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    Stop Beating Yourself Up! How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons
    Stop Beating Yourself Up! How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons
    Stop Beating Yourself Up! How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons
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    Stop Beating Yourself Up! How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons

    By Dave Johnston

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    Traditional instruction is based on fault-finding and error correction. This paradigm is the biggest roadblock to improvement for the once-a-week golfer. Have you ever taken a lesson and ended up playing worse?

    The key to constant improvement is trusting your natural ability. Learn how to re-create the feeling of your best shots and stop beating yourself up. Based on lessons with over eleven-thousand once-a-week golfers, this book will help you overcome common misconceptions about practice, the value of lessons and the definition of consistency.

    Written in straightforward, easy-to-understand style, the seven conversations reveal the keys to consistently re-creating your best shots. If you've ever hit a perfect shot, then you have the ability. It's time to stop thinking for one-and-a-half seconds and just hit the damn ball!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDave Johnston
    Release dateSep 29, 2017
    ISBN9781370400171
    Stop Beating Yourself Up! How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons
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    Dave Johnston

    Director of Golf Instruction (32 years), Bloomington Downs Golf club, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.B.A., Psychology,Retired C.P.G.A. Class "A" MemberTaught over eleven-thousand lessonsYoutube channel: DavejohnstongolfUdemy DIY Program: https://www.udemy.com/ultimate-golf-the-perfect-golf-swing-and-beyond/Author:Just Hit The Damn Ball! (How To Thinking and Play Your Best Golf)The Gorilla Is Loose: Your Innate Swing Unleashed!Playing Out Of Your Mind: Moving Beyond Swing MechanicsStop Beating Yourself Up! (How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons)

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      Stop Beating Yourself Up! How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons - Dave Johnston

      Stop Beating Yourself Up!

      How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons

      Dave Johnston

      COPYRIGHT

      All rights reserved. No part of this manuscript may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means – electronic, mechanical, photographic (photocopying) recording, or otherwise – without prior permission in writing from the author.

      Copyright@ 2019 David J. Johnston

      All rights reserved

      Cover graphics by Palamar Graphic Design

      Aurora, Ontario, Canada

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      TESTIMONIALS

      MORE WORKS BY THIS AUTHOR

      STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP!

      INTRODUCTION

      OVERVIEW

      LETTING GO: THE FIRST STEP

      THE LESSON PARADOX

      LESSON ONE: UNLOCKING THE MENTAL VAULT

      LESSON ONE: REFLECTIONS

      LESSON TWO: AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE

      LESSON TWO: REFLECTIONS

      LESSON THREE: THE SECRET TO EFFECTIVE PRACTICE

      LESSON THREE: REFLECTIONS

      LESSON FOUR: THE MUSCLE MEMORY MYTH

      LESSON FOUR: REFLECTIONS

      LESSON FIVE: THE POWER OF HABIT

      LESSON FIVE: REFLECTIONS

      LESSON SIX: THE DELUSION OF CONSISTENCY

      LESSON SIX: REFLECTIONS

      LESSON SEVEN: MIND GAMES

      LESSON SEVEN: REFLECTIONS

      SEVEN PILLARS FOR MIND MASTERY

      EPILOGUE

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      RECOMMENDED READING

      BONUS CHAPTER

      TESTIMONIALS

      Dave sees things no one else can and streamlines the feedback so even a rookie like me can understand. I learned many life lessons along with my golf instruction.

      Gale May (late bloomer and golf-crazy)

      After playing left-handed for ten years, I had to give up golf two years ago because it was too painful for my body. I have known Dave for several years and casually mentioned over coffee, that I wanted to start playing again-but not as a leftie. I am now enjoying the game more than ever with no braces or handfuls of painkillers. Great job Dave!

      Frank O’ Doherty, Retired Firearms Instructor, Toronto Police Services.

      This book will help you change your attitude and become aware of the unconscious reality that guides your hand when you play golf.

      Romuald Dzemo (Reader’s Favorite Review)

      The biggest mental obstacle to improvement is believing the game should be fair.

      Dave Johnston

      MORE WORKS BY THIS AUTHOR

      STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP!

      How To Play Your Best Golf Despite Years of Lessons

      Dave Johnston, B.A., Psychology.

      Director of Golf Instruction

      Author: Just Hit The Damn Ball!

      INTRODUCTION

      Do you invest in regular instruction and practice diligently but only see marginal improvement? How often do you start a new season reviewing the faulty swing mechanics that were exorcised last Fall?

      This book will help you break through the proverbial glass ceiling. Understanding your fundamental (often unconscious) beliefs about the game is the key to unlocking your natural ability.

      Have you ever wondered what happens to your swing during the ten-minute walk from the practice range to the first tee? Are you familiar with the maxim that golf is ninety percent mental? What the heck does that even mean?

      The biggest roadblock to improvement isn't faulty technique; A knowledge of basic swing mechanics is a prerequisite but the secret to constant improvement.is learning how to stop beating yourself up.

      Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it?

      Do you spend more effort reviewing your mistakes or locking in the feeling of your best shots? If your game hovers around the same score year after year, then you know the answer.

      Technical perfection is the foundation of traditional instruction; an admirable but unrealistic goal for the once-a-week golfer. Do you only take lessons to illuminate your mistakes? A common misconception is believing that constantly reviewing faulty swing mechanics will eliminate them.

      Have you ever hit a perfect shot? How would you define perfection?

      Every golfer can relate to the indescribable feeling of hitting the sweetspot. Developing the recipe to revive those shots is the drug that keeps us coming back. The first step is creating that effortless feeling.

      You have the ability-all you need is the recipe.

      Your unconscious beliefs are the ticket to unlocking the ability that lies beyond swing mechanics. The worlds’ best players understand these beliefs must be consistently reinforced. This is the missing link that is often overlooked in traditional instruction.

      My goal is to help you understand the power of beliefs.

      This book is a transcript of seven conversations with a student named John (yes, that’s his real name).

      My previous acquaintance with John was simply a casual "how’s it going?" whenever I passed him on the practice range every Sunday morning at 8:30. Invariably, he was still hitting balls when I returned four hours later after my last lesson.

      Our first meeting was purely accidental.

      I devoted my Sunday mornings to a casual breakfast at the golf club, where I could review the previous week's lesson notes in the quiet confines of a secluded corner booth overlooking the practice range.

      I settled into my regular window seat, coffee in hand, and gazed absent-mindedly at golfers carrying two jumbo-sized buckets of balls. I had the impression that these golfers believed the secret would only reveal itself after countless hours of practice.

      My reverie was shattered by a rush of wind as the double doors flung open and John stormed in!

      Judging from his demeanor, I imagined that his clubs were destined to be auctioned off to the highest bidder on Ebay within the hour. I waved John over and motioned him to pull up a chair.

      You look like you’re ready to quit…

      John: (plunking down in the overstuffed, burgundy club chair) I can’t believe it! I just lost two dollars to an old friend who hasn’t picked up the clubs in four years. He just steps up and smacks the ball. No idea that his left elbow bends like a pretzel, his feet dance around like he's on hot coals and he falls backwards on every Drive. He doesn’t give a damn about form! I can just imagine what the guys will think when we get together next week.

      Two bucks isn’t that much…

      John: "It’s not the money. I play every Sunday and practice

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