The Inner Game

I read Timothy Gallwey\’s book from cover to cover so many times it fell apart. What\’s more it seemed to work when I remembered to follow the instructions. via Golf Hypnosis Leads to Success Over The Inner Game of Golf | Alain Silberstein watches.

I have no idea what I shot, suffice it to say that there was not enough space on the card to write my score in. This raises an interesting point in why does this happen in golf and how best does one cope with it.

We are at our most effective and creative in the moment. The moment is what we can impact.

One of the best books to read is ‘The Inner Game’ by Tim Gallwey, he explains in great detail about how our conscious mind-Self 1, fights with our natural ability to hit the ball- Self 2.

I borrowed a method that I got from Tim Gallwey’s golf book that I read long ago, called “welcoming the yips”.

Would you like to create a positive, focused state of mind?

I re-read this book every couple of years, and enjoy it thoroughly.

Here is a great article from Golf in the Godzone that talks about some of Tim Gallwey’s ideas put forth in The Inner Game of Golf. Steve Williams’ Hitting The Zone came to hand as I searched the shelves of my favourite second-hand Hard to Find book shop. Steve’s book, co-authored with Hugh de Lacy [...]

I wrote you a week or two ago about Inner Game “certified” pros, and you were gracious enough to write me back.