Mind Caddie - Improve Your Mental Golf Game The Big Picture of Mind Coaching – Jim Waldron #352
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Mar 28, 2025 Jim Waldron, an outstanding golf coach renowned for helping players overcome the yips, shares transformative insights in this engaging discussion. He emphasizes the dangers of excessive internal focus, advocating for a sensory approach to enhance performance. Jim highlights the importance of distinguishing between internal thoughts and external experience while practicing. He critiques traditional coaching models, suggesting that unconscious movement patterns and tailored focal points are crucial for success on the course, ultimately fostering a mindset of curiosity and acceptance.
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Internal vs External Worlds
- There are two distinct worlds we experience: the internal world of thoughts and the external world of senses.
- Spending too much time internal can worsen neurosis; focusing externally, such as on sensory input, leads to more lasting transformation.
Use External Focus Between Shots
- Between golf shots, focus on external sensory input like sights, sounds, and feelings rather than internal thoughts.
- Staying external helps reduce ego-driven drama that increases when overthinking mistakes.
Focused Attention Is Singular
- Focused attention is like a flashlight that can only illuminate one world: internal or external at a time.
- Quickly switching between the two creates the illusion of simultaneous focus, but true focus is singular and sequential.