Conscious versus Subconscious
 

To play great golf or any other game, you must control your
conscious thoughts and give your subconscious simple clear
directions. 

I tell myself, “Don’t hit the ball in the water.”  What could be clearer
than that?  The ball goes in the water anyway.  The subconscious
doesn’t understand don’ts.  If you have a dog you have trained to sit,
when she hears the work sit, she sits.  What will happen if you
say, “Don’t sit?”  She would still sit.  She doesn’t understand “don’t,”
but the word sit is familiar.  Your subconscious doesn’t understand
“don’t” either.  When you tell yourself, “Don’t hit into the water,
” the subconscious hears “water” and says to itself, “Oh, he wants
me to give the little white ball a bath.”

Visualize the shot going high, from right to left, hitting the green
and coming to a stop.  You must control your conscious thoughts. 
Use “The Process”, which is Visualization, Feel and Commitment.

For more information on “The Process,” you can contact Bob Shirey,
PGA, at 805-286-2590 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .