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I first became aware of the ‘Great Golf’ self hypnosis download by Barrie St John when I noticed a huge amount of online searches being made for this particular title. I purchased the Great Golf hypnosis download myself so that I could make a full and accurate review from a low handicap golfer’s point of view.
I’m a great believer in the golfing mind game and ALWAYS use self hypnosis techniques both before and during my matches.
Barrie has a very soft, deep, relaxing voice with a slight Yorkshire accent which is very comforting. In no time at all I started feeling the sweet warmth of total relaxation as my body grew heavier and sank into my armchair.He asks you to start counting down backwards from 300 but as usual, I could only get to about 280 before drifting off into a lovely relaxed, peaceful state.
Barrie oftens uses the term ‘creativity of your unconscious mind ‘which really pinpoints the way these hypnosis products work by harnessing that creativity in such positive ways .
Another great phrase is ’ there is nowhere you have to be, nobody needs anything, the time is yours, not a care in the world, nothing at all for you to do except to relax and let go’ which for me, as a busy Mum and writer is a deeply relaxing thought in itself and not always easy to do so it’s always good to make time for yourself to enjoy such hypnosis sessions.
I like the choice of music and the 3D effects of his voice tracks makes for a very professional effect although I would expect nothing less than serious professionalism as Barrie currently sees his clients at his Harley Street Clinic, London.
After about 12 minutes of relaxation Barrie’s words turn to the subject of golf.
Although you are drifting off into a wonderful trance like state, your unconscious mind however is still listening intently and uses his words to continue to make positive changes in your golf mental game.
Barrie John’s starting focus is about the importance of having rhythm in your golf game, commonly known as being ‘in the zone’. We’ve all had those magnificent days on the golf course where our swing feels effortless, everything feels right, you can’t miss a putt and you wonder why you ever thought the game was difficult. All you need is rhythm.
That all important but so elusive Rhythm !
Barrie offers a suggestion for disposing of distracting thoughts that come to your mind when you play golf,’ imagine a bin by the tee where you can drop all your distracting thoughts before you strike the ball’.
There is also a section on putting technique where you picture long putts and putting to a six feet circle around the hole where you want to leave your ball to go down in 2 putts, visualising the path you want the ball to take.
The next section leads you to imagine you are in the body of a player you admire, feeling how it feels to swing like they do and seeing shots through their eyes.
You’re then led to mentally practice what you have learnt, feeling how much better things feel, noticing how much more confident you are and how much you are looking forward to your next round of golf.
All in all, I enjoyed the session and look forward to using it again as I know that the more I use it I will be able to use my imagination more vividly and as with all hypnosis sessions the effects will be cumulative in my subconscious mind and as Barrie says ‘ will help me to produce positive and profound changes to my golf game.’
The recording is 24 minutes long and in my mind, it is a very creative 24 minutes and undoubtedly will bring great benefits to your mental game of golf.
Recommended 5 star download !
Barrie St John is a professionally trained hypnotherapist and counsellor. Past and present memberships include U.K. Guild of Hypnotist Examiners,British Association of Therapeutic Hypnosis, British Society of Clinical Hypnosis and the American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming. Barrie is also a member of the B.A.C.P. (the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy).
New Way Productions Ltd specialize in producing self hypnosis CDs and downloads since April 2002. They are true experts in the field, which means you can rest assured in the knowledge that New Way Production’s self hypnosis products are developed and produced by the finest in the field of personal change.
* Digitally mastered recordings using professional equipment.
* Developed using powerful and advanced hypnotherapy techniques.
* Incorporates Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Creative Visualisation.
* Deeply hypnotic and relaxing background music.
* 3D voice effects
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The answer to that question, is most definitely …YES!!
As a qualified NLP practitioner and a keen golfer currently playing off a handicap of 12,
I ALWAYS use some form of self hypnosis when I’m playing golf.
- How many times have you let mean ’self talk’ lose you a golf game?
- Do you berate yourself each time you make a silly error?
- Do you come off the course feeling miserable and annoyed with yourself?
All these thoughts take up SO much energy and create totally unnecessary stress, just imagine what a difference it would make to your golf game if you could channel your energy and learn to make POSITIVE self talk work FOR you rather than AGAINST.
Can ANYONE use self hypnosis to improve their golf game?
How many times have you “woken up” from a daydream and found that:
- You’re driving the car on a familiar journey and you can’t quite remember getting where you are
- It’s the middle of the night , you’ve totally lost track of time and you’re still reading that book you got engrossed in last evening
- You’re so engrossed in a film or sports programme on television and were completely oblivious to the fact that someone in the room is asking you a question.
If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you have been in a naturally occurring trance and have been consciously pre-occupied with one task while unconsciously carrying out another. When you are in a trance, it’s totally different to being unconscious, you feel extremely relaxed and calm, but fully aware of what is going on around you.
You know the feeling of just waking up all cosy and warm in bed and just laying there in a totally relaxed state? That is how it feels to be in a trance, your mind is clear and open to suggestion without all the thoughts and stresses of daily life cluttering up your mind. That is the beauty of golf hypnosis, your unconscious mind is tremendously powerful and automates as much behaviour as it possibly can so that you don’t have to consciously THINK about it, it just happens internally and naturally.
We learn behaviours and habits consciously then our unconscious mind takes over without us even realising.
Do you remember how it feels to play golf JUST after you’ve had a golf lesson and you are consciously trying to remember all the things you have just been learning. Your swing thoughts could be: ‘Don’t sway over the ball’, ‘Hit down on the back of the ball’, ‘Turn your body throught the swing’.
With all those negative thoughts cluttering up your mind it was surprising that you could hit the ball at all !
As a comparison, do you remember a day when you played GREAT GOLF and everything worked the way it should?
You probably didn’t think of your swing at all, you just pictured the shot you wanted to make, picked out the landing spot, swung freely and easily and struck the ball beautifully, didn’t it feel effortless and natural?
Golf feels so much easier when you take out the mechanical thoughts and just let your swing flow naturally.
and that….is where Golf Hypnosis comes in !
Golf Hypnosis-How does it work ?
While you lay back and drift off into a lovely relaxed state, you will put on headphones and listen to a hypnosis CD or MP3 sound file that has been developed by a qualified and experienced hypnotherapist. I recommend several different sports hypnotherapists on my website Exploring-Hypnotherapy.com and each one will focus on a different skill of golf, you might want to work on steadying your putting for a few sessions, visualising your drive off the first tee, developing a general feeling of being a winner or even developing and growing an inner sense of calm and self belief in yourself and you ability to play golf.
Each session is incredibly relaxing and you open your eyes feeling peaceful, positive and calm , you might not feel any different at the time but you will be amazed how words and thoughts from your golf hypnosis session will just float ‘out of nowhere’ up from your subconscious mind just at the right time.
If you are serious about improving your golf, give golf self hypnosis a try, you’ve nothing to lose apart from your negative thoughts, REPLACE them with positive thoughts and feelings that will float into your mind just when you need them the most.
Golf hypnosis downloads and CDs are a lot cheaper than a new set of clubs and a lot more effective and faster for improving your game with long lasting results !
With qualifications in NLP and Hypnosis and being an avid golfer with a great passion for the game, Alex is one of the leading writers on the uses of NLP and self hypnosis for improving your golf game and reaching your full potential. http://www.exploring-hypnotherapy.com/
The answer to that question, is positively and emphatically …YES!!
As a qualified NLP practitioner and a keen golfer currently playing off a handicap of 12,
I ALWAYS use some form of self hypnosis when I’m playing golf.
- How many times have you let mean ’self talk’ lose you a golf game?
- Do you get frustrated easily when your golf swing doesn’t feel quite right?
- Do you come off the course feeling miserable and annoyed with yourself?
All these thoughts take up SO much energy and create totally unnecessary stress, just imagine what a difference it would make to your golf game if you could channel your energy and learn to make POSITIVE self talk work FOR you rather than AGAINST.
Can ANYONE use self hypnosis to improve their golf game?
How many times have you “woken up” from a daydream and found that:
- You’re driving the car on a familiar journey and you can’t quite remember getting where you are
- It’s the middle of the night , you’ve totally lost track of time and you’re still reading that book you got engrossed in last evening
- You’re so engrossed in a film or sports programme on television and were completely oblivious to the fact that someone in the room is asking you a question.
If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you have been in a naturally occurring trance and have been consciously pre-occupied with one task while unconsciously carrying out another. Being in a trance is NOT like being unconscious, it’s a feeling of being extremely relaxed and calm, but fully aware of what is going on around you.
You know the feeling of just waking up all cosy and warm in bed and just laying there in a totally relaxed state? When you are in a trance, your mind is clear and open to the suggestions that will help you the most. That is the beauty of golf hypnosis, you don’t have to consciously THINK about it, it just happens internally and naturally.
We are incredible learning machines and we learn behaviours and habits consciously, then our unconscious mind automates them and keeps them on autopilot so that we do not have to think about doing them.
Do you remember how it feels to play golf JUST after you’ve had a golf lesson and you are consciously trying to remember all the things the Pro told you to remember. Do these golf swing thoughts sound familiar? ‘ Follow through the with the swing and keep looking down’, Transfer your weight as you hit through the ball’, ‘Finish in a strong upright position’.
It was amazing that you could still hit the ball at all with all those thoughts cluttering up your mind !
As a comparison, do you remember a day when you played GREAT GOLF and everything worked the way it should?
You probably didn’t think of your swing at all,you hit through the ball easily and freely with a swing feeling totally effortless?
Golf should be like this when you take out all the swing thoughts and just let it flow.
AND THAT….is where Golf Hypnosis comes in !
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While you lay back and drift off into a lovely relaxed state, you will put on headphones and listen to a hypnosis CD or MP3 sound file that has been developed by a qualified and experienced hypnotherapist. On my website Exploring-Hypnotherapy I recommend several different sports hypnotherapists.com and each one will focus on a different skill of golf, you might want to work on steadying your putting for a few sessions, visualising your drive off the first tee, developing a general feeling of being a winner or even developing and growing an inner sense of calm and self belief in yourself and your golfing abilities.
Each session is incredibly relaxing and you open your eyes feeling extremely positive and calm, you might not notice any difference at the time but you will be amazed how words and thoughts from your golf hypnosis session will just float ‘out of nowhere’ up from your subconscious mind just at the right time.
If you are serious about improving your golf, give golf self hypnosis a try, you’ve nothing to lose apart from your negative thoughts, REPLACE them with positive thoughts and feelings that will float into your mind just when you need them the most.
Golf hypnosis downloads and CDs are a lot cheaper than a new set of clubs and a lot more effective and faster for improving your game with long lasting results !
With qualifications in NLP and Hypnosis and being an avid golfer with a great passion for the game, Alex is one of the leading writers on the uses of NLP and self hypnosis for improving your golf game and reaching your full potential. http://www.exploring-hypnotherapy.com/
As golfers, we are always striving to perfect our game. It is a continual battle for improvement that seams never ending. Even the professional golfers are constantly working on their game. When you see even the pros struggling to maintain a constant level, that shows you how difficult golf can be.
Do you know that only about 5% of golfers Worldwide can break 70? Do those golfers have something that we do not? According to golf manufacturers and their advertising claims, we need the same expensive golf equipment that the pros use to play to their level.
That obviously is marketing hype, as you can now pick up the same driver that a PGA star used last year for under $200. So, many of us do have technologically advanced clubs and golf balls that the pros use; why are we still unable to break 70 or even 80?
30 years ago 25% of golfers broke 90 and today that number has only risen to 28%. Billions of dollars have been invested in developing new technologically advanced golf balls and clubs. Then add a few billion more on advertising that tells us that we need these expensive clubs and balls to improve.
Today, we can buy clubs that are easier to play, are more forgiving, cavity back and wide sole irons, plus golf balls that can fly a mile in a straight line. Still, the majority of golfers are still struggling to shoot in the 80’s! It appears that the perfect golf game can not be bought; not even with the dozens of new golf training aids, modern instruction methods, or the many golf swing guides.
Something tells me that the top 5% of golfers know something that we don’t. It appears that that “thing” that they possess is mastery of the Mental Game of Golf. That is the missing ingredient that can promote the quickest and most lasting change in any golfer’s game. It is interesting to note that this is the only area that doesn’t cost a penny to use, however hardly anyone uses it.
The mental golf game: Using your mind in a calculated, methodical and focused way is the surest method of improving your game and lowering your scores. Mastering the Inner Game of Golf can do wonders for your game. But you have to understand how to implement the methods.
After you do, you will have confidence in yourself and your game, be able to control your attention, cure your golf nerves and anxiety, have clear focus and mental toughness, and eliminate anger from your game – plus many more benefits.
Knowledge of the mental game of golf is what separates the top 5% of golfers from the rest of us. You have see it in action on the PGA Tour because all those guys have access to the same equipment, golf swing teachers, and putting gurus. The difference between them comes down to how well they master their mental game of golf during each tournament.
Obviously, at their level and with all the pressure and media coverage, it is difficult for them to maintain high levels of concentration and focus week after week, year after year. That is why even the likes of Tiger Woods can not win every major in a year or even dominate the majority of events in a season, every season.
But for recreational golfers like us, understanding and using the inner game of golf techniques can have an immediate and long lasting positive affect on our game of golf. It is the fastest way to take your game to the next level and lower your golf scores. If you would like more information on how to start, then read How to Learn the Mental Game of Golf. You will also find a couple of free reports, Mental Game Tips and Mental Game Self Assessment, that you can download to get you started.