We all love the concept of “secrets” in golf or indeed anything. THE big publishing and DVD phenomenon of the last year has been The Secret
For me though, despite the fact that I clearly did uncover lots of fascinating wee tricks and techniques to help me out, there was really just one big secret. One thing that seemed that was the crucial difference between wallowing in the nineties and shooting a sub par round.
Belief
That was the big one. When I lost belief it all fell apart. And when I felt it surging through me then suddenly it all just seemed so easy. There is no greater example of this in the professional game than the way Mickelson and Monty (in particular) waddled along and fell apart at the US Open last year. Two enormously talented golfers who simply threw it away on the last holes. It’s exactly the same situation that happens week in and week out where so many of them believe they can’t beat Tiger and just play for second.
Last years US Open winner Geoff Ogilvy made some brilliant comments on this concept a few days ago. He said:
“There’s an element to Majors that they’re easier to win than a normal tournament – you’ve got to play better golf to be at the top because the golf courses test more of your game.
But there are less players in the field who truly believe they can win one of these. You go to a regular tournament and there are 120 guys that really believe they can win that week. Here, there might be 20 players who, going to bed on the Wednesday night, really believe that they can truly win a golf tournament like this”
I believe!! Hallelujah!!
It’s a great analysis of the situation from a past major winner. Let’s not forget that the US Masters was won by Zach Johnson who while out battling with Tiger on Easter Sunday truly believed he had God on his side. That does a lot to help your belief in any situation.
So how do you get the belief? Well, there are a variety of ways and techniques but towards the end of my challenge the big “shot in the arm” I got was from David Walters. He is the guy who deals with guys coming back from Iraq with horrendous cases of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and helps them conquer these horrible images and memories. Dealing with the minds of golfers and the issues we have to deal with is a walk in the park for him. In two (admittedly lengthy) phone calls he sorted my muddled mind out and took the last five strokes off my score and helped me achieve my goal – the sub par round.
I simply cannot recommend David strongly enough. But it’s not just me he has helped – countless golfers at every level have been to David and had huge breakthroughs. But he’s a very busy man and one on one tuition with him is extremely expensive. So with this in mind he has put together an amazing one day course to bring a very limited number (just 12) people through his process both on and off the course. It’s an intensive full day course and all meals are provided as well as all golf fees. I will be speaking at the event too along with renowned custom club maker John Whitehead who will teach you how to “believe” in your clubs and never be caught up in the marketing hype of the big manufacturers again.
Spaces are filling fast but readers of this blog and my mailing list can secure a 50% discount from the normal £1200 price just by entering “scratch” into the order form here. That’s just £600 for the full day (including all meals and dinner, range sessions, nine holes of golf and intensive time one on one with David. Plus as a special offer for my readers he will throw in the full DVD set of the day as well) Full details are available of the day (June 25th 2007) are available here but if you have any queries please contact me directly on jrich425@aol.com or David at David@helpmeovercome.com .
