How
to Regroup -- Quickly
What do
you do when you start out slow or fast and your game falls apart?
How do you regroup quickly while you are playing a round of golf
before it's too late and you end up with a much higher score than you
are capable of shooting?
If you
don't have a plan for regrouping quickly, here are three questions
that will help you get back on track fast. First, ask yourself
"What time is it?" The answer is always NOW.
If you
are upset about previous bad shots, you are living in the past.
If you have fear about repeating past bad shots, you are living
in the future. By asking yourself "What time is it?"
you are reminding yourself that you can only play in the present,
which is NOW. How well you perform in the present determines how
well you execute your next shot. So stop agonizing about the past
and worrying about the future and realize that NOW is the only
time that exists.
Once you
are in the present, ask yourself "Is my glass half full or
half empty?" Every shot has a probability of success of making
the shot and a probability of failure of not making the shot.
If you are thinking about the probability of missing your next
shot, you are playing with a glass that is half empty. At this
point, start focusing totally on the probability of making your
next shot, if everything goes right and expect everything to go right, so you can play with a glass that is half full. See
my mental tip "Half full or half empty."
The final
question to ask yourself is "Do I believe?" This question
has two parts. One, do you believe that you can make the next
shot if everything goes right? Two, do you believe that everything
can go right? No one is a fortune teller and you don't know what
will happen, but if you BELIEVE that you can make the shot if
everything goes right and BELIEVE that everything can go right,
you raise your chemistry and increase the probability of making
your next shot.
If you
don't BELIEVE, you are back at question one where you are not
in the present or at question two where your glass is half empty.
If this
is the case, make sure you have a talk with yourself and ask yourself
these three questions. What time is it? Is my glass half full?
Do I believe? If your answers are NOW, YES and YES, you will regroup
very quickly. If not, old man golf is going to have a field day
and kick your butt.
Since
it takes time to reprogram your tape, start asking yourself these
questions NOW before your next round of golf when the battle begins
on the six inch golf course between your ears. If you do, you
will regroup quickly. It's your choice.
