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What makes Tiger Woods’ mental game so superior? Besides his obvious talent he possesses something no other player in the game does. A complete commitment to his mental game. Not once in a while or only when things are going good. On every shot his attention is focused.
Tiger Woods’ single mindedness is becoming the stuff of legend and he’s only 30 years old! The consistent use of a well tuned mental game strategy places tiger woods a full step ahead of the rest of the golf world.
He has employed hypnosis and various mental game techniques to improve his performance throughout his youth. The book Think Like Tiger details some of this. Mental imagery and other forms of visualization were also used consistently. Tiger Woods’ mothers’ influence definitely had a positive affect on him.
Tiger Woods has that uncanny ability to remain in the moment. If there’s one thing that stands out it’s that most every top performer, in every sport, is skilled at using their minds in a way the majority of players are not. They can sustain a degree of intense focus which seperates them from the field.
Their mental game allows them to maintain a balanced perspective on their round and a belief that “it aint over ’til it’s over”. They trust the process implicitly. Read that again! This ingredient is one of the fundamental differences between top performers and the also rans.
While it is highly unlikely you or I will get to be as gifted and talented as Tiger Woods, each and every one of us can copy his mindset and use our inner game to play our very best. Without a doubt you can develop your mental game to a point that will amaze yourself and absolute improve your game and your scores.
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Mental Game Coach