Your Inner Golfer

In his first round at the 2010 Bridgestone Invitational Tiger Woods shot one of his worst scores ever at the tournament: A 4-over 74. Headlines on television and on the internet proclaim that Tiger has lost his touch. His play was ‘atrocious’. He’s all but finished. But is it really true? Is this the end for Tiger?

Tiger’s off-the-course distractions in recent months have been well publicized. It’s obvious to anyone that they have affected his focus and his concentration. While is it possible that for some reason Tiger has indeed lost his touch, it is much more likely that its not his physical game that is failing him, it’s his MENTAL game.

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While I know there is no denying the sheer power of visualization and guided imagery in producing significant changes in a person’s emotional and physical attributes, there are many studies and real-life examples that prove this fact. Even if someone fully believes in these techniques, the mind works in such a way that it helps to see concrete proof of the process working for others.

Several large universities have conducted studies that prove the efficacy of visualization and guided imagery in a controlled setting, and the results garnered were truly enlightening. Most of these studies involved two control groups: one that was using visualization and one that wasn’t. Each group was asked to perform a myriad of related tasks and actions, both familiar and unfamiliar. In almost all cases, the group that utilized visualization performed significantly better than the groups left to their own devices.

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