swing thoughts?

[Sing Golfer]

Thanks for all the replies.

So after starting this thread i picked up "silent mind golf" again, which basically provides a program for 'not thinking'.

I'm going to try and put it into action, which looks like it will take a commitment of a few months.

[westcyderydin]

i usually write down two or three swing thoughts to remember...not that i am going to think about them every swing or anything.  but when i am out on the course and i need to make an adjustment..i remember the 3 things that are the most relevent for me to remember instead of finding some band aid to fix it for the round.

if i do have a swing thought that i think about during every swing it will be a feeling in the setup or takeaway.  like keep my arms against my chest or something like that.

[ghalfaire]

Originally Posted by Zeph

Why not, and what is not a mechanical thought?

Sorry I been away for awhile.  But I should have said that mechanical swing thoughts don't work for me.  I can't seem to think about things like turn you hips, keep the left arm straight, right elbow down, etc.  But I can seem to get away with thoughts like watch the ball, do a wide arc, pause at top or start down slow, etc. which I don't see as mechanical.  But I'll admit the definition of what is mechanical and what isn't is fuzzy.

[Zeph]

Originally Posted by ghalfaire

Sorry I been away for awhile.  But I should have said that mechanical swing thoughts don't work for me.  I can't seem to think about things like turn you hips, keep the left arm straight, right elbow down, etc.  But I can seem to get away with thoughts like watch the ball, do a wide arc, pause at top or start down slow, etc. which I don't see as mechanical.  But I'll admit the definition of what is mechanical and what isn't is fuzzy.

Yeah, that was my point. Not trying to be confrontational or anything, but to me, wide arc, pause at the top, start slow down are mechanical feelings. Even focusing on the ball is in some regard mechanical since you put an effort in keeping your eyes looking at the same spot. Thinking about the target, birds or butterflies are not mechanical thoughts.

[Fatphil]

Ever consider how Tony Romo can get the crap kicked out of him for 6 months then a month later try to qualify for the US open?  Good athletes (pros more so) have a connection between their brain and their motor reflex's vastly better than some dude sitting behind a desk all week.

The effectiveness of a swing thought is merely how quickly and efficiently the mind transmits the information.  To say that Tony Romo knows more about the golf swing than any of us is not correct.  As a pro athlete Romo is just better at making his body do what his mind tells it.

A high level golfer is so in tune with his swing he feels his body and club position every inch of the way.  If he makes a bad move or gets slightly out of position all kinds of bells go off in his head at the moment it happens.  Unlike you a me who hit a bad shot and say WTF just happened.