switch off for success.
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