I can't explain it, but I have a feeling that finding the zone requires an OFF switch......., but I never fell into that calm, serene, ethereal, focused, flowing state of mind that we call "the zone". I want to find the ON switch!
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I can't explain it, but I have a feeling that finding the zone requires an OFF switch......., but I never fell into that calm, serene, ethereal, focused, flowing state of mind that we call "the zone". I want to find the ON switch!
I've only felt the "zone" twice. Once playing golf about a month ago, about a 6 hole stretch that went par, birdie, par, par, birdie, par. It was exactly as you describe. I knew what each shot was going to do, I felt 100% confident and in control.
The other experience was running like Sean described, although mine was distance, not time. It started out as a 2 1/2 mile run in the countryside when I was 19, and I just kept going and going, never turning around to head home. I ended up running around in a wide loop, probably running about 11 or 12 miles total. Dont know where that came from, but it was the most peaceful and rythmic 2 hours of my life.
I can't explain it, but I have a feeling that finding the zone requires an OFF switch.
I heard an interview with a famous teacher (his name escapes me) who described this feeling as projection. The feeling that you know where the shot is going before it goes... where you see the flight path, each bounce, and the result before you ever swing the club. While they teach this technique to the pro's- he always got excited to hear an amateur talk about it because it was such a pure feeling.
It was a really cool interview
Wow, I'd love to hear that interview.
I went to play nine after work yesterday and shot the best score I have ever had. On the back 9 of my home course, which in my opinion is the harder portion of the course I shot a 42 with 18 putts. Typically, I shoot a 47-52 on the back 9, but for some reason yesterday I just couldn't seem to mess up. Even my 3W that I have been struggling with was behaving beautifully. It was like there was nothing but the ball and the club face, almost a zen like feeling.
I happened to look at the scorecard after 17 and saw that I was at 35 for 8 holes and it was like someone threw a bucket of cold water in my face and I ended up triple bogeying the 18th to end my round with a 42. But that is still several strokes lower than I usually shoot.
Anyone else get "In The Zone" when they play? Is it something that just happens or can you get into the zone when ever you want to?