Silent Mind Golf How to Empty Your Mind and Play Golf Instinctively

by Sieger, Robin; Jacklin, Tony

• ISBN13: 9781845135485
• ISBN10: 1845135482
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-18
• Publisher: Aurum Press

Summary

"I wish I had this book over thirty years ago--I genuinely believe it would have prolonged my career at the highest level." --Tony Jacklin Imagine being able to achieve the perfect mental state to make your best possible swing over every shot? Being fearless at critical putts and stepping up with an inner calm that allows you to play your best golf, every time you stand over the ball.Silent Mind Golfremoves the mystery behind the mental mastery that lies at the heart of peak performance. A lifelong golfer and one of the world's leading motivational speakers, Robin Sieger has developed a practical guide to mental conditioning that will enable any golfer, amateur or professional, to get to grips with the dynamics crucial to getting into the zone. Too often golfers concentrate all their efforts on technique, in the belief it is only the mechanics of the game they have to master. Instead, free of jargon, with easy-to-follow examples, personal anecdotes from the world's most successful players, and a CD of mental conditioning exercises specifically tailored to golfers, this unique book will be your guide to developing the single most neglected, least understood and ultimately decisive area of the game: mental strength.

Author Biography

Robin Sieger is the author of 42 Days to Wealth, Health and Happiness; Natural Born Winners; and You Can Change Your Life. He holds the world record for the coldest round of golf ever played—18 holes at -26C in Fairbanks, Alaska, on December 22, 2001. Tony Jacklin is a golfer who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. The most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever, he is also the author of The Original Rules of Golf.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction: Getting to that 'Eureka!' Moment	p. xv
Silent Mind
Silent Mind	p. 3
Shooting Hoops	p. 7
Catch it!	p. 8
The Juggler	p. 10
Learn from the Child	p. 12
Negative Self-Thought	p. 13
Dominant Thought	p. 14
Believe in Your Swing	p. 16
Muscle Memory	p. 18
Emotional Engagement	p. 19
Focus
Focus	p. 25
Don't Mistake Mental Strength for Focus	p. 27
The Art of Focus	p. 28
Focus in Action	p. 31
The Hurdles to Focus	p. 33
Faith
You Gotta Have Faith	p. 39
You're in the Way	p. 41
Your Swing is Your Swing	p. 43
Which Way Does It Break?	p. 44
Every Putt is an Easy Putt	p. 46
Presence
Mindfulness	p. 51
The Chatterbox Mind	p. 52
Stilling the Mind	p. 55
Breathe	p. 57
My Final Round for Surrey University	p. 58
Belief Before Behaviour	p. 62
The Pursuit of Perfection
Golf's Holy Grail	p. 67
Bobby Jones	p. 70
Walter Hagen	p. 72
Ben Hogan	p. 74
The Masters Concentrate	p. 76
Mastering the Pressure	p. 83
The Hogan Secret	p. 87
Inside the Champion's Mind	p. 90
Six Inches	p. 95
Scientiam in Actionem Vertens
More on Focus	p. 99
I Believe	p. 101
Driving	p. 103
Getting Rid of the Internal Gremlins	p. 106
Being in the Moment	p. 108
What to Do When It Really All Goes to Trash	p. 113
Exit! Exit!	p. 116
Practise with Purpose	p. 117
Acceptance	p. 120
Losing	p. 123
Connect to Your Confidence	p. 125
'See It'	p. 126
Daily Mental Exercise	p. 127
The Greatest Shot I Ever Saw	p. 128
About the Author	p. 133
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