Golf_ The Mind Game - Marlin M. Mackenzie [71]
Determine the line and speed of putts.
Energy Anchor (this page)
Maintain an energized state.
Overcome fatigue.
Energy Visualization (this page)
Establish and maintain an energized state.
Speed up recovery from fatigue.
Establishing Outcomes (this page, this page)
Identify worthwhile outcomes.
Specify precisely what you want to accomplish.
Develop positive outlook.
Maintain focused practice sessions.
Free-Swing Anchor (this page)
Control swing effort.
Regulate swing tempo.
Stabilize emotional state.
Increase consistency of performance.
Get-It Process (this page, this page)
Learn new shots.
Improve shots.
Determine swing effort.
Get-It-Back Process (this page)
Relearn shots.
Determine swing effort.
Golf-Shot Resource Anchor (this page, this page)
Increase consistency of performance.
Increase confidence.
Facilitate unconscious control of performance.
Greenprinting (this page)
Improve ability to read greens.
Holographic Viewing (this page)
Analyze performance.
Acquire new skills.
Improve existing skills.
Inside Out (this page, this page)
Reduce or eliminate pain.
Mechanical Just-Right Anchor (this page, this page)
Increase consistency of performance.
Increase concentration.
M & M Process (this page, this page)
Change emotional state quickly.
Stabilize emotional state.
Establish and maintain swing tempo.
Regulate swing effort.
Establish and maintain playing pace.
Increase consistency of performance.
Metaphors (this page)
Improve concentration.
Maintain swing consistency.
Create optimal performance state.
Regulate energy level.
Metaskills Healing (this page)
Speed up healing.
Heal without surgery or medication.
Meta Pictures (this page)
Analyze setup and swing.
Reduce intensity of uncomfortable feelings.
Gain a new perspective.
Multiple Images (this page)
Improve consistency of swing path.
Read greens.
Off-Ramp Technique (this page)
Regulate swing tempo.
Paradoxical Intention (this page)
Increase swing control.
Increase consistency of performance.
Increase confidence.
Personal Power Anchor (this page, this page)
Overcome anxiety.
Tap resources of excellence and effectiveness.
Build confidence.
Plece-of-Cake Anchor (this page, this page)
Make tough shots easy.
Increase confidence.
Increase consistency of performance.
Self-hypnosis (Betty Erickson Technique) (this page, this page, this page)
Maintain concentration.
Develop relaxed state.
Access long-forgotten experiences.
Control pain.
Create a just-right state.
Distort perception of time.
Access mental strategies.
Identify central setup and swing keys.
Facilitate healing.
Build trust in the unconscious mind.
Change unwanted habit patterns.
Improve performance.
Analyze performance.
Build confidence.
Sherlock Holmes Exercise (this page, this page)
Understand how you process information.
Analyze how you mentally regulate playing the game.
Identify elements of strategies.
Improve memory.
Identify internal resources from past experiences.
Recall past golf shots.
Identify important setup and swing keys.
Identify just-right states.
Facilitate getting into an altered state.
“Shouldniks” (this page)
Reduce compulsive behavior.
Identify worthwhile outcomes.
“Swish” (this page, this page, this page)
Change emotional state.
Reduce or eliminate pain.
Uptime Anchor (this page, this page)
Identify important setup and swing keys.
Increase concentration.
Increase consistency of performance.
Video Observation (this page, this page)
Analyze swing.
Increase consistency.
Learn new shots.
V-K Weave (this page, this page)
Identify swing effort.
Increase control of clubhead speed.
Improve club selection.
Outcomes and the Techniques to Use
Below is a list of typical outcomes and the metaskills techniques that can be used to achieve them.
Anxiety Control
Competitive-State Anchor
Mechanical Just-Right Anchor
Personal Power Anchor
Self-hypnosis
“Swish”
Chipping
Effort Control
Greenprinting
V-K Weave
Club Selection
Effort Control
V-K Weave
Concentration
Discovering Difference