Whilst living in England is a beautiful place to be in the summer, it's not the best place when the weather starts to turn and the rain seems to come down relentlessly.
Due to the nature of my job it sometimes leaves me with the odd spare hour in which I get time to think about what golfers could be doing if the weather is bad.
I've made a list of different things that you may find helpful, some can be done in your arm chair and some you'll need to stand up for.
To become a rounded golfer you need to work on three key areas, MIND, BODY & TECHNIQUE. I made the fatal mistake when I was younger just to work on technique and didn't realise the added Value of being efficient at the Mind and Body bit.
So here are my simple tips...
There is so much free information available at the touch of a button now, so grab your phone/ tablet and type in "Golf Psychology" and a myriad of things will pop up. Two people who instantly spring to mind are Dr Bob Rotella, and Dr Karl Morris, these two have become very well know on tour and they have produced a wealth of information that will spark some inspiration within you. A good friend of mine Adrian Riddell is also a sports psychologist & his website www.sports-mind.com is well worth a look at.
You see working on your mind set could easily save you shots on the golf course and give you a greater understanding of what might be holding you back. Take time to digest and implement the information.
The next subject you could be looking for is Golf fitness, a good friend of mine is Luke Perrin who's based in Stratford upon Avon , he's genius at training golfing bodies and works out programmes that fit around you , contact him on Luke.perrin@golfperformanceacademy.co.uk and give me a quick mention. A refined body can only enhance your golfing performance.
Failing that get on YouTube and research golf training exercises - there are literally thousands on there. Start off gently and build yourself up, just imagine how far forward you'll be by March next year if you make a start now. Set yourself some simple goals and raise the bar once you've reached them, and hey you never know you may just enjoy it.
Now to your golf game , I teach a brain surgeon and I was asking him about learning and what humans need to make changes, I was very surprised by his answer , humans need 2 things he said, "you need to practise something a thousand times and you need Positive Feed back" without feed back you'll never make the changes, that's why watching videos alone dont work, you need a professional to tell you what's happening . So if your making some swing changes seek out a professional, better still contact me and let's work on things together.
I would also recommend you purchase a Swingrite, this is without exception the best training aid on the market , if you stop hitting balls for just a week and swing this I guarantee your swing will improve , when you purchase it, you'll receive a PDF explaining how to use it and all the benefits that go with it , details are on the picture below
Now here's a novel idea - "Your Garage" - haven't you been looking for an excuse to clear out all that junk you've been hoarding? And turn it into the ultimate practise facility. Imagine if you cleared the floor and put down some green carpet, maybe even paint the walls white and put up a couple of mirrors, print off some posters that inspire you and get some heating in there. You could even put a DVD player in and a TV, now you're talking, you could then watch body training DVDs and participate, watch your most inspiring golf shots videos that keep you focused. Make it your second home this winter.
You see, with a little imagination you could transform your game over the winter! Stop looking outside and feeling sorry for yourself and get motivated. Treat yourself to a Swingrite training AID and remember to tell the family what you intend doing this winter and start NOW.
I hope this blog inspires you to make some changes and please contact me, I'll happily help with your questions.
So here's to a winter of change!
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