ADD and ADHD golf lessons

A big part of life is learning to live in the moment while focusing on the future. The choices we make about what we remember can help or hurt us. There is no rule or law that says we have to remember our mistakes or “bad swings”. When you look toward the future and allow yourself to focus on the moment you can create ideal results. Everyone will have challenges to overcome. The important thing to remember is that you can create your own future. You can imagine your ideal outcome and repeat this vision in your mind and your subconscious mind will take over if you relax and let go.

Once we accept that we have control over what we allow to stay in our memory we can begin to constantly improve and grow in all areas of life. Charles Barkley is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He obviously had a tremendous amount of mental strength and athletic ability. However, he has struggled with his golf game. I was watching the Hank Haney project as he works with Charles to get back on top of his game. It is a great show that should prove inspirational to anyone. He is working on letting go of past experiences on the golf course as he changes his swing. Barkley has made great strides. He is working as hard as anyone and is putting his discipline to work at becoming a better golfer. The reality is that when he gets his club in the right positions on his back swing his brain will release the breaks. Hank Haney said that Barkley did not have a mental block; he said it was an issue with his swing. I agree with Haney 100%. The combination of preparation, practice and relaxation will release the power of our subconscious mind and the infinite creativity of our brain. There is a tendency for people to blame their unwanted outcome solely on lack of will power or mental strength. The golf swing or any athletic endeavor can reveal that success is always a combination of harnessing the power of our mind in combination with hard, hard work. Preparation can be done in the mind and on the course but the quickest way to success is to do both. If you can get your club in the right position at the top of the back swing you body and mind will take over and allow you to create a beautiful swing.

When your back swing is suspect your mind knows it. Anything you do on the down swing is really just your subconscious mind trying to get the club on the ball squarely. A square hit produces solid contact. Frustration with a bad golf swing should be taken as a sign that your brain wants to hit good golf shots. If you take a lesson and the instructor put club in the right position at the top you will then be able to freely release the club on the down swing. Our natural hand and eye coordination is always working on getting the club to the ball square. If we can get in position to allow a more natural path to the back of the ball our mind will release the breaks and no longer need to bombard us with warning signals that are telling us we are off course.

Get yourself in the right position in anything and your brakes will release themselves.