My Shadow is killing me!!!!!

with in the last 4 weeks I have begun having an issue. Anytime the sun is at my back and my shadow is cast either over the ball or in front it has created a distractions.
During my back swing I have begun looking at my shadow and when I get to the top of my swing or the begining of the my foloow through a little voice screams "WRONG", and I end up not making good contact.

I know this is a foolish issue, but how do you get the voice out and how do you not let your shadow mess you up?

I find it so distracting I may have to start playing courses that face away from the sun.

I do exactly what @boogielicious stated above.   I check my swing form by looking at my shadow.   Ditto for shadows on putting line.   I just pick a spot of the shadow as my target line.   Sort of making a lemonade out of lemon ...

I hate it when my shadow covers the ball I'm about to hit.

I have found this to be a problem too. I know it's totally mental and kind of dumb. But I even catch myself thinking when I'm walking to a tee box which direction the sun is to see if my shadow will be over the ball. My plan is to practice when the shadow is over the ball a bunch  and just work to hit plenty of good shots with this being the case and just do my best to forget about it. 

Golf in Michigan.   We never have sun so you never see your shadow!

Oh boy. I play in the sun 99% of the time, and my shadow has never been a distraction for me. Well over 300 days of sunshine out here. I guess up til now my focus has over powered the shadow.

I say "up til now" because the OP mentioned it, and  I will be looking for my shadow next time out.  

Earlier today I had a short chip where the early morning shadow from the flag stick lined up perfectly between the ball and the hole. Didn't need my putter on that hole. 

Bowling alleys are lit, pool halls, too. Same problem with tennis. Even if you jumped off a cliff, you'd have to wait for a cloudy day. What do you do about trees, water hazards, sand traps, the beer girl's mocking laughter, etc.? (Do you eat a lot of soy?) Think of it this way, there are people all over the world dying of dreadful diseases, children dying of dreadful diseases and all their parents can do Is watch, hopelessly. There are people trapped in the middle of horrible civil wars with their loved ones getting killed, no food, iffy water supplies, etc., so if you see your shadow, and he/she's playing golf, you should probably get over that. Feel better?

I, like some others, use my shadow as a tool during my practice swing.  Never bothers me once I'm over the ball.

5 hours ago, Marigold_Sparkle said:

Think of it this way, there are people all over the world dying of dreadful diseases, children dying of dreadful diseases and all their parents can do Is watch, hopelessly. There are people trapped in the middle of horrible civil wars with their loved ones getting killed, no food, iffy water supplies, etc.

5 hours ago, Marigold_Sparkle said:

Feel better?

No... 

Sometimes when I'm putting it's annoying, but I've never really noticed it when I'm making a full swing. 

10 minutes ago, Hardspoon said:

No... 

Ok, how about...it's a beautiful day. Birds are chirping, the smell of honeysuckle wafts on the gentle breeze, perfect temperature, and it's so gosh darn sunny, you can see your shadow, clear as day. Better yet?

2 hours ago, jamo said:

Sometimes when I'm putting it's annoying, but I've never really noticed it when I'm making a full swing. 

this

8 hours ago, Marigold_Sparkle said:

Bowling alleys are lit, pool halls, too. Same problem with tennis. Even if you jumped off a cliff, you'd have to wait for a cloudy day. What do you do about trees, water hazards, sand traps, the beer girl's mocking laughter, etc.? (Do you eat a lot of soy?) Think of it this way, there are people all over the world dying of dreadful diseases, children dying of dreadful diseases and all their parents can do Is watch, hopelessly. There are people trapped in the middle of horrible civil wars with their loved ones getting killed, no food, iffy water supplies, etc., so if you see your shadow, and he/she's playing golf, you should probably get over that. Feel better?

Hahaha. Well since you put it that way.....

I sympathize. I am a total mental case like that. Things that bother me or distract me :

*The logo of a golf ball pointing in a weird direction as it lays on the fairway.

*My shadow

*How the club sits on the ground sometimes looks weird...lol.

*The Marshall, seating with in my line of sight waiting for me to hit.

It is actually a miracle that I can swing the club, let a lone make contact with the ball..haha. 

On 12/10/2016 at 8:28 AM, jamo said:

Sometimes when I'm putting it's annoying, but I've never really noticed it when I'm making a full swing. 

This is me too. I don't think I've ever noticed my shadow either, except when it covers the hole during putting.