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BAD PUN ALERT - different strokes for different folks, right?
I'm a bit OCD and can suffer from analysis-paralysis if I'm not careful. I find that I perform much better when I don't overthink stuff.
This may sound like a dumb example but dauntless, I continue: recently I played in a company bag toss (some places call it cornhole) tourney. I decided to make a habit out of looking at ANYTHING other than the target right up until the point where I pull the trigger and start the bag-tossing motion - then I quickly shift my eyes to the target. I was much, much more successful at hitting the board when I took away my brain's tendency to overthink things by waiting until the last moment to frame up the target.
So far the same approach has carried over to the golf course for me. The longer I spend standing behind or over a shot thinking it over the more likely I am to fill my brain with noise ("don't hit it left... let's avoid that bunker... keep your shoulder down... not too fast on the takeaway...") and now I'm screwed for sure. Take a quick look, imagine the ball flight I want, walk up and pull the trigger... that generally helps me quiet my brain and get down to business without overthinking.
I'm a bit OCD and can suffer from analysis-paralysis if I'm not careful. I find that I perform much better when I don't overthink stuff.
This may sound like a dumb example but dauntless, I continue: recently I played in a company bag toss (some places call it cornhole) tourney. I decided to make a habit out of looking at ANYTHING other than the target right up until the point where I pull the trigger and start the bag-tossing motion - then I quickly shift my eyes to the target. I was much, much more successful at hitting the board when I took away my brain's tendency to overthink things by waiting until the last moment to frame up the target.
So far the same approach has carried over to the golf course for me. The longer I spend standing behind or over a shot thinking it over the more likely I am to fill my brain with noise ("don't hit it left... let's avoid that bunker... keep your shoulder down... not too fast on the takeaway...") and now I'm screwed for sure. Take a quick look, imagine the ball flight I want, walk up and pull the trigger... that generally helps me quiet my brain and get down to business without overthinking.