Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game

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The lessons in Zen Golf make the mental game seem so simple. Dr. Parent has given me very effective methods for working with thoughts and emotions, and for taking the negatives out of the picture.” By combining classic insights and stories from Zen tradition, Zen Golf helps eliminate the mental distractions that routinely cause poor shots and loss of concentration, allowing golfers to feel in “the zone” that professionals have learned to master. One thing I have found to be a huge advantage to having clients putt indoors on this green is they can’t see the breaks as well as they think they do on the course, forcing them to use more feel with their feet and less with their eyes. They actually find out how much their eyes were deceiving them on the course.

In the “information age” that we currently live in, we’ve become accustomed to having a lot of things clamoring for our attention. We’re bombarded with news and updates everywhere we turn, and most of us now feel compelled to share our day-to-day experiences via social networks, meaning we’re permanently attached to our smart-phones. Our brains are being re-wired. We no longer have to remember things the way we once did, and we are continually multi-tasking which affects our ability to concentrate. We’re becoming less and less “in the present moment”, which increases stress and takes away from the quality of our lives. Dr. Joseph Parent is a renowned expert in Performance Psychology and has coached the mental game in golf, business, and life for over 40 years. Dr. Parent has worked with major champions, many other top golf professionals, and amateurs at every level. He has the singular distinction of coaching both a man (Vijay Singh) and a woman (Cristie Kerr) to #1 in the World Golf Ranking. Golf Digest magazine honored Dr. Parent in their list of “Top Mental Game Experts” in the world. A lot of golfers seem to think playing golf in the zone is an elusive mental state which happens at random. In reality, the brain can be trained to get closer to the optimal state of mind needed to consistently access your very best skills on the golf course. What is “The Zone”? To watch this and more of my lesson videos follow this link to Robin Matthews Williams YouTube channel. There's plenty of info and ideas on how to access your natural swing 💡💡💡🏌️🏌️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Zen aspires to drive the game of golf into a brighter future. To be more inclusive and open up the benefits of golf to everyone. To provide those at the top of their game with tools to get better.

Losing the ego

Marcus wanted to talk to me about high-performance environments, my career in golf and where golf for the disabled is going. I got into some areas of my thinking that I have not discussed in public before, and because we had a ‘cuppa’ it went on for over an hour.” A highly original and groundbreaking book from a noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor • “The lessons in Zen Golf make the mental game seem so simple. Dr. Parent has given me very effective methods for working with thoughts and emotions, and for taking the negatives out of the picture.” —Vijay Singh, Masters and PGA Champion They will be small group coaching days limited to just 4 players per day to ensure quality personal 1-2-1 with myself supported by Jonathan.

If so then maybe you need to attune your senses and enrich your learning environment when you practice. In Zen Golf, Parent teaches methods for maintaining one's cool under pressure by staying in the moment and avoiding useless judgments. Patience, calm and dignity are the keys. They lead to clear-headed golf and that will improve scores. Here we're allowing the lower body to take up some of the tensioning in our swing that might have previously been distributed to less functional parts of our body.There’s no other book like this one. If you want to know what has gotten in the way of playing better and what you can do about it, look no further.”

They will run in 3 weeks time on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th September and will be a deep dive into your game. I had previously read Bob Rotella's Golf is not a Game of Perfect. A fine book and one that helped me increase my ability to manifest a vision. Joseph Parent's book takes me further down this path and strengthens what I have learned from Rotella (I recommend both books).

Adding a Zen Green Stage has transformed my coaching and business. Offering players a dynamic environment for their training through a moving floor allows for markedly improved performance.’ By simply learning the properties of the golf club and becoming attuned to them - beginner golfers can get great results and fast!