October 10th, 2011 | by Denise | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
Balance is as critical to your golf game as it is to your life. By Elena King and Denise McGuire Ever notice how difficult it is to maintain balance in your life? With so many priorities to juggle, living a balanced existence presents a daily challenge. A key to meeting this challenge is having awareness [...]
September 13th, 2011 | by Denise | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
Why even the simplest “swing thoughts” rarely work. |By Elena King and Denise McGuire Do you feel like you need to have swing thoughts in order to hit the ball well? Does it feel like you need to force your body to do something correctly? Do you ever wonder why you can sometimes hit really [...]
April 28th, 2011 | by admin | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
This advice, designed for younger players, applies to golfers of any age. By Elena King and Denise McGuire You’re out on the course playing with friends or maybe playing a practice round. You’re relaxed, hitting good shots, sinking putts and scoring well. The very next day you’re playing in a tournament and everything seems different. [...]
April 14th, 2011 | by Denise | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
Why feeling uncomfortable might be the best thing for your game. By Denise McGuire Say you’ve never broken 80, and you usually shoot around 83. But one glorious morning, you start your round with three consecutive birdies. You’re feeling pretty good. At the turn, there’s a 36 penciled next to your initials. You think ahead—not [...]
April 13th, 2011 | by Denise | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
Six steps to more consistency around the greens. By Denise McGuire and Elena King You have made hundreds of putts on the practice green, but when it comes to sinking that three-footer to win a bet or to make a birdie, everything suddenly feels very different. Being aware of what is happening in your body [...]
April 13th, 2011 | by Denise | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
How to zero in and get the zone. By Denise McGuire and Elena King Like many highly successful athletes, three-time major winner Nick Price owes his success to a preternatural ability to focus. “The more I focus, the less I worry about pressure and everything else,” he once said. “My mind is totally and completely [...]
March 1st, 2011 | by Denise | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
Does visualization really work? Jack Nicklaus once said that he Never hit a shot, even in practice, without having a sharp picture of it in his head. “It’s like a color movie,” he explained. “First, I ‘see’ the ball where I want it to finish, nice and high and sitting up high on the bright green grass. [...]
December 1st, 2010 | by Denise | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
How to zero in and get in the zone. Like many highly successful athletes, three-time major winner Nick Price owes his success to a preternatural ability to focus. “The more I focus, the less I worry about pressure and everything else,” he once said. “My mind is totally and completely into the target. Some people [...]
April 5th, 2010 | by Denise | published in Get In The Zone Blogs
How not to let one bad shot snowball into two or three or … How many times Have you hit a bad shot, stormed up to your ball determined to redeem yourself with your next swing-only to hit another lousy shot? Golf is not a game of perfection. Even during your best round you are [...]